Final Study Quiz 3 - Flashcards

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One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the

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Early Baroque

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A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced by means of brass blades striking the strings was the

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clavichord

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"Affections" in baroque usage refers to

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emotional states or moods of music

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In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the

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church

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The music director of a court in the baroque period

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all of the above

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Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the

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music of the ancient Greek tragedies

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A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer

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was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamented tones

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The members of the Camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow

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the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech

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Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called

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secco recitative

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Embellishments are

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ornamental tones not printed in the music that seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performers were expected to add to the melody

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To achieve intensity of expression, Monteverdi used _______ with unprecedented freedom and daring.

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dissonance

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Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing ______ back to life.

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Eurydice

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Monteverdi's vocal music was ordinarily supported by a ______ and other instruments.

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basso continuo

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The word baroque has at various times meant all of the following except

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naturalistic

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terraced dynamics refers to

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the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another

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The position of the composer during the baroque period was that of

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a high-class servant with few personal rights

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Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that

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it gives a solo role to the harpsichord

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A polyphonic composition based on one main theme, a cornerstone of baroque music, is the

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fugue

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Which of the following statements are not true?

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The baroque era witnessed the development of a major innovation in music: the symphonic poem or tone poem.

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The baroque, as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years

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1600-1750

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All of the following were major baroque composers except

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Wolfgang A. Mozart

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Claudio Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was

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passionate and dramatic

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The early and late baroque periods differed in that composers in the early baroque

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favored homophonic texture

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By about _____, major or minor scales were the tonal basis of most compositions.

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1680

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Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the _____ period.

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late Baroque

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The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by

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repeated rhythmic patterns

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Baroque melodies often are

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elaborate and ornamental

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The most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

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basso continuo

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A section that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition is called a

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movement

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A concerto grosso most often has _____ movement(s).

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three

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The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in _____ form

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ritonello

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The main theme of a fugue is called the

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subject

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Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject are called

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episodes

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_____ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed.

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stretto

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The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the

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libretto

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A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment is called a(n)

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aria

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_____ refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.

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recitative

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An _____ is an orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic work.

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overture

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Castrati

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all of the above

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A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____ performers

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80

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Baroque trio sonatas usually involve _______ performers.

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four

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The sonata in the baroque period was a composition in several movements for

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one to eight instruments

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The abbreviation "op." stands for "opus", Latin for

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work

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Vivaldi wrote approximately _____ concertos.

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450

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Vivaldi wrote concertos

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for a great variety of instruments

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Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso

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violinist

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A Vivaldi concerto usually has ______ movements.

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three

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A musical ornament consisting of rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole step or half step apart is a

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trill

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Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using

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an insistent rhythmic drive

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Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except the

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opera

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Bach's personal music style was drawn from

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all of the above

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Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____ of his day.

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organist

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Which of the following is not a part of the baroque suite?

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waltz

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The various dances of the baroque suite are usually

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In AABB form

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The French overture has

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two sections: slow-fast

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The _____ is an instrumental composition based on a chorale.

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chorale prelude

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The ______ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune.

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chorale

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In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the _____ of the time.

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operas

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A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the

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cantata

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Oratorios first appeared in

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Italy

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The first oratorios were based on

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stories from the Bible

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Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no

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acting, scenery, or costumes

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In oratorio, the story is carried forward by the

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narrator's recitative

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An element of the oratorio that is especially important and serves to comment on or participate in the drama is the

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chorus

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George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Although Handel wrote a great deal of instrumental music, the core of his huge output consists of English oratorios and Italian

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operas

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Handel's oratorios are usually based on

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the Old Testament

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Handel's "Messiah" is an example of

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an oratorio

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Handel spent the major portion of his life in

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England

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The focus of a Handel oratorio is usually the

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chorus

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A common variation form in the baroque is based on the use of a ground bass, or

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basso ostinato

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A ____ is a hymn tune for congregational use.

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chorale

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The _____ is a choral work, or sung piece, with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment.

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cantata

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Bach's Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf," is based on the parable of the

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wise and foolish virgins

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A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called a(n)

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oratorio

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The word baroque has at various times meant all of the following except _____.

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naturalistic

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The baroque period, as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years _____.

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1600-1750

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A baroque musical composition usually expresses _____ within the same movement.

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one basic mood

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The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by _____.

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repeated rhythmic patterns

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The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the _____.

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harpsichord and organ

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Baroque melodies are often _____.

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elaborate and ornamental

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Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time during the _____ period.

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late baroque

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A section of music that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition is called a _____.

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movement

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In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the _____.

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church

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In Italy, music schools were often connected with _____.

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orphanages

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A concerto grosso typically has _____ movements.

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three

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Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, played the _____.

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flute

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The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are usually in _____ form.

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ritornello

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A _____ is a polyphonic composition based on one main theme called the subject.

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fugue

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An _____ is a play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes, and action.

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opera

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The text of a musical dramatic work such as an opera is called the _____.

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libretto

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_____ refers to a vocal style that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.

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recitative

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The first opera house in Europe to offer entry to anyone with the price of admission opened in 1637 in _____.

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Venice

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Antonio Vivaldi spent most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in _____.

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Venice

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The longest period of Bach's professional life was spent as director of music a St. Thomas's Church in _____.

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Leipzig

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The composer of The Four Seasons, a concerto for violin and string orchestra, is _____.

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Antonio Vivaldi

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J.S. Bach was recognized as the most eminent _____ of his day.

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organist

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Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except _____.

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opera

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Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called _____.

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suites

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The castrati were male singers who had been castrated before puberty and _____.

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received the highest fees of any musicians

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The baroque period is also known as the "Age of _____" because many rulers exercised such power over their subjects.

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absolutism

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