Music 16-20 – Flashcards
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opera
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a drama that is sung
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recitative
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the vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech
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florentine camerata
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opera was born through the innovations of this
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aria
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a highly emotional sung in an opera
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overture
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orchestral introduction heard at the beginning of an opera
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libretto
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the text of an opera
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monteverdi
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the first master of opera
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greek mythology
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earliest opera took their plots from here
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masque
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a type of english entertainment combining music, poetry, and dance
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henry purcell
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greatest native-born english composer of baroque
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a production at a girls' school
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purcell's opera "dido and aeneas" was composed for:
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nahum tate
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librettist of purcell's "dido and aeneas"
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virgil's aeneid
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epic poem purcell's "dido and aeneas" is based on
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killing herself
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dido sings her famous lament just prior to:
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over a ground bass
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dido's lament is composed:
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it suggests cupid waking
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why does the opening melodic line ascend in strozzi's amor dormilione
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lutheran church service
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the sacred cantata was an intergral part of
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chorale tunes were originally conceived for polyphonic settings
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which does not describe a chorale
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all of the above
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during his life, bach held the position of
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the organ
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bach was most famous as a performer on:
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bar form (A-A-B)
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what is the form of the chorale tune "wachet auf"
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seven
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how many movements does bach's cantata no. 140 "wachet auf"
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a grand chorale fantasia
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the opening movement of bach's cantata "wachet auf" is best described as:
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da capo (A-B-A)
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the duet from bach's cantata "wachet auf" is in what form?
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elaborate scenery
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which of the following does not characterize an oratorio
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the bible
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stories for oratorios are generally drawn from
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the oratorio
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george frideric handel was considered a master of
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handel
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born in germany and studied in italy
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operas
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when handel arrived in london, he established his fame by composing:
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oratorio
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later in life, handel turned his attention from operas to the:
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messiah
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which of the following is handel's most famous oratorio frequently performed today
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oratorio
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handel's messiah is:
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all of the above
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why is handel's messiah so popular in england and america
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a da capo aria
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"rejoice greatly, o daughter of zion" from messiah is an example of
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the hallelujah chorus
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the famous choral climax in part ii of handel's messiah is:
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baroque
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the first era of western music history in which instrumental music was as important as the vocal music
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general shape of the instrument
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which is not a major difference between baroque and modern violins
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trumpet
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which of the following wind instruments is not made of wood
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each movement is in a contrasting key
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which of the following does not characterize the suite
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tarantella
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which of the following baroque types was not standard in a baroque suite
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a lively sextuple meter dance
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a gigue is best described as:
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binary
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what is the form of each individual movement in a suite
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all of the above
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the concept of the suite was applied to:
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suite
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"water music" by handel is best described as a:
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it was performed outdoors on barges
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why is the music in handel's "water music" marked by lively rhythms and catchy melodies
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instrumental groups exchanging motivic ideas
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the "alls hornpipe" movement from "water music" is characterized by:
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jean-baptiste lully
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who was the court composer to louis xiv that was central to the development of french opera
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trumpet
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the dominant instrument in mouret's rondeau is
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A-B-A-C-A
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the form of the rondeau is:
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concerto
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the instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar masses of sound is called a:
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three
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how many movements does a typical concerto have
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concerto grosso
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a concerto based on the opposition of small and large groups of instruments is called:
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vivaldi
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who was the greatest and most prolific italian composer of concertos
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the color of his hair
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vivaldi was known as the "red priest" because of:
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venice
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vivaldi lived and worked in:
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the four seasons
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which of the following is a well known set of concertos by vivaldi
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the violin
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the soloist instrument in "spring" of vivaldi's four seasons is:
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the concertos avoid ritornello form
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which does not characterize vivaldi's four seasons
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ritornello form
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the opening movement of "spring" from "the four seasons" features:
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an ostinato rhythm
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in the slow movement of "spring" vivaldi evokes a dog barking by:
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bach
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who composed the "brandenburg concertos"
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six
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bach's "brandenburg concertos" comprise how many separate concertos
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the ripieno
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the accompanying group in a concerto grosso is called:
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the concertino
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the solo group in a concerto grosso is called:
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piano
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which of the following was not an important keyboard instrument in the baroque
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the harpsichord
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a keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills
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all of the above
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the harpsichord is different from piano because
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an improvisatory, virtuosic keyboard work
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what is a toccata
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all of the above
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a chorale prelude
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fugue
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a keyboard form based on principle of voices imitating each other
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counterpoint
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what is the principle element of a fugue
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episodes
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in a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard
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after the fugue is stated,the second entrance of the subject is called:
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prelude
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of the following which is not a contrapuntal device that alters the original theme
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diminution
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in a fugue, the technique of stating the theme in faster rhythmic values
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exposition
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the opening section of a fugue, in which all sections of a voice successfully introduce the subject
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the well tempered clavier
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in the field of keyboard music bach's most important collection was:
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the well tempered clavier
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which of the following is a set of forty-eight preludes and fugues by bach
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48
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how many preludes and fugues are contained in the two "well tempered clavier" volumes
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the art of fugue
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bach's last demonstration of contrapuntal mastery
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four
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how many voices or individual lines are there in bach's contrapunctus i, from "the art of fugue"
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the second top voice, alto
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in which voice is the subject first heard in contrapunctus i, from "the art of fugue"
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it emphasized the grandiose
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which of the following is not true of the rococo
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watteau
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which of the following was one of the greatest painters of the french rococo
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franois couperin
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a great french clavecinist
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london
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the "beggar's opera" was first performed in:
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gay pepusch
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the "beggar's opera" was written by:
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a ballad or dialogue opera
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john gay's "beggar's opera" is best described as
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italy
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opera buffa is comic opera from:
