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A simple and more familiar type of canon is called

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round

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Meter is an organizing principle shared by music and poetry

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true

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Traditional music of the Far East is largely

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monophonic

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Most large musical ensembles use a conductor in order to perform together

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True

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A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern repeated throughout a musical work is called an ostinato

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True

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Which of the following terms describes a concordant or agreeable combination of tones

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consonant

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The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called

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motive

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A musical form based on statement, departure, and a restatement of the first idea is called binary form

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false

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Describe the organ

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Sound is created when air flows through pipes controlled by the organist, Some organs have more than one keyboard, including one played by the feet The sound of an organ can be imitated by electric keyboards and synthesizers

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Ternary form is best outlined as A-B-A

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true

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The procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice and then restated in another is called

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Imitation

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A heterophonic texture frequently occurs in music involving improvisation, such as jazz

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true

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Which of the following would be classified as an unpitched percussion instrument

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bass drum

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The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called

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The climax

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When a piece of music begins on the last beat of a measure, it is said to begin with

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an upbeat

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Which marking is appropriate for a slow tempo

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adagio

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The percussion family is comprised of a variety of instruments that are made to sound by

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striking or shaking:

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The trumpet is the lowest in pitch of the brass family

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False

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The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Britten is based on a dance tune by Beethoven

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False

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Meter is the measurement of musical time

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True

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A melody combined with an ornamented version of itself, often heard in jazz, produces a texture known as

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heterophony

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Harmonic movement is generated by motion toward a goal or resolution

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True

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Disjunct motion describes melodies that skip in disjointed intervals

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True

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The special effect produced on a string instrument by plucking the string with the finger is called

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pizzicato

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The guitar is most likely of African origin

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False

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Flutes and whistles are classified as idiophones

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False

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Most compositions use one type of texture exclusively

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False

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Which of the following is a double reed instrument

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the oboe

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Forms are fixed molds into which composers force their material

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False

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Which of the following songs is in compound meter

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Rock-a-bye Baby

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Which historical event did NOT take place in the Renaissance

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the writing of the Magna Carta

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The singing leader in Jewish religious services is called

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the cantor

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A key refers to a group of related tones with a common center, a tonic, toward which the tones gravitate

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True

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The Renaissance saw the growth of solo instrumental music, especially for lute and keyboard instruments

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True

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The term a cappella refers to choral music performed_______ .

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without any instrumental accompaniment

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The texts for madrigals are generally drawn from the fixed poetic meters

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False

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The raga, or scale pattern Bhimpalasi, varies in its ascending and descending forms

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True

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Which religious figure is praised in the text of Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virga mediatrix

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the Virgin Mary

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Who is the Greek god of music?

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Apollo

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Women poet-musicians in southern France were called Minnesingers

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False

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The overall form of the Kyrie to Du Fay’s L’homme arme Mass is ternary, or A-B-A

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True

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The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices

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True

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The dominant is an example of an active chord, which can cause tension in music until resolved

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True

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The dominant is an example of an active chord, which can cause tension in music until resolved

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True

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The three most important triads used in diatonic harmony are

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I, IV, and V

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The Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead is the Magnificat

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False

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Instruments participated in the performance of madrigals, either by doubling or by substituting for a vocal line

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True

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The raga, or scale pattern Bhimpalasi, varies in its ascending and descending forms

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True

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Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion

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Palestrina

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Renaissance painters preferred symbolism to realism

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False

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The service in the Roman Catholic Church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is

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the Mass

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what does NOT describe Gabrieli’s O quam suavis:

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a cappella performance

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The High Middle Ages witnessed

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the building of great cathedrals,the founding of universities, and the rise of the bourgeoisie

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In addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for:

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visions that foretold the future, founding her own convent and writing religious poetry

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The value we place on music today is part of our ancient heritage

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True

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The vivid depiction of the text through music, known as word painting, is a hallmark of

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the madrigal

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Although feudal society was male-dominated, the status of women was raised by prevailing attitudes of chivalry and devotion to the cult of the Virgin Mary

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True

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Which of the following characterizes Monteverdi’s madrigal Ecco mormorar l’onde

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careful musical pictorialization of specific images

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Which was NOT a function of secular music in medieval court life

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devotional services

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Claudio Monteverdi’s career spanned both the Renaissance and Baroque periods

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True

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A key refers to a group of related tones with a common center, a tonic, toward which the tones gravitate

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True

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The dominant is an example of an active chord, which can cause tension in music until resolved

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True

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A sharp will lower the tone by a half step

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False

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Which of the following does NOT make frequent use of pentatonic scales

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Western art music

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Mout me fu grief/Robin m’aime/Portare has three voices, each with the same text

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True

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After the Protestant revolt of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people

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This was known as: the Counter-Reformation

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Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors

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ronde

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In Western music, the octave is divided into how many equal intervals

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twelve

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During the late sixteenth century, the principal center for polychoral singing was

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St: Mark’s of Venice

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Secular music in the Renaissance was performed only by professional musicians

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False

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What characterizes the minor scale

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It has a lowered third degree

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A setting of plainchant with many notes per syllable is called syllabic

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False

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What characterizes humanism

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thinking centered on human issues and individuality, inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, and independence from traditional and religion

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Instruments participated in the performance of madrigals, either by doubling or by substituting for a vocal line

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True

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The earliest operas took their plots from

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Greek mythology

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The overall form of the Kyrie to Du Fay’s L’homme arme Mass is ternary, or A-B-A

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True

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Bach wrote his Musical Offering for

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Frederick the Great:

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Dido’s lament from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneus is a da capo aria

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True

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The three main keyboard instruments of the Baroque were the harpsichord, organ, and piano

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False

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The libretoo for Handel’s oratorio Messiah is a compilation of verses from the Bible

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True

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Bach completed just over one hundred cantatas in his lifetime

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False

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The French rondeau led directly to the rondo of the eighteenth century

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True

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The Renaissance saw the growth of solo instrumental music, especially for lute and keyboard instruments

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True

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What Baroque genre was the direct ancestor of the symphony

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sonata da camera

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During the late sixteenth century, the principal center for polychoral singing was

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St: Mark’s of Venice

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Which of the following is noted as a reformer of eighteenth-century opera

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Gluck

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The approximate dates of the Baroque period are

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1600-1750

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Which does NOT characterize an oratorio

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elaborate scenery

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The expansion and reworking of a theme within a composition is called thematic development

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True

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All of the following are fast, lively dance types EXCEPT

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the sarabande

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Religion remained a driving force behind power struggles in the Baroque era

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True

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Johann Sebastian Bach lived a short, unhappy life and had no children

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False

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An early American polyphonic setting of a psalm or hymn in an imitative style is called

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a fuging tune

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The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices

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True

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In earlier times, a composer’s choice of key for a piece depended largely on the capabilities of the instruments for which it was intended

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True

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Bach’s passions are musical setting of the account of the Crucifixion by one of the four Evangelists

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True

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As a reaction to the grandiose gesture of the Baroque, the Rococo style was a miniature and ornate art aimed at enchantment of the senses

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True

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The harpsichord is different from the piano because

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it usually has two keyboards, rather than one, its strings are plucked rather than struck, it is not capable of a wide dynamic range

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it usually has two keyboards, rather than one, its strings are plucked rather than struck, it is not capable of a wide dynamic range

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True

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The term trio sonata refers to the number of parts, or musical lines, rather than the number of players

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True

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Jean-Joseph Mouret died a celebrated, wealthy artistic hero

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False

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A theme may be fragmented by dividing it into smaller units called_____

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motives

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Late in life, Handel turned his efforts from opera to

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the oratorio

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It was through the musical innovations of the __________ that opera was born

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Florentine Camerata

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Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion

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Palestrina

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The group of early Baroque writers, artists, and musicians whose aim was to resurrect the musical drama of ancient Greece was known as

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The Florentine Camerata

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Secular music in the Renaissance was performed only by professional musicians

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False

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Claudio Monteverdi’s career spanned both the Renaissance and Baroque periods

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True

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In the Baroque era, music centered on frequent changes of mood

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True

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Which best describes how Baroque musicians made a living

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as servants to royalty or nobility, as members of the church, and as employees of a free city

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Which two instruments would most likely have played the basso continuo in the Baroque era

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cello and harpsichord

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A fugue is a form exclusively for solo keyboard performance

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False

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What is NOT a major choral work by Bach

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Messiah

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The Baroque era was an age of political freedom and democracy

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False

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A sinfonia is a short instrumental passage that facilitates scene changes

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True

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In London, Handel composed operas in Italian

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True

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In opera, the lyric melodies that release emotional tension are called recitatives

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False

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A short phrase repeated over and over in the bass is called

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a ground bass

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What is the typical form of a Scarlatti sonata

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one-movement binary form

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The opening movement of Bach’s cantata A Mighty Fortress Is Our God is best described as

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a fugal chorale

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The orchestra plays a prominent role in the second movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No

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2: False

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Which best describes the form of the final love duet in The Coronation of Poppea

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A-B-B-A, with ground bass

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The French overture is composed in three sections

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False

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Barbara Strozzi was probably trained as a courtesan, in singing, lute playing, and writing poetry

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True

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While playing the basso continuo, musicians in the Baroque era improvised on the figured bass

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True

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The chaconne is a variation form based on a repeated succession of harmonies

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True

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The role of the chorus was especially important in the oratorio

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True

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Corelli’s trio sonatas served as models for the establishment of the church and chamber sonata

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True

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The American Declaration of Independence reflects the intellectual climate of the Classical era

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True

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The first movement of a Classical concerto features sonata-allegro form with

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a double exposition

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In the first movement of a Classical concerto, there is usually a double exposition

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True

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Mozart’s Symphony No 40 in G minor can be viewed as Romantic in spirit

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True

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In Haydn’s time, the trumpet had not yet advanced beyond the natural form of the instrument with no valves

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True

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In Haydn’s The Creation, the soloists include three archangels Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael

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True

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Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op27, No: 2, was subtitled “Moonlight” by______

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the poet Rellstab shortly after the composer’s death

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The text of the Ode to Joy, set as the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, is by

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Schillere

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Beethoven belonged to a generation of artists who were influenced by the full impact of:

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the French Revolution

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Beethoven and Mozart wrote duo sonatas that treated the two instruments as nearly equal partners

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True

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The fourth movement of a Classical symphony is usually quicker and lighter than the first movement

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True

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Opera buffa was typically serious in tone, with plots dealing with historical or legendary figures

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False

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In the Classical concerto, the marking of andante or adagio would most likely apply to the third movement

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False

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The establishment of a four-movement cycle for the symphony is generally credited to the London school of composers

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False

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The sonata is an instrumental work in one movement for one or two solo instruments

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False

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Beethoven was unable to compose music after he became deaf

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False

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What is the significance of Kyrie

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This movement, which is the opening movement of the mass, is divided into three sections based on the text. Each section begins with 3 of the 4 voice parts; the tenor joins later and has the slower moving fixed tune (cantus firmus)

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What is the significance of Gloria

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Monophonic chant opening, Changes of density and texture set in various registers, A cappella performance, Clearly audible text set syllabically, Alternation of homorhythmic and polyphonic textures, Full, consonant harmony

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What year did John Farmer die

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1601

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What year was Bach born

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1685

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What year did Bach die

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1750

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What is significant about Spring from The Four Seasons

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tenary form, section with dotted rhythms, followed by a return of the opening material, Fanfare-like opening with quick exchanges between brass and strings. Percussion (timpani) added to orchestra.

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What year was Joseph Haydn born

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1732

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What is the significance of String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 Quinten), Fourth Movement

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Folklike character, with strongly syncopated dance rhythms, Opening theme introduced by first violin, stated in 2 parts, each repeated (A-A-B-B), First violin dominates the melody throughout, Shift from opening minor key (D minor) to brighter, major key (D major)

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What is the significance of Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)

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Sonata-Allegro form, Intimate string chamber music style. Quick-paced movement with 3 themes, sonata-allegro form Overall homophonic texture. First theme is disjunt, marchlike, and ascends quickly (rocket theme); second theme, graceful and conjunct.

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Harmony

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a term used to describe simultaneous events in music, also the movement of one chord to the next

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Chord

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three or more notes all sound together at once.

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Octave

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interval of eight notes

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Drone

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the sustained sounding of one or more tones for harmonic support, common in Asian and folk music

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Counterpoint

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the combination of two or more simultaneous melodic lines

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Poco

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a little.

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Non troppo

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not too much

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Mezzo forte(mf)

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moderately loud.

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Aerophones:

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instruments that produce sound by using air., horns, bagpipes, whistles and accordions.

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Chordophones:

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produce sound from vibrating sting that is stretched between two separate points, Violins, sitars, guitars, harps and Chinese yangquins

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Idiophone

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instrument that produces sound by vibration of materials they are made of

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Membranophone

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instrument that makes sound when its stretched membrane is struck or rubbed

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