chapter 20 Test Questions – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Aiden Boyd
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A chaconne is structured on a repeating bass line.
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False.
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The first section of a fugue is called the:
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Exposition.
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A ground bass is found in forms built on a repeating bass line.
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True.
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The toccata is a highly virtuosic form.
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True.
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A new “realistic” style of opera being composed in Italy at the end of the Baroque was known as:
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Opera buffa.
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The last work J. S. Bach wrote for the keyboard was his:
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The Art of Fugue.
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Which Baroque keyboard instrument had strings that were plucked by quills?
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Harpsichord.
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Augmentation refers to a melody in which the note values are made longer.
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True.
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J. S. Bach’s most comprehensive example of contrapuntal writing is his Art of Fugue.
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True.
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A melody that is stated backward is said to be in:
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Retrograde.
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A keyboard work for the organ that elaborates on a chorale melody is called a:
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Chorale prelude.
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The French style of composition that ushered in the Classical era was the:
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Rococo.
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The piano was the most popular Baroque keyboard instrument.
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False.
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John Gay incorporated popular tunes in The Beggar’s Opera.
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True.
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strument played a central role in chamber music in the Baroque era?
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Harpsichord
