MLIT Test #3 – Flashcards
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The medieval church modes gradually gave way to the _____ and ______ scales in the middle baroque
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major and minor
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The two musical giants of the baroque were _____ and _____
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Johann Sebastian Back, and George Frideric Handel
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A bass part together with numbers specifying chords to be played above it, characteristic of the baroque is called...
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basso continuo
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The alteration between soft and loud dynamics in baroque music is known as...
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terraced dynamics
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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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One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the...
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early baroque
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The early baroque was characterized by...
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homophonic texture
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The middle baroque was characterized by...
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homophonic texture
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A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced...
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clavichord
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Affections in baroque usage refers to...
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emotions 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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Fredrick the Great, king of Prussia, was a...
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flutist, composer, general
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In Italy, music schools were often connected with
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orphanages
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The music director of a court in the baroque period
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supervised and directed the musical performances, composed much of the music required, and was responsible for the discipline of the other musicians
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A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____ performers
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80
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A concerto grosso usually has ____ movements
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three
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The tempo markings of the movements of a concerto grosso are usually ____, ____, and ____
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fast, slow, fast
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The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the...
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tutti
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The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____ form
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ritornello
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The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____, ____, and _____
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flute, violin, harpsichord
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subject of a fugue presented in the dominant
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Augmentation
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presentation of a subject in lengthened time values
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Countersubject
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melodic idea that constantly accompanies the subject of a fugue
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Diminution
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presentation of a subject in shortened time values
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Episodes
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transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject
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Inversion
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turning of the subject of a fugue upside down, or reversing the direction of each interval
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Pedal Point
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single tone, usually in the bass, that is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it
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Retrograde
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presentation of a subject from right to left, or beginning with the last note and proceeding backwards to the first
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Stretto
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imitation of a subject before it is completed
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Subject
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main theme of a fugue
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The longest period of Bach's professional life was spent as a director of music at St. Thomas church in...
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Leipzig
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Bach's church music uses operatic forms such as the ____ and ____
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aria, recitative
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A collection of compositions that displays all the resources of fugue writing is Bach's...
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Art of the Fugue
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Bach's works are unique in their combination of rich ___ and ___ texture
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harmony, polyphonic
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A collection of twice 24 preludes and fugues, basic to the repertory of keyboard players today is Bach's...
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The Well - Tempered Clavier
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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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Of Bach's 20 children, ___ went on to become well-known composers
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4
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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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italian concertos, french dance pieces, german church music
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Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____ of his day
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organist
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Baroque suites frequently begin with a
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French overture
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Although all the movements of a baroque suite are written in the same key, they differ in
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meter, national origin, tempo
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What is not 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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In Bach's day, the Lutheran church service lasted about ___ hours
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four
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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 orchestral accompaniment, is the...
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cantata
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George Fredrick 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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In addition to being a composer and opera impresario, Handel was a virtuoso...
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organist
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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
