Music Appreciation, Chapter 4- Baroque Period – Flashcards
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The ____________ is a short instrumental composition based on a hymn tune to remind the congregation of the hymn's melody.
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Chorale Prelude
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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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A type of polyphonic composition based on one main theme is a
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Fugue
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The early baroque was characterized by
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Homophonic texture
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Affections in baroque usage refers to
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The emotional states or moods of music
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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 middle baroque was characterized by
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a diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
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Which of the following characteristics best describe the baroque style?
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Affections, focus on form and structure
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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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Presenting the subject of a fugue from right to left, or beginning with the last and proceeding backward to the first note, is called
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Retrograde
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The concerto grosso most often has three movements whose tempo markings are
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fast, slow, fast
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Which of the following is not true? The late baroque period was one of the most revolutionary periods in music history. Regardless of form, baroque music often features contrasts between elements of sound. Baroque art is a complex mixture of rationalism, sensuality, materialism, and spirituality. Early baroque composers favored homophonic texture over the polyphonic texture typical of Renaissance music.
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The late baroque period was one of the most revolutionary periods in music history.
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A musical ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole or half step apart is a
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Trill
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A bass part together with numbers that specify the chords to be played above it is called
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Figured Bass
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The word "movement" in music refers to
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a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition
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The middle baroque was characterized by
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the growing importance of instrumental music.
