Review 3 – Flashcard
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The approximate dtes of the Baroque period are:
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1600-1750
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The text of an opera is called:
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the libretto
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The compositional technique in which the music vividly mirrored the words is called:
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word painting
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In opera, a vocal style that imitates speech and is set freely to a sparse accompaniment is called:
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recitative
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A drama that is sung is called:
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an opera
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The orchestral introduction heard at the beginning of an opera is called:
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an overture
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George Frideric Handel was considered a master of:
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the oratorio
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Which does NOT characterize an oratorio?
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elaborate scenery
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The chorale is a type of hymn tune created by:
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Martin Luther
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Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on:
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the organ
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Dido sings her famous lament in Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas prior to:
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killing herself
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Late in life, Handel turned his efforts from the opera to:
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the oratorio
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The famous choral climax in Part 2 of Handel's Messiah is:
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"Hallelujah Chorus"
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Which of the following is Handel's most famous oratorio, frequently performed today?
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Messiah
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Handel's Messiah is:
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an oratorio
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An important instrumental form of the Baroque, based on opposition between a small group of instruments and a large group, was:
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the concerto grosso
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Which was NOT an important keyboard instrument in the Baroque era?
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the piano
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A keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills is:
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the harpsichord
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The harpsichord is different from the piano because:
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it has two keyboards, its strings are plucked, and it is not capable of a wide dynamic range.
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Which of the following is a well-known set of concertos by Vivaldi?
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The Four Seasons
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The solo instrument in Spring from The Four Seasons is:
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the violin
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Italian comic opera was:
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opera buffa
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The artificially created male soprano or alto who dominated opera was known as
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the castrato
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The element of Baroque music that reflected composers' interest in faraway lands is:
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exoticism
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The earliest operas took their plots from:
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Greek mythology
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Of the following, which is NOT a major work by Bach?
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Messiah
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The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from:
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the Bible
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A solo song with instrument accompaniment is called:
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monody
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The writer of the text of an opera is called the:
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librettist
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Which of the following composition did Handel NOT write:
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The Four Seasons
