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A melody that is stated backward is said to be in _____. |
retrograde |
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Harpsichord strings are struck with hammers to generate sound. |
false, its strings are plucked with quills and it does not have a sustained tone like the piano does |
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How many preludes and fugues make up the collection in J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier? |
48 |
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J. S. Bach’s most comprehensive example of contrapuntal writing is his _____. |
Art of Fugue |
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Keyboard players in the Baroque era often improvised in performance. |
true |
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Organs have more than one keyboard. |
true |
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The first section of a fugue is called the _____. |
exposition |
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The harpsichord is unable to sustain sound the way that modern pianos can. |
true |
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The piano was the main keyboard instrument in the Baroque era. |
false, the organ and the harpsichord were |
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The sections of a fugue that do not contain the subject are called _____. |
episodes |
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