Module 3

Despite being composed in England, Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas has an Italian text

True or false

false

Early opera was originally designed to reflect the manner in which seventeenth-century aristocrats sang their conversations to each other on a daily basis.

True of false

false

The libretto for Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas, is based on _____.

a. the Aeneid

b. the Metamorphoses

c. the Odyssey

d. the Iliad

A

The new Italian opera was embraced in all western European countries.

True or false

True

Which musical style best describes the opening line "Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me"?

a. Chorus

b.Aria

c.Overture

d.Recitative

D

Which of the following does NOT describe Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas?

a.It is based on Virgil’s Aeneid.

b.Dido and Aeneas live happily ever after.

c.The opera ends tragically.

d.It was first performed at a girls’ school in London.

B

Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of Purcell’s opera?

a.Aeneas has been murdered.

b.Aeneas discovered that Dido was actually his sister.

c.Aeneas was lost at sea.

d.Aeneas has left her.

D

A drama that is sung is called a(n):

a.motet.

b.opera.

c.madrigal.

d.cantata.

B

A highly emotional song in an opera is called a(n):

a.chorus.

b.recitative.

c.ensemble.

d.aria.

D

The aria "When I am laid in earth" is accompanied by continuo only.

True or false

false

The text of an opera is called the:

a.book.

b.lyrics.

c.script.

d.libretto.

D

Handel and J.S. Bach met often and collaborated on musical works.

True or false

false

Handel composed in all genres except opera.

True or false

false

Handel had an international career.

True of false

true

In what language is the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel’s Messiah sung?

a.French

b.German

c.English

d.Italian

C

Which best describes the texture heard in the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel’s Messiah?

a.Alternating between homorhythmic and polyphonic textures

b.Polyphonic texture throughout

c.Homorhythmic texture throughout

A

Which genre is Handel said to have invented?

a.Cantata

b.English oratorio

c.Symphony

d.Opera

B

Which is NOT true of the Baroque oratorio?

a.It utilized scenery, acting, and costumes, just as did opera.

b.It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration.

c.It was generally based on a biblical story and performed in a church.

A

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" from Messiah is an example of:

a.an aria.

b.secco recitative.

c.accompagnato recitative.

d.four-part choral writing.

A

The famous choral climax of Handel’s Messiah is:

a.the "Hallelujah Chorus."

b."And the glory of the Lord."

c."Comfort ye, my people."

d."For unto us a Child is born."

A

Colonists in New England participated in congregational hymn singing.

True of false

True

In eighteenth-century New England, a new type of notation called _____ evolved to help improve solfège instruction.

a.shape-note notation

b.fractional notation

c.cut circle notation

d.rhythmic notation

A

Singing schools were not developed in North American until the twentieth century.

True of false

False

The Pilgrims and Puritans who settled seventeenth-century New England were mostly Catholic.

True of false

False

The first book published in North America (1628) was _____.

a.The Mysteryes of Nature and Art

b.A Key into Language of Americas

c.the Bay Psalm Book

d.A hereditary Book on the Art of War

C

The intent of the process of lining-out was to create unison congregational singing.

True or false

true

The practice of lining-out allowed singers who did not read music notation to participate in congregational music-making.

True or false

true

The seventeenth-century system in which New England church leaders sang each line of a psalm, and the congregation repeated it back, is called _____.

a.chant

b.syllabic

c.lining-out

d.homophony

C

The system that uses syllables as an aid to memorizing intervals between notes in a standard scale pattern is called _____.

a.minor

b.lining-out

c.solfège

d.major

C

When many people are singing the same melody at the same time, but each singer is modifying the tune slightly, the resulting texture is known as _____.

a.melismatic

b.homophony

c.heterophony

d.polyphony

C

Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks are the best-known suites by _______.

a.Handel

b.Stradivarius

c.Haydn

A

A Baroque suite usually consists of a group of dances.

True or false

true

For what event was Handel’s Water Music performed on July 17, 1717?

a.A royal party on the Thames River

b.The coronation of the new king

c.A fireworks display in London

A

Handel’s best-known orchestral suites are his Water Music and Messiah.

True or false

false

The strings of Baroque violin were made out of wrapped steel.

true or false

false

Which of the following is a movement from the Suite in D Major from Handel’s Water Music?

a.Gavotte

b.Courante

c.Minuet

d.Lento

c

Baroque suites were composed for orchestra only.

true or false

false

The Alla hornpipe movement from Water Music is characterized by:

a.lively duple meter.

b.binary form.

c.instrumental groups exchanging motivic ideas.

d.all of the above

c

The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers was the:

a.Classical.

b.Renaissance.

c.Middle Ages.

d.Baroque.

D

Which of the following wind instruments was NOT made of wood during the Baroque?

a.flute

b.recorder

c.trumpet

d.oboe

c

Why is the music for Handel’s Water Music marked by lively rhythms and catchy melodies?

a.It was written during a time of war.

b.It was written to be performed outdoors on barges.

c.It mimicked the sound of the ocean.

d.It celebrated a royal marriage.

b

Antonio Vivaldi, in his own day, was better known as a composer than a performer.

true or false

false

Baroque concertos tended to consist of only one movement.

true or false

false

How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

a.With a harmonic drone

b.With an unusual amount of silence

c.With high trills and running scales

d.With an aggressive rhythmic pattern

c

Music that is not specifically meant to depict anything is called program music.

true or false

false

The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi’s Spring concerto is the _____.

a.double bass

b.cello

c.violin

d.harpsichord

violin

Vivaldi is noted for writing instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words.

true or false

true

Vivaldi wrote instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words, a genre called _____.

a.program music

b.song

c.absolute music

d.intentional music

a

What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

a.Fugal treatment

b.Ground bass

c.Ritornello

d.Minuet

c

Which of the following was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos?

a.Bach

b.Purcell

c.Vivaldi

d.Handel

c

Which of the following is Vivaldi’s best-known set of concertos?

a.Water Music

b.the Brandenburg Concertos

c.Music for the Royal Fireworks

d.The Four Seasons

d

The concerto lends itself to virtuoso playing.

true or false

true

Antonio Vivaldi was known as the "red priest" for:

a.his political affiliations.

b.the color of his hair.

c.his violent temper.

d.his red house.

b

A melody that is stated backward is said to be in _____.

a.augmentation

b.inversion

c.retrograde

c

Harpsichord strings are struck with hammers to generate sound.

true or false

false

J. S. Bach’s most comprehensive example of contrapuntal writing is his _____.

a.Art of Fugue

b.Musette in D Major

c.Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

d.Partita for Solo Flute

a

Keyboard players in the Baroque era often improvised in performance.

true or false

true

Organs have more than one keyboard.

true or false

true

The piano was the main keyboard instrument in the Baroque era.

true or false

false

Bach composed all of the following pieces except:

a.Taccata and Fugue in d minor

b.The Four Seasons

c.The Art of the Fugue

d.A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Cantata

b

A fugue is a contrapuntal composition in which a single subject is the focal point that unifies the work.

true or false

true

A fugue is a form intended exclusively for solo keyboard performance.

true or false

false

The ________ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other.

a.suite

b.prelude

c.fugue

d.toccata

c

The texture of a fugue is polyphonic.

true or false

true

Which instrument families are used in the " Lady Gaga fugue."

a.brass

b.woodwinds and strings

c.woodwinds

d.brass and percussion

b

The Lady Gaga fugue is based on one of her songs, _________________.

a.The Edge of Glory

b.Bad Romance

c.Poker Face

d.none of the above

b

The Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, for organ was used in which movie.

a.Jurasic Park

b.Phantom of the Opera

b