Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas? |
c) He was a music teacher in a girls’ school. |
Which best describes the overall form of the aria "Rejoice greatly"? |
b) da capo form |
The libretto for this opera is based on: |
c) The Aeneid. |
How many movements are there in Bach’s cantata A Mighty Fortress Is Our God? |
c) Eight |
Which musical style best describes the opening line "Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me"? |
b) Recitative |
How does Purcell musically depict Dido’s grief in this aria? |
a) with a descending, chromatic bass line |
Which is NOT true of an overture? |
c) It is generally played again between scenes |
The earliest opera plots were drawn from real-life situations. |
b) False |
Dido and Aeneas was first presented in 1689 by: |
b) a group of girls at a boarding school. |
An aria is characterized by: |
a) tuneful and highly emotive melodies |
A ground bass is heard only at the beginning of Dido’s aria. |
b) false |
Purcell is considered to be England’s first important opera composer. |
a) True |
Which best describes the texture heard in the "Hallelujah" Chorus? |
c) alternating between homophonic and polyphonic textures |
Many of Bach’s cantatas are based on Protestant chorale or hymn tunes. |
a) True |
What is the structural basis for Dido’s aria? |
a) ground bass |
For which church did Bach write his cantatas? |
b) Lutheran |
Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of the opera? a) Because Aeneas has been murdered |
c) Because Aeneas left her |
Who wrote the chorale text and tune for A Mighty Fortress is our God (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)? |
b) Martin Luther |
In the aria, Dido sings "Remember me, but ah forget my fate." What was her fate? |
b) To die |
The masque was an English entertainment that combined music and poetry. |
a) True |
What musical element changes in the second section of the aria "Rejoice greatly"? |
a) Tonality |
The text of an opera is known as a: |
b) libretto |
Which best describes the text setting on the word "rejoice"? |
c) Melismatic |
Dido’s aria is in two sections. Which text line begins the second section? |
c) "Remember me, but ah forget my fate" |
Which of the following was an early master of Italian opera? |
c) Monteverdi |
The term "accompagnato," as opposed to "secco," describes a recitative in which: |
a) the orchestra accompanies the recitative |
What is the source of the text for Messiah? |
c) both Old and New Testament |
Which best describes the chorale as it is heard in the fifth movement of Bach’s cantata A Mighty Fortress Is Our God? |
b) It is changed to compound (6/8) meter. |
Which is NOT true of a Baroque oratorio? |
b) It utilized scenery, acting, and costumes, just as in opera. |
An operatic song in the form ABA, which allows for the soloist to embellish the last section, is called a: |
b) da capo aria. |
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