Question 1

When does the chorus begin to sing in the final scene of Dido and Aeneas?

Accepted Answer

A)  as Dido is singing 
B)  after Dido stabs herself 
C)  when Aeneas finishes his aria 
D)  when Aeneas stabs himself 
A)  as Dido is singing 
B)  after Dido stabs herself 
C)  when Aeneas finishes his aria 
D)  when Aeneas stabs himself B

Question 2

The plot of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  the founding of Rome and the Roman Empire. 
B)  biblical characters, including David, Goliath, and Poppea. 
C)  Nero; his mistress, Poppea; his wife, Ottavia; and his adviser, Seneca. 
D)  Poppea's coronation as queen of Carthage. 
A)  the founding of Rome and the Roman Empire. 
B)  biblical characters, including David, Goliath, and Poppea. 
C)  Nero; his mistress, Poppea; his wife, Ottavia; and his adviser, Seneca. 
D)  Poppea's coronation as queen of Carthage. C

Question 3

In Baroque music,what is the form in which there is a repeated bass figure with chords,above which the upper instruments or voices play different melodies?

Accepted Answer

A)  strophic 
B)  ground bass 
C)  basso continuo 
D)  recitative 
A)  strophic 
B)  ground bass 
C)  basso continuo 
D)  recitative B

Question 4

What three basic tendencies in instrumental music are present in the keyboard music of Frescobaldi? Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The three basic tendencies in instrument

Question 5

What are the three main sources of instrumental music?

Accepted Answer

A)  dance, virtuosity, and vocal music 
B)  dance, the church, and vocal music 
C)  virtuosity, the church, and vocal music 
D)  dance, opera, and virtuosity 
A)  dance, virtuosity, and vocal music 
B)  dance, the church, and vocal music 
C)  virtuosity, the church, and vocal music 
D)  dance, opera, and virtuosity

Question 6

Who composed "O magnum mysterium"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giovanni Gabrieli 
B)  Claudio Monteverdi 
C)  Henry Purcell 
D)  Arcangelo Corelli 
A)  Giovanni Gabrieli 
B)  Claudio Monteverdi 
C)  Henry Purcell 
D)  Arcangelo Corelli

Question 7

Which describes the use of meter in "O magnum mysterium"?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no discernible meter anywhere. 
B)  The meter is duple throughout. 
C)  The meter is sometimes duple and sometimes triple. 
D)  The meter is triple or compound duple throughout. 
A)  There is no discernible meter anywhere. 
B)  The meter is duple throughout. 
C)  The meter is sometimes duple and sometimes triple. 
D)  The meter is triple or compound duple throughout.

Question 8

What are the background and plot of Dido and Aeneas? What is the literary source for this work?

Accepted Answer

Dido and Aeneas is an opera by English c

Question 9

Opera began in:

Accepted Answer

A)  London around 1500. 
B)  Rome around 1450. 
C)  Paris around 1200. 
D)  Florence around 1600. 
A)  London around 1500. 
B)  Rome around 1450. 
C)  Paris around 1200. 
D)  Florence around 1600.

Question 10

What are the performing forces in "O magnum mysterium"?

Accepted Answer

A)  choirs 
B)  choirs and organ 
C)  choirs, brass instruments, and organ 
D)  choirs, brass instruments, woodwind instruments, and organ 
A)  choirs 
B)  choirs and organ 
C)  choirs, brass instruments, and organ 
D)  choirs, brass instruments, woodwind instruments, and organ

Question 11

What accompanies the hunting song for chorus?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lyre being strummed 
B)  two sticks struck together to keep the beat 
C)  flutes and drums 
D)  a layering of drumbeats 
A)  a lyre being strummed 
B)  two sticks struck together to keep the beat 
C)  flutes and drums 
D)  a layering of drumbeats

Question 12

What instrument did Frescobaldi play,and whom did he influence?

Accepted Answer

Girolamo Frescobaldi was an Italian musi

Question 13

Which country was the musical leader in the early Baroque period? What was the state of the art of music in that country at that time?

Accepted Answer

The musical leader in the early Baroque

Question 14

Which is true of an aria?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is very little accompaniment for the singer. 
B)  The singer meditates on the dramatic situation at hand, and emotions are "frozen" into a tableau. 
C)  There is far less musical elaboration than in a recitative. 
D)  The plot action moves along quickly, and emotions are ever changing. 
A)  There is very little accompaniment for the singer. 
B)  The singer meditates on the dramatic situation at hand, and emotions are "frozen" into a tableau. 
C)  There is far less musical elaboration than in a recitative. 
D)  The plot action moves along quickly, and emotions are ever changing.

Question 15

What instrument accompanies the singer in this Gambian song?

Accepted Answer

A)  harp 
B)  viol 
C)  kora 
D)  lute 
A)  harp 
B)  viol 
C)  kora 
D)  lute

Question 16

Which is true of a recitative?

Accepted Answer

A)  The plot action stops. 
B)  There is much musical elaboration. 
C)  There is very little accompaniment for the soloist. 
D)  The singer meditates on the dramatic situation at hand. 
A)  The plot action stops. 
B)  There is much musical elaboration. 
C)  There is very little accompaniment for the soloist. 
D)  The singer meditates on the dramatic situation at hand.

Question 17

Early Florentine operas were:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious dramas set to music in churches. 
B)  public entertainment on a grand scale. 
C)  court entertainments for events such as royal weddings. 
D)  traveling minstrel shows with Greek tragedies set to music. 
A)  religious dramas set to music in churches. 
B)  public entertainment on a grand scale. 
C)  court entertainments for events such as royal weddings. 
D)  traveling minstrel shows with Greek tragedies set to music.

Question 18

Name the two important composers who worked at St.Mark's Cathedral in Venice around 1600.Describe their acoustical innovations.

Accepted Answer

The two important composers who worked a

Question 19

At the end of the Renaissance,an influential group of Florentines reacted against the madrigal because of its:

Accepted Answer

A)  homophonic lines. 
B)  great capacity for expressing the emotions of the individual. 
C)  word painting. 
D)  religious orientation. 
A)  homophonic lines. 
B)  great capacity for expressing the emotions of the individual. 
C)  word painting. 
D)  religious orientation.

Question 20

Frescobaldi's balletto and corrente have which formal design?

Accepted Answer

A)  a a b 
B)  a a b b 
C)  a b b 
D)  a b a 
A)  a a b 
B)  a a b b 
C)  a b b 
D)  a b a

Exam 8: The Early Baroque Period

When does the chorus begin to sing in the final scene of Dido and Aeneas?

The plot of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea involves:

In Baroque music,what is the form in which there is a repeated bass figure with chords,above which the upper instruments or voices play different melodies?

What three basic tendencies in instrumental music are present in the keyboard music of Frescobaldi? Give an example of each.

What are the three main sources of instrumental music?

Who composed "O magnum mysterium"?

Which describes the use of meter in "O magnum mysterium"?

What are the background and plot of Dido and Aeneas? What is the literary source for this work?

Opera began in:

What are the performing forces in "O magnum mysterium"?

What accompanies the hunting song for chorus?

What instrument did Frescobaldi play,and whom did he influence?

Which country was the musical leader in the early Baroque period? What was the state of the art of music in that country at that time?

Which is true of an aria?

What instrument accompanies the singer in this Gambian song?

Which is true of a recitative?

Early Florentine operas were:

Name the two important composers who worked at St.Mark's Cathedral in Venice around 1600.Describe their acoustical innovations.

At the end of the Renaissance,an influential group of Florentines reacted against the madrigal because of its:

Frescobaldi's balletto and corrente have which formal design?

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