1. A
lyrical movement or piece for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment is
called a/an
A. ostinato.
C. operetta.
B. aria.
D.
chorus.2. What is the difference between an oratorio and an opera?
A. An opera is staged and an oratorio isn't.
B. An oratorio doesn't include an aria and an opera does.
C. The opera is based on a sacred topic and an oratorio isn't.
D. An oratorio doesn't include recitatives.
3. The first opera to win widespread acclaim was
A. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
B. Handel's Messiah.
C. Monteverdi's Orpheus.
D. Handel's Rinaldo.
4. The use of two violins and a basso continuo forms which combination of music?
A. sonata da chiesa. C. sonata da camera. B. cantata. D. trio sonata.
5. Instrumental work written for a soloist and a larger ensemble is called a
A. concerto. C. prelude. B. cantata. D. fugue.
6. All of the following instruments would be likely to play the basso continuo in a Baroque musical piece except the
A. lute. C. cello. B. harpsichord. D. violin.
7. Handel's Messiah is classified as a/an
A. oratorio. C. cantata. B. chorale. D. opera.
8. When instruments double the voices by playing the same notes sung by a chorus,
the music is considered to have
A. unified timbre. C. syncopation. B. paired movement. D. contrasting timbre.
9. The Baroque period began around the year
A. 1050. C. 1600. B. 1500. D. 1750.
10. The main theme of a fugue is called the
A. exposition. C. episode. B. melody. D. subject.
11. The last movement of Bach's Cantata no. 140 is what texture?
A. Polyphonic C. Atonal B. A ritornello D. Homophonic
12. A style of vocal music that's a cross between singing and speaking is commonly
referred to as
A. pavane. C. recitative. B. polychoral. D. gigue.
13. Music work performed in a series is called a/an
A. suite. C. fugue. B. sonata. D. allemande.
14. The most popular oratorio is
A. Der Messias. C. Orpheus.B. Messiah. D. Aeneas.
15. The _______ is a musical form that utilizes multiple soloists.
A. sarabande C. chorale prelude B. concerto grosso D. Gothic motet
16. The musical instrument referred to as the "King of Instruments" is the
A. human voice. C. tuba. B. violin. D. organ.
17. Another word for "round" is
A. canon. C. gigue. B. rhapsody. D. sarabande.
18. The form of the melody called the bar form is represented by
A. AAB. C. ABA. B. ABB. D. ABBA.
19. Handel's first operatic hit, which premiered in London in 1711, was
A. Saul. C. Four Seasons. B. Rinaldo. D. Giulio Cesare.
20. A _______ performance usually requires the musicians to embellish the part
written for them.
A. virtuoso C. passacaglia B. transcripted D. canzona
