Music History Unit 2 Exam on Baroque Period
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The members of the Camerata wanted the vocal line of their
music to follow
the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech
Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is
called
secco recitative
Monteverdi spent the greater part of his life in the most
important church post in Italy, that of
Mark's Cathedral in Venice
To evoke anger or warlike feelings in some of his texts,
Monteverdi introduced new orchestral effects, including ——
— and ———
Pizzicato and tremolo
To achieve intensity of expression, Monteverdi used ———
with unprecedented freedom and daring
Dissonances
Monteverdi's vocal music was ordinarily support by a ———
and other instruments
Basso continuo
Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing
back to life.
Eurydice
Which of the following is not a part in the baroque suite?
A. Allemande
B. Sarabande
C. Waltz
D. Gigue
C. Waltz
Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the
same key, they differ in
, meter, national origin, and tempo
The French overture has
two sections: slow-fast
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
In AABB form
Baroque suites frequently begin with a
French overture
A common variation form in the baroque period is the ground
bass, or ———
Basso ostinato
Dido and Aeneas, which many people consider the finest
opera ever written to an English text, was inspired by Virgil's
epic poem, the ———; it was written for students at a ———;
it has a great number of dances because ——— ; and is
scored for ———.
Aeneid, girl's boarding school, the director of the school was a
dancing master, strings and harpsichord continuo
Some indication of the acclaim and respect given Purcell by
his contemporaries in England can be seen from the fact that
he is buried in ———
Westminster Abbey
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ——— performers.
Four
The sonata in the baroque period was a composition in
several movements for
one to eight instruments
A sonata intended to be plated in church, and therefore
dignified and suitable for sacred performance, was called a
———
Sonata da Chiesa
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in
character, was called a .
sonata da camera
Corelli spent most of his adult life in .
Rome
In addition to being an important composer, Corelli was also
the leading Italian ——— of his time.
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The members of the Camerata wanted the vocal line of their
music to follow
the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech
Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is
called
secco recitative
Monteverdi spent the greater part of his life in the most
important church post in Italy, that of
Mark's Cathedral in Venice
To evoke anger or warlike feelings in some of his texts,
Monteverdi introduced new orchestral effects, including ——
— and ———
Pizzicato and tremolo
To achieve intensity of expression, Monteverdi used ———
with unprecedented freedom and daring
Dissonances
Monteverdi's vocal music was ordinarily support by a ———
and other instruments
Basso continuo
Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing
back to life.
Eurydice
Which of the following is not a part in the baroque suite?
A. Allemande
B. Sarabande
C. Waltz
D. Gigue
C. Waltz
Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the
same key, they differ in
, meter, national origin, and tempo
The French overture has
two sections: slow-fast
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
In AABB form
Baroque suites frequently begin with a
French overture
A common variation form in the baroque period is the ground
bass, or ———
Basso ostinato
Dido and Aeneas, which many people consider the finest
opera ever written to an English text, was inspired by Virgil's
epic poem, the ———; it was written for students at a ———;
it has a great number of dances because ——— ; and is
scored for ———.
Aeneid, girl's boarding school, the director of the school was a
dancing master, strings and harpsichord continuo
Some indication of the acclaim and respect given Purcell by
his contemporaries in England can be seen from the fact that
he is buried in ———
Westminster Abbey
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ——— performers.
Four
The sonata in the baroque period was a composition in
several movements for
one to eight instruments
A sonata intended to be plated in church, and therefore
dignified and suitable for sacred performance, was called a
———
Sonata da Chiesa
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in
character, was called a .
sonata da camera
Corelli spent most of his adult life in .
Rome
In addition to being an important composer, Corelli was also
the leading Italian ——— of his time.
