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1
When the second voice in the exposition of a fugue enters stating the subject, it is closely followed by the first voice stating a contrasting melody called a (an)...
A)countersubject.
B)episode.
C)exposition.
D)fugue subject.
2
The standard plan of the initial section of the fugue involves...
A)an explosion.
B)an episode.
C)a prelude.
D)an exposition.
3
Which form of music did Bach not compose?
A)suites
B)sonatas
C)oratorios
D)operas
4
What is the difference between a sonata da chiesa and a sonata da camera?
A)The sonata da chiesa is played by bowed stringed instruments. The sonata da camera is play on a keyboard instrument.
B)The sonata da chiesa is intended to be played in the home or in a palace. The sonata da camera is intended to be played in church.
C)The sonata da chiesa is intended to be played in church. The sonata da camera is intended to be played in the home or in a palace.
D)The sonata da camera is a four-movement work in which the movements alternate in tempo: slow-fast-slow-fast. The sonata da chiesa is essentially a dance suite.
5
A toccata keyboard piece is characterized by...
A)displays of virtuosity that sounds improvised.
B)many scale passages, rapid runs and trills, and massive chords.
C)introducing another piece of music.
D)touching all of the keys on the keyboard at least once.
6
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A)Fugues often appeared in keyboard, instrumental, and vocal works.
B)The organ and the piano were the chief keyboard instruments of the Baroque period.
C)The suite is an example of the multimovement keyboard form that became popular for other solo instruments and ensembles.
D)There was more instrumental music in the Baroque period than the Renaissance period partly because of the improvement of the existing instruments.
7
Which of the follow attributes of the harpsichord is NOT true?
A)Its strings are plucked instead of being hit with hammers.
B)The crisp tone quality cuts through the sound of the Baroque orchestra.
C)Some harpsichords have two keyboards. One is stacked above and behind the first keyboard.
D)The dynamic level of the of the harpsichord can be changed by striking the keys with more or less force.
8
What does "setting the registration" on a pipe organ accomplish?
A)It moves the pipes to different locations in the church or concert hall.
B)It switches the pipe organ from keyboard mode to the "buttons and knobs" mode.
C)It determines the tone qualities and the loudness of the sounds produced by the pipe organ.
D)It registers the pipe organ in the town hall records in the town where the pipe organ resides.
9
Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre composed much solo music for which of the following instruments.
A)clavichord
B)organ
C)piano
D)harpsichord
10
Which of the following dances is the least likely to be included in a Baroque suite?
A)allemande
B)courante
C)gigue
D)gavotte
11
Which of these statements is true?
A)By the end of the Baroque era, instrumental music had gradually equaled or surpassed vocal music.
B)During the Baroque era, the madrigal emerged as a prominent vocal form.
C)At the beginning of the Baroque era, J. S. Bach established the French overture.
D)By the end of the Baroque era, dance music had surpassed sacred music.
12
Which of the following types of sonatas was NOT predominant toward the latter part of the Baroque period?
A)solo sonata
B)clarinet sonata
C)trio sonata
D)unaccompanied sonata





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