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The transitional style which combined Baroque and Classical characteristics in early eighteenth-century France was known as all of the following except |
| | A) | the Rococo style. |
| | B) | the expressive style. |
| | C) | the gallant style. |
| | D) | the stile galant. |
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All of the following are characteristics of Rococo visual arts except |
| | A) | ornamentation became even more ornate. |
| | B) | manners and dress became even more elaborate than in the seventeenth century. |
| | C) | there was a move to "Neoclassicism" in the visual arts during the latter part of the eighteenth century. |
| | D) | Rococo art was designed to edify or improve rather than to amuse and entertain. |
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The music of the Rococo was generally light and entertaining rather than serious and dramatic. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The French aristocracy moved away from the formal and austere court at Versailles to the intimate __________ salons and comfortable country lodges. |
| | A) | Leon |
| | B) | Nice |
| | C) | Paris |
| | D) | Marseilles |
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Which of the following best describes the social life of the French aristocracy during the reign of the Duke of Orleans? |
| | A) | Audiences welcomed the complexity and challenge of Baroque fugues. |
| | B) | France was a secular, materialistic, society marked by loose morals and the pursuit of pleasure. |
| | C) | The noble classes wanted to correct social injustice and inequality. |
| | D) | dress and manners became more simple, modest, and "natural." |
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All of the following are characteristics of Rococo art except |
| | A) | beautiful ornaments were made from many different materials. |
| | B) | tapestry art reached its peak during this period. |
| | C) | furniture was beautifully made but uncomfortable and of little use. |
| | D) | paintings portrayed elegant men and women in idyllic pastoral surroundings. |
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One of the finest composers of the Rococo period was Antoine Watteau. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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In Rococo music, more than one melody was frequently introduced within a piece or movement, in contrast to the Baroque inclination to present one melodic idea, one mood or "affection," at a time. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The texture of Rococo music was generally |
| | A) | monophonic. |
| | B) | polyphonic. |
| | C) | homophonic. |
| | D) | heterophonic. |
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In France, the most important composer of the Rococo period was |
| | A) | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. |
| | B) | Francois Couperin. |
| | C) | Domenico Scarlatti. |
| | D) | Antoine Watteau. |
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In Italy, the most important composer of the Rococo period was |
| | A) | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. |
| | B) | Francois Couperin. |
| | C) | Domenico Scarlatti. |
| | D) | Antoine Watteau. |
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Both Domenico Scarlatti and Francois Couperin were well known as composers of |
| | A) | keyboard works. |
| | B) | operas. |
| | C) | violin sonatas. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Germany introduced a style similar to the French Rococo–the __________ style. |
| | A) | infective |
| | B) | exclusive |
| | C) | impressive |
| | D) | expressive |
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Unlike the French Rococo, the German expressive style represented __________ taste. |
| | A) | upper-class |
| | B) | middle-class |
| | C) | lower-class |
| | D) | poor |
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The most famous composer in the German expressive style was |
| | A) | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. |
| | B) | Johann Sebastian Bach. |
| | C) | Domenico Scarlatti. |
| | D) | Antoine Watteau. |
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