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1
Opera began during
A)the Renaissance.
B)the Baroque period.
C)the Medieval period.
D)the Classical period.
2
A musical texture with one predominant melody and an accompaniment is described as
A)polyphonic.
B)polyrhythmic.
C)homophonic.
D)homorhythmic.
3
The system of scales and keys that includes chords of rest and chords of movement is called
A)homophony.
B)tonality.
C)continuo.
D)figured bass.
4
Continuo parts are typically played by
A)harpsichord and violin.
B)keyboard and harpsichord.
C)bass instrument and violin.
D)keyboard and bass instrument.
5
A baroque form of musical shorthand using numbers to represent chord tones is called
A)figured bass.
B)tonality.
C)continuo.
D)modality.
6
The baroque usage of abruptly contrasting loud and soft passages of music is called
A)da capo.
B)terraced dynamics.
C)ground bass.
D)continuo.
7
The primary instruments in the baroque orchestra were
A)woodwinds.
B)keyboards.
C)brass.
D)strings.
8
Opera first developed around the year
A)1600.
B)1650.
C)1700.
D)1750.
9
Primary keyboard instruments in the baroque period were the
A)fortepiano and harpsichord.
B)organ and fortepiano.
C)harpsichord and organ.
D)harpsichord and fortepiano.
10
A bass line with a regularly recurring pattern of notes is called a
A)basso continuo.
B)ground bass.
C)figured bass.
D)recitative.
11
The overall form of the baroque concerto is
A)slow, fast, fast.
B)slow, fast, slow.
C)fast, slow, slow.
D)fast, slow, fast.
12
An imitative contrapuntal form built on one or two themes is called a
A)fugue.
B)recitative.
C)aria.
D)sonata.
13
Settings of chorale tunes were widely used in the
A)German Lutheran church.
B)Anglican church.
C)German Roman Catholic Church.
D)French Lutheran Church.
14
The use of chorales grew out of the
A)Council of Trent.
B)Reformation.
C)Vatican II.
D)Counter-Reformation.
15
A concerto grosso is
A)a loud concerto.
B)for chorus and orchestra.
C)not an important genre in the Baroque period.
D)for a small group of soloists and orchestra.
16
The continuo provides
A)harmonic foundation.
B)a bass line.
C)keyboard harmony.
D)all of the above.
17
A popular accompaniment instrument was the
A)guitar.
B)lute.
C)recorder.
D)piano.
18
A popular keyboard instrument in homes was the
A)organ.
B)piano.
C)harpsichord.
D)lute.
19
A vocal solo sung in free rhythm, declaiming words in a natural inflection with a minimal accompaniment of simple chords is called a
A)recitative.
B)aria.
C)chorus.
D)sonata.
20
The composer who wrote The Well-Tempered Clavier was
A)Handel.
B)Vivaldi.
C)Bach.
D)Corelli.





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