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Listening Guide Quiz 2
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Listen to Purcell, "Thy Hand, Belinda" and "When I Am Laid in Earth" from Act Three of Dido and Aeneas then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions. ("Thy Hand, Belinda" and "When I Am Laid in Earth" can be found on CD 1, Track 4 on the CD set that accompanies the textbook.)

1
This listening example consists of a(n)
A)Recitative, aria, and minuet
B)Recitative and aria only
C)Recitative only
D)Aria only
2
As Dido sings, she is preparing herself for
A)A long trip
B)Marriage
C)A visit with Aeneas
D)Suicide
3
The meter of the aria (beginning 0:47) is
A)Duple
B)Triple
C)Quadruple
D)Irregular
4
From beginning to end, the ground bass melody
A)Generally descends
B)Generally ascends
C)Descends, but ends upward
D)Ascends, but ends downward
5
During the ground bass statements, the melody
A)Always imitates the ground bass
B)Moves freely above it
C)Always moves in the opposite direction
D)None of the above







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