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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)A countersubject.
B)An episode.
C)An exposition.
D)A fugue subject.
2
The standard plan of the initial section of a fugue is called
A)An episode.
B)An eclipse.
C)A prelude.
D)An exposition.
3
What form of music did Bach not compose?
A)Suites.
B)Operas.
C)Oratorios.
D)Sonatas.
4
What is the difference between a sonata da chiesa and a sonata da camera?
A)A sonata da chiesa is played bowed stringed instruments. The sonata da camera is played on a keyboard instrument.
B)The sonata da chiesa is intended to be played in the home or 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 at home or in a palace.
D)The sonata da chiesa is essentially a dance suite. The sonata da camera is a four-movement work in which the movements alternate in tempo.
5
A toccata keyboard piece is characterized by
A)Displays of virtuosity that sound improvised.
B)Many scale passages, rapid runs and trills, and massive chords.
C)Introducing another piece of music.
D)All of the keys on the keyboard being touched at least once.
6
Which of the following statements is not true?
A)The organ and the piano were the chief keyboard instruments of the Baroque period.
B)Fugues often appeared in keyboard, instrumental, and vocal works.
C)The suite is an example of the multi-movement 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 in instruments.
7
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 hammer mode.
C)It determines which pipes will be used in various parts of the music.
D)It registers the pipe organ in the town hall records in the town where the pipe organ was built.
8
Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet's compositions are most closely associated with what instrument?
A)Clavichord.
B)Organ.
C)Piano.
D)Harpsichord.
9
Which of the following dances is least likely to be included in a Baroque suite?
A)Allemande.
B)Waltz.
C)Courante.
D)Gigue.
10
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 has surpassed sacred music.
11
Which of the following types of sonatas was not predominant toward the latter part of the Baroque period?
A)Solo sonata.
B)Trio sonata.
C)Clarinet sonata.
D)Unaccompanied sonata.





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