Which of the following styles of composition had the strictest counterpoint?
Fugue
Sonata
Prelude
Dance suite
Which type of piece allows for improvisation by the performer?
Fantasia
Allegorical
Through-composed
Atonal
How are operas and oratorios similar?
Both rely on dialogue for storytelling.
Both typically use soloists, a choir, and an orchestra.
Both typically use fancy costumes.
Both are based on religious texts.
During what musical period did Johann Sebastian Bach live?
The Baroque period (1600-1750)
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
The Classical period (1740-1820)
The Romantic period (1820-1910)
Which of the following pieces did Handel compose for British royalty?
Music for the Royal Fireworks
London Is Burning
Music of the Water
The Beggar's Opera
How is contrast achieved in a fugue?
Through the use of different keys.
Through changes in instruments.
Through changes of voice parts.
Through changes in volume.
How does counterpoint work?
Multiple independent melodic lines are woven into harmony
Multiple canonic lines are separated
Multiple melodic lines are separated to create monophony.
Independent harmonic lines are combined to create melody.
How is the pianoforte an improvement upon the clavichord and the harpsichord?
It was easier to improvise on a pianoforte.
It was easier to tune.
It allowed for more variation in volume.
It was smaller than both the harpsichord and the clavichord.
During what musical period did Vivaldi and Purcell live?
The Dramatic period
The Baroque period
The Classical period
The Opera period
Which counterpoint style was typically used in dance suites and preludes during the Baroque era?
Basso continuo
Organum
Cyclic form
Harmonium
How does one play a harpsichord?
Striking a key
Plucking a string with his/her fingers
Using a bow to vibrate the strings
Blowing on the strings
Where did composer Jean-Baptiste Lully spend most of his career?
In France, working for royalty.
In Florence, Italy, where he was born.
In Italy, as director of music at St. Mark's Basilica in Ven
In Germany, as Cantor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.
Which of the following composers wrote most of his work for the harpsichord?
Bach
Wagner
Mozart
Beethoven
Which of the following oratorios contains the Hallelujah chorus?
Mozart's Requiem
Handel's Water Music
Bach's Mass in B Minor
Handel's Messiah
What is an oratorio?
A bowing technique used on Baroque string instruments
A type of opera developed in Italy.
A dramatic musical work based on a religious theme.
A morality play developed during the Renaissance.
How did baroque era composers differentiate their music from that of previous generations?
They used very little basso continuo.
They used major and dorian modes.
They used ornaments and embellishments.
They used mostly slower rhythms.
Where was Vivaldi employed for most of his career?
A girls' orphanage called the Pio Ospedale della Pietà
A boys' orphanage called the Pio Ospedale della Calzone
The Chapel Royal
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice
In a fugue, augmentation, diminution, and retrograde are all examples of what?
Parts of a symphony
Dynamic markings
Manipulation
Styles in a cantata
What Italian-language music genre did Handel write and produce after he moved to London?
Italian opera
Italian sonnets
Italian musicals
Italian oratorio
When did the Baroque Period take place?
1100-1200
1900-2015
1700-1950
1600-1750
Why did Baroque composers enjoy creating music for an organ?
Organs produced a subtle sound that composers liked.
Organs showcased composers' simple melodies.
Organs are able to play complex melodies and tones.
Because organs reminded the composers of hearts.
Which composer spent his career working for King Louis XIV in France?
Johann Pachelbel
Claudio Monteverdi
Henry Purcell
Jean-Baptiste Lully
From which instrument did the harpsichord evolve?
Flute
Violin
Drums
Harp