Question 1

Name the two important composers who worked at St.Mark's Cathedral in Venice around 1600.Describe their acoustical innovations.

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Question 2

Which country was the musical leader in the early Baroque period? What was the state of the art of music in that country at that time?

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Question 3

Which is true of a recitative?

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A)   The plot action stops.
B)   There is much musical elaboration.
C)   There is very little accompaniment for the soloist.
D)   The singer meditates on the dramatic situation at hand.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which is true of an aria?

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A)   There is very little accompaniment for the singer.
B)   The singer meditates on the dramatic situation at hand, and emotions are "frozen" into a tableau.
C)   There is far less musical elaboration than in a recitative.
D)   The plot action moves along quickly, and emotions are ever changing.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What instrument accompanies the singer in this Gambian song?

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A)   harp
B)   viol
C)   kora
D)   luteE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Early Florentine operas were:

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A)   religious dramas set to music in churches.
B)   public entertainment on a grand scale.
C)   court entertainments for events such as royal weddings.
D)   traveling minstrel shows with Greek tragedies set to music.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

At the end of the Renaissance,an influential group of Florentines reacted against the madrigal because of its:

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A)   homophonic lines.
B)   great capacity for expressing the emotions of the individual.
C)   word painting.
D)   religious orientation.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

What three basic tendencies in instrumental music are present in the keyboard music of Frescobaldi? Give an example of each.

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Question 9

Frescobaldi's balletto and corrente have which formal design?

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A)   a a b
B)   a a b b
C)   a b b
D)   a b aE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Who composed "O magnum mysterium"?

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A)   Giovanni Gabrieli
B)   Claudio Monteverdi
C)   Henry Purcell
D)   Arcangelo CorelliE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

What are the performing forces in "O magnum mysterium"?

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A)   choirs
B)   choirs and organ
C)   choirs, brass instruments, and organ
D)   choirs, brass instruments, woodwind instruments, and organE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

What instrument did Frescobaldi play,and whom did he influence?

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Question 13

What accompanies the hunting song for chorus?

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A)   a lyre being strummed
B)   two sticks struck together to keep the beat
C)   flutes and drums
D)   a layering of drumbeatsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Opera began in:

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A)   London around 1500.
B)   Rome around 1450.
C)   Paris around 1200.
D)   Florence around 1600.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

When does the chorus begin to sing in the final scene of Dido and Aeneas?

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A)   as Dido is singing
B)   after Dido stabs herself
C)   when Aeneas finishes his aria
D)   when Aeneas stabs himselfE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) B

Question 16

In Baroque music,what is the form in which there is a repeated bass figure with chords,above which the upper instruments or voices play different melodies?

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A)   strophic
B)   ground bass
C)   basso continuo
D)   recitativeE) All of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 17

The plot of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea involves:

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A)   the founding of Rome and the Roman Empire.
B)   biblical characters, including David, Goliath, and Poppea.
C)   Nero; his mistress, Poppea; his wife, Ottavia; and his adviser, Seneca.
D)   Poppea's coronation as queen of Carthage.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 18

What are the background and plot of Dido and Aeneas? What is the literary source for this work?

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Question 19

Which describes the use of meter in "O magnum mysterium"?

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A)   There is no discernible meter anywhere.
B)   The meter is duple throughout.
C)   The meter is sometimes duple and sometimes triple.
D)   The meter is triple or compound duple throughout.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

What are the three main sources of instrumental music?

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A)   dance, virtuosity, and vocal music
B)   dance, the church, and vocal music
C)   virtuosity, the church, and vocal music
D)   dance, opera, and virtuosityE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 8: The Early Baroque Period

Name the two important composers who worked at St.Mark's Cathedral in Venice around 1600.Describe their acoustical innovations.

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Which country was the musical leader in the early Baroque period? What was the state of the art of music in that country at that time?

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Which is true of a recitative?

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Which is true of an aria?

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What instrument accompanies the singer in this Gambian song?

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Early Florentine operas were:

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At the end of the Renaissance,an influential group of Florentines reacted against the madrigal because of its:

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What three basic tendencies in instrumental music are present in the keyboard music of Frescobaldi? Give an example of each.

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Frescobaldi's balletto and corrente have which formal design?

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Who composed "O magnum mysterium"?

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What are the performing forces in "O magnum mysterium"?

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What instrument did Frescobaldi play,and whom did he influence?

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What accompanies the hunting song for chorus?

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Opera began in:

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The plot of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea involves:

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What are the background and plot of Dido and Aeneas? What is the literary source for this work?

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Which describes the use of meter in "O magnum mysterium"?

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