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Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following shows the years of the musical Renaissance period? Selected Answer: 1450-1600 AD Question 2 1 out of 1 points The structure known as binary form is: Selected Answer: a-a-b-b. Question 3 1 out of 1 points ____________ was born in Germany and studied in Italy, but spent much of his creative life in England. Selected Answer: Handel Question 4 1 out of 1 points The group of early Baroque writers, artists, and musicians whose aim was to resurrect the musical drama of ancient Greece was known as: Selected Answer: the Florentine Camerata. Question 5 1 out of 1 points The oratorio was a dramatic, staged work with elaborate scenery and costumes. Selected Answer: False Question 6 1 out of 1 points Which best describes how Baroque musicians made a living? Selected Answer: all of the above Question 7 1 out of 1 points During the Baroque period, composers showed an interest in the music of other cultures. Selected Answer: True Question 1 out of 1 points
The vivid depiction of the text through music, known as word painting, is a hallmark of: Selected Answer: the madrigal. Question 9 1 out of 1 points “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” from Messiah is an example of: Selected Answer: a da capo aria. Question 10 1 out of 1 points In the Baroque era, music always had frequent changes of mood. Selected Answer: False Question 11 1 out of 1 points The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music. Selected Answer: True Question 12 1 out of 1 points What is the musical basis of Josquin’s Ave Maria... virgo serena? Selected Answer: a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then freely composed Question 13 1 out of 1 points The introduction of monody in music represented a major shift in texture from: Selected Answer: polyphonic to homophonic. Question 14 1 out of 1 points Like the Renaissance motet, the polyphonic setting of the Mass was often based on a cantus firmus. Selected Answer: True Question 15 1 out of 1 points When Handel arrived in London, he established his fame by composing:
Selected Answer: True Question 23 1 out of 1 points Who is the composer of the Pope Marcellus Mass? Selected Answer: Palestrina Question 24 1 out of 1 points One transition from Renaissance to Baroque was characterized by the change from polyphonic to homophonic texture in music. Selected Answer: True Question 25 1 out of 1 points Josquin’s Ave Maria... virgo serena is an example of: Selected Answer: a motet. Question 26 1 out of 1 points During the late sixteenth century, the principal center for polychoral singing was: Selected Answer: St. Mark’s of Venice. Question 27 1 out of 1 points Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed? Selected Answer: Josquin Question 28 1 out of 1 points Improvisation played little or no part in Baroque musical practice. Selected Answer: False Question 29 1 out of 1 points The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices.
Selected Answer: True Question 30 1 out of 1 points Which of the following was the chief form of Italian secular music in the Renaissance? Selected Answer: the madrigal Question 31 1 out of 1 points Which of the following does NOT characterize the Baroque era? Selected Answer: an age of crazy experimentalism Question 32 1 out of 1 points The approximate dates of the Baroque period are: Selected Answer: 1600–1750. Question 33 1 out of 1 points One of the most significant changes in music history occurred during the Baroque era: the transition from medieval church modes to major-minor tonality. Selected Answer: True Question 34 1 out of 1 points Madrigals with simple, pastoral, and often humorous texts, like Fair Phyllis, were especially favored in: Selected Answer: England. Question 35 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is Handel’s most famous oratorio, frequently performed today? Selected Answer: Messiah Question 1 out of 1 points
The term Baroque probably derives from: Selected Answer: a Portuguese word meaning irregular in shape (used to describe pearls). Question 44 1 out of 1 points What is a cantus firmus? Selected Answer: a fragment of Gregorian chant (fixed melody) used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass Question 45 1 out of 1 points The late Renaissance madrigal was highly expressive through such devices as virtuosic display and chromatic harmony. Selected Answer: True Question 46 1 out of 1 points All of the following characterize Baroque musical style EXCEPT: Selected Answer: harmonies built on the early church modes. Question 47 1 out of 1 points Unlike Italian madrigals, Fair Phyllis has no word painting. Selected Answer: False Question 48 1 out of 1 points Where was the madrigal first developed? Selected Answer: Italy Question 49 1 out of 1 points The Baroque performance practice where musicians embellished the melodies was called: Selected Answer: improvisation. Question 50 1 out of 1 points
Baroque music often features a steady, vigorous beat throughout. Selected Answer: True
