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MusicHistory Exam 3~
Music History Exam 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Concert sprituel | Public concert series founded in Paris |
| Scarlatti was this city's leading composer: | Naples |
| Most leading male roles are written for | castrati |
| Vivaldi was this city's leading composer | Venice |
| This artist was known as the Red Priest for his red hair | Vivaldi |
| Vivaldi played the: | violin |
| Vivaldi's most famous orphan orchestra consisted mostly of | illegitimate daughters of nobles |
| Vivaldi was most famous for | his Concerti |
| Vivaldi's style successfully absorbed the style of | Corelli |
| Vivaldi's compositions are mostly this texture | Trio texture |
| Vivaldi's work is known for its | motivic concentration Constant forward-moving pulse |
| "Siam navi all'onde algenti" means | We are all like ships on the waves |
| "Siam navi all'onde algenti" is a(n) | (Da Capo) Aria |
| "Siam navi all'onde algenti" is from (genre and title) | The Opera, L'Olimpiade |
| "Siam navi all'onde algenti" is by | Vivaldi |
| "Siam navi all'onde algenti" is characterized by: | rapid bowing, like forward moving pulse, text painting, wave sounds in orchestra, although a woman is singing, it was written for a castrato |
| "L'Inverno" means | Winter |
| Le quattro stagioni means | The Four Seasons |
| (_____) No. 4 in F minor, Op 8, "L'Inverno" (Winter) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons is an example of a | Concerto |
| Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op 8, "L'Inverno" (Winter) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons is by | Vivaldi |
| Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op 8, "L'Inverno" (Winter) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons is characterized by | heavy bowing to suggest winds blowing |
| Francois Couperin is most known for his | keyboard works |
| Francois Couperin suites' were called | ordres |
| L'art de toucher le clavecin means | The Art of Playing the Harpsichord |
| L'art de toucher le clavecin was written by | Francois Couperin |
| Couperin's style is a fusion of | French and Italian elements |
| French musical elements include | Use of agrements ordering of dances use of fanciful titles use of style brise |
| Italian musical elements include | clarity of melody and harmony tonal organization uses Corelli's "walking bass" Clear texture, usualliy 2-3 voices, 4 for maximum effect |
| Traite de l'harmonie was published by | Jean-Philippe Rameau |
| fundamental bass | progressions are defined by the succession of roots |
| Jean-Philippe Rameau's first opera was | Hippolyte et Aricie |
| The Lullistes: | Supporters of Lully's tradition |
| (______)'s (_____) music was termed, "difficult, forced, thick, grotesque, unnatural, etc" | Rameau's, opera |
| Rameau supporters were derogotively called _____ which means chimneyweeps | "ramoneurs" |
| Ramistes: | supporters of Rameau |
| Hippolyte et Aricie is by | Rameau |
| Hippolyte et Aricie is a(n) | Opera |
| Johann Sebastian Bach is most famous for playing the | Organ |
| _______'s music was considered old-fashioned, stuffy and overly academic | JS Bach |
| Bach wrote in all the major styles, forms, and genres of his time except for | opera |
| Pasacaglia and Fugue in C minor is by | JS Bach |
| Pasacaglia and Fugue in C minor is played on a(n) | organ |
| Orgelbuechlein was written by | JS Bach |
| Chorale Prelude on Durch Adams Fall is by | JS Bach |
| Chorale Prelude on Durch Adams Fall is played on | an organ |
| Chorale Prelude on Durch Adams Fall is very different from other Bach works because: | It is based on a choral hymn, and not written exclusively for organ |
| Bach was also a Prolific composer of | harpsichord music |
| Bach's harpsichord suites follow which classic ordering of dances? | Froberger's dance suite, ACSOG |
| The Optional dances in Bach's French Suite #5 in G are (titles, style) | Gavotte, Boure, Loure, FRENCH |
| Well Tempered Clavier was written by | JS Bach |
| This collection by Bach has a movement in every key (24) | Well Tempered Clavier |
| The Goldberg Variations was written by | Js Bach |
| A Musical Offering is by | JS Bach |
| The Goldberg Variations is written for (instrument) | harpsichord |
| A Musical Offering is written for (instrument) | Harpsichord |
| Well Tempered clavier is written for (instrument) | harpsichord |
| The Art of Fugue is written by | JS Bach |
| The Art of Fugue is written for (instrument) | all instruments, open score |
| The last fugue in the Art of Fugue, unfinished at the author's death, has four themes, including one that spells out his name, which is | B-A-C-H (in german, those spell the notes Bb, A, C, and B natural) |
| Chaconne from the Partita for solo violin in D major is (importance) | an encyclopedia of all violin techniques of the time |
| Brandenburg Concerti is written by | JS Bach |
| Chaconne from the Partita for solo violin in D major is written by | JS Bach |
| Concerto No. 2 in F major form Brandenburg Concerti features what instrument in the 2nd movement (which is absent in the 3rd) | Trumpet (played on piccolo trumpet, very high) |
| Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland is an example of a(n) | Cantata |
| Handel was famous for his | Operas |
| Giulio Cesare is a(n) ____ by _____ | opera, Handel |
| V'adoro pupille is a _____ from ______ by _______ | Da Capo Aria, Giulio Cesare, Handel |
| Saul, Act II, Scene 10 is a(n) _____ by _____ | oratorio, Handel |
| Ouverture from Music for the Royal Fireworks is by | Handel |
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