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Question | Answer |
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In opera, the lyric melodies that release emotional tension are called recitatives | False |
The solo group in a concerto grosso is called | the concertino |
a highly emotional song in an opera is called | an aria |
In the classical multimovement cycle the third movement is usually in | minuet and trio form |
a sindonia is a short instrumental passage that facilitates scene changes | true |
at the beginning of a fague the countersubject is stated alone | false |
which tempo pattern do the sections of an italian overture follow | fast slow fast |
which is not true of the rococo | it emphasized the grandiose |
who was the greatest and most prolific italian composer of concertos | vivaldi |
baroque music often features a steady vigourous beat throughout | ture |
the strings of a harpsichord are plucked by quills | true |
the text of an opera is called | the libretto |
bach's the art of fugue was scored for strings | false |
a chorale is a hymn tune associated with german protestantism | true |
the eastern seaboard of the united states and parts of coastal canada were settled in the seventeenth century largely by roman catholics | false |
which eighteenth century french composer wrote the treatise on harmony which set forth concepts leading to modern musical theory | jean philippe rameau |
the opening section of a fugue in which all voices introduce the subject successively is called the | exposition |
which best describes absolute music | music without a story or text |
theme and variation form often utilizes which of the following compositional techniques | melodic variation harmonic variation rhythmic variation all of the above |
the approximate dates of the baroque period | 1600-1750 |
the three main keyboard instruments of the baroque were the harpsichord, organ and piano | false |
the aria when i am laid in earth is unified by descending chromatic scale ground bass | true |
the element of baroque music that reflected composers interest in faraway lands is | exoticism |
the hallelujah chorus is the climax of the easter section of messiah | false |
who composed the brandenburg concertos | bach |
bach completed just over two hundred cantatas in his life time | true |
the new baroque style of vocal music for one singer with instrumental accompaniment was known as monophony | false |
which was not an important keyboard instrument in the baroque | the piano |
although j.s bach had twenty children none of them became musicians | false |
the italian words da capo are commonly found in what form | ternary |
the therm trio sonata refers to the number of parts, or musical lines rather than the number of players | true |