The Baroque Period Answer Key Part 3

101. A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a A. sonata da camera. B. trio sonata. C. sonata da chiesa. D. tarantella. Answer: A 102. Which of the following statements is not true? A. The trio sonata usually involved three performers, two on high instruments and one on a bass line. B. The sonata da chiesa had a dignified character and was suitable for sacred performance. C. Sonatas were played in palaces, in homes, and even before, during, and after church services. D. The sonata originated in Italy but spread to Germany, England, and France during the seventeenth century. Answer: A 103. Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, consists of four short movements, all in the same A. meter. B. key. C. tempo. D. mood. Answer: B 104. Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is scored for A. two violins. B. solo violin and orchestra. C. two violins and basso continuo. D. piano, violin and cello. Answer: C 105. Characteristic of baroque trio sonatas, the second movement of Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is A. slow and dignified. B. songlike. C. fugue-like. D. a dance. Answer: C 106. The theorbo is a(n) A. bass woodwind instrument similar to the bassoon. B. electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators. C. plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line. D. keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts. Answer: C 107. Vivaldi spent most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in A. Rome. B. Venice. C. Florence. D. Cremona. Answer: B 108. Which of the following statements is not true? A. B. Some of Vivaldi's instrumental concertos were arranged by J. S. Bach. For most of his life, Vivaldi was a violin teacher, composer, and conductor at the music school of the Pietà, an institution for orphaned or illegitimate girls in Venice. C. Like Corelli, Vivaldi wrote only instrumental music. D. Vivaldi's solo concertos The Four Seasons are examples of baroque program music, or instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene. Answer: C 109. Some of Vivaldi's instrumental concertos were arranged by A. Arcangelo Corelli. B. Johann Sebastian Bach. C. George Frideric Handel. D. Claudio Monteverdi. Answer: B 110. Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso A. harpsichordist. B. opera singer. C. lutenist. D. violinist. Answer: D 111. Vivaldi wrote approximately ____________ concerti grossi and solo concertos. A. 10 B. 30 C. 95 D. 450 Answer: D 112. A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ movements. A. a variable number of B. two C. three D. four Answer: C 113. Vivaldi wrote concertos A. only for string instruments. B. only for violins with continuo. C. for a great variety of instruments. D. only for keyboard instruments. Answer: C 114. The longest period of Johann Sebastian Bach's professional life was spent as director of music at St. Thomas's Church in A. Rome. B. Leipzig. C. Cöthen. D. Eisenach. Answer: B 115. Of Bach's twenty children, ____________ went on to become well-known composers. A. two B. three C. four D. five Answer: C 116. While at Leipzig, Bach A. taught organ and composition, gave recitals, and was often asked to judge the construction of organs. B. was responsible for the musical education of some 55 students in the St. Thomas school. C. rehearsed, conducted, and usually composed an extended work for chorus, soloists and orchestra for each Sunday and holiday of the church year. D. All answers are correct. Answer: D 117. Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____________ of his day. A. organist B. composer C. violinist D. cellist Answer: A 118. Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except the A. opera. B. concerto. C. fugue. D. sonata. Answer: A 119. Bach's personal musical style was drawn from A. Italian concertos. B. French dance pieces. C. German church music. D. All answers are correct. Answer: D 120. Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using A. homophonic texture. B. musical symbolism. C. an insistent rhythmic drive. D. simple melodic ideas. Answer: C 121. Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called A. sonatas. B. concertos. C. suites. D. cantatas. Answer: C 122. A two-part collection of preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key, basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach's A. Art of the Fugue. B. Well-Tempered Clavier. C. St. Matthew Passion. D. Brandenburg Concertos. Answer: B 123. Which of the following statements is not true? A. B. C. Baroque suites often begin with a French overture. The baroque suite is a musical form exclusive to the orchestra. A baroque suite is made up of different movements that are all written in the same key but differ in tempo, meter, and character. D. The various dances of the baroque suite are usually in AABB form. Answer: B 124. Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in A. meter. B. national origin. C. tempo. D. All answers are correct. Answer: D 125. Which of the following is not a part of the baroque suite? A. Allemande B. Waltz C. Sarabande D. Gigue Answer: B 126. The various dances of the baroque suite are usually A. polyphonic in texture. B. in theme and variation form. C. in AABB form. D. in ABA form. Answer: C 127. Baroque suites frequently begin with a A. French overture. B. gavotte. C. gigue. D. sarabande. Answer: A 128. The French overture has A. two sections: slow-fast. B. two sections: fast-slow. C. three sections: fast-slow-fast. D. one continuous section. Answer: A 129. In Bach's day, the Lutheran church service lasted about ____________ hour(s). A. one B. two C. three D. four Answer: D 130. The Lutheran chorale tunes A. had been adapted from Catholic hymns. B. were composed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. C. had been adapted from folk songs. D. All answers are correct. Answer: D 131. The ____________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune. A. cantata B. chorale C. chorale prelude D. recitative Answer: B 132. Congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to A. stay awake during long sermons. B. participate directly in the service. C. learn new music. D. All answers are correct. Answer: B 133. The ____________ is an instrumental composition based on a chorale. A. suite B. chorale prelude C. sinfonia D. cantata Answer: B 134. A ____________ is a short instrumental composition based on a hymn tune that reminds the congregation of the hymn's melody. A. chorale prelude B. fugue C. cantata D. chorale Answer: A 135. A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the A. cantata. B. chorale prelude. C. concerto grosso. D. sonata. Answer: A 136. When chorale melodies were harmonized for church choir, the tune was given to the A. alto voice. B. congregation. C. bass voice. D. tenor. Answer: B 137. In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the ____________ of the time. A. suites B. operas C. concertos D. sonatas Answer: B 138. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Lutheran chorales were tunes that had been composed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries or had been adapted from folk songs and Catholic hymns. B. In a sense, the cantata was a sermon in music that reinforced the minister's sermon. C. When chorale melodies were harmonized for church choirs, the tune was assigned to the tenors. D. The cantata of Bach's day might last 25 minutes and contain several different movements, including choruses, recitatives, arias, and duets. Answer: C 139. Which of the following statements is not true? A. B. C. Oratorios first appeared in England. Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no acting, scenery, or costumes. An oratorio is a large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative text. D. The first oratorios were based on stories from the Bible. Answer: A 140. A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called A. chorale. B. aria. C. recitative. D. oratorio. Answer: D 141. Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no A. orchestral accompaniment. B. acting, scenery, or costumes. C. choral part. D. vocal soloists. Answer: B 142. The first oratorios were based on A. Greek mythology. B. contemporary literature. C. Greek and Roman literature. D. stories from the Bible. Answer: D 143. The ____________ in an oratorio is especially important and serves either to comment on or to participate in the drama. A. narrator B. chorus C. orchestra D. vocal soloist Answer: B 144. An element of the oratorio that is especially important and serves to comment on or participate in the drama is the A. narrator. B. chorus. C. vocal soloist. D. orchestra. Answer: B 145. Pieces of an oratorio are usually connected together by means of A. a narrator's recitatives. B. choruses. C. duets. D. arias. Answer: A 146. In oratorio, the story is carried forward by the A. arias. B. chorus. C. narrator's recitatives. D. duets. Answer: C 147. Oratorios first appeared in A. Germany. B. England. C. Italy. D. France. Answer: C 148. George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as A. Johann Sebastian Bach. B. Arcangelo Corelli. C. Claudio Monteverdi. D. Antonio Vivaldi. Answer: A 149. Handel spent the major portion of his life in A. Germany. B. England. C. Italy. D. Ireland. Answer: B 150. Handel's Messiah is an example of A. an oratorio. B. an opera. C. musical theater. D. a song. Answer: A 151. Although Handel wrote a great deal of instrumental music, the core of his huge output consists of English oratorios and Italian A. operas. B. songs. C. chorales. D. madrigals. Answer: A 152. Handel's oratorios are usually based on A. the Old Testament. B. Greek mythology. C. the New Testament. D. Roman history. Answer: A 153. Which of the following oratorios is not by Handel? A. Messiah B. Elijah C. Israel in Egypt D. Joshua Answer: B 154. Which of the following statements is not true? A. B. The focus of the Handelian oratorio is usually the chorus. Most of Handel's oratorios are without plot or characters since they were primarily intended for church use. C. Messiah, set to a text compiled by Charles Jennings from the Old and New Testaments, is meditative rather than dramatic like Handel's other oratorios. D. Handel's oratorios are usually based on the Old Testament. Answer: B