Baroque questions and answers graded A+

Baroque Select the three countries whose cultures most influenced Bach's musical style. - correct answer Italy Germany France Select all that apply Select the three principal ways of varying the subject of a fugue. - correct answer Presenting the subject in diminution Presenting the subject in inversion Presenting the subject retrograde Select all that apply Select all the responsibilities of the music director of a church. - correct answer Training choristers for their performances Composing works for church performances on a regular basis Select all that apply Select all the ways the chorus differs from an ensemble in an opera. - correct answer The chorus commonly represents a group. The chorus comments on the action. Select all that apply Select all the statements that describe oratorios in the baroque period. - correct answer Recitatives are used to connect the parts of an oratorio. Most oratorios are based on stories from the Bible. 0.24 secs Listen to the audio clip. Identify the title of the work and its composer. - correct answer Cantata No. 140 (Awake, a Voice Is Calling Us) by J. S. Bach Purcell's Dido and Aeneas is important because it is one of the greatest operas to treat the ______ in an unparalleled way. - correct answer English language Select all that apply Select all the statements that describe the cantata. - correct answer It is a work for one or more voices with instruments. It was an important genre in the baroque period. Select all that apply Select all the characteristics of the second movement of Vivaldi's La Primavera. - correct answer The overall sound is peaceful and slow. It is in a minor key, providing a strong contrast to the bright first movement. There are fewer instruments than in the first movement. Handel is known for his English oratorios, his most famous one being ______. - correct answer Messiah Listen to the audio clip. Select all the following that describe the contrast between the two sections in Sinfonia for Strings and Continuo from Handel's Messiah. - correct answer The second section is lively and much faster. The first section is slow and stately. The first section features a dotted rhythm pattern. 0.29 secs audio clip Listen to the audio clip. Identify the title of the complete work and its composer. - correct answer Messiah by G. F. Handel What term refers to the baroque music principle in which one affection, such as grief or agitation, is represented throughout a work? - correct answer Unity of mood Which of the following serves to generate atmosphere and comment on the action of an opera? - correct answer The chorus Listen to the audio clip 0.17 secs. In this excerpt from J. S. Bach's Organ Fugue in G Minor, which of the following best describes what is heard? - correct answer The subject is heard first in one voice then in another while a countersubject is presented above the subject. In a recitative, how are words sung? - correct answer Quickly and clearly, often on repeated notes Antonio Vivaldi was highly regarded in his lifetime as a virtuoso ______. - correct answer violinist An orchestra introduction to the second act of an opera is a(n) ______. - correct answer prelude Listen to the audio clip (00.29 secs). Select all the instruments used in this clip from the second movement of Vivaldi's La Primavera. - correct answer Viola section Violin section Solo violin Besides being a great organist and composer, Bach was a renowned ______. - correct answer improviser Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted from Handel's Messiah is sung by a(n) ______. - correct answer tenor