Music Appreciation Baroque Period UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1 view 0 purchase
Course
Music Appreciation Baroque
Institution
Music Appreciation Baroque
Music Appreciation Baroque Period
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Affections - CORRECT ANSWER- Emotional states like joy, grief, and agitation
represented in baroque music although specific musical languages
Terraced Dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER- Abrupt alternation between lou...
Music Appreciation Baroque Period
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Affections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Emotional states like joy, grief, and agitation
represented in baroque music although specific musical languages
Terraced Dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Abrupt alternation between loud and soft
dynamic levels; characteristic of baroque music
Clavichord - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Baroque keyboard instrument in which sound is
produced by means of brass blades striking strings, capable of making gradual dynamic
changes, but within a narrow volume range
Basso Continuo - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Baroque accompaniment made up of a bass part
usually played by two instruments: a keyboard plus a low melodic instrument
Figured Bass - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Bass part of a baroque accompaniment with
figures (numbers) above it indicting the chords to be played
Movement - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Piece that sounds fairly complete and independent
but is part of a larger composition
Concerto Grosso - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Composition for several instrumental soloists
and small orchestra; common in late baroque music.
Tutti - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In Italian, all; the full orchestra, or a large group of
musicians contrasted with a smaller group
Ritornello - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Refrain; a repeated section of music usually played
by the full orchestra, or tutti
, Ritornello form - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Compositional form usually employed in the
baroque concerto grosso, in which the tutti plays a ritornello, or refrain, alternating with one
or more soloist playing new material
Fugue - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Polyphonic composition based on one main theme, or
subject
Subject - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Theme of a fugue
Prelude - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Short piece usually serving to introduce a fugue or
another composition; a short piece for piano
Countersubject - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In a fugue, a melodic idea that accompanies the
subject fairly constantly
Pedal Point - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Single tone, usually in the bass, which is held while
the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it; often found in fugues.
Inversion - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Variation of a fugue subject in which each interval of
the subject is reversed in direction
Retrograde - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Variation of a fugue subject in which the subject is
presented by beginning with its last note and proceeding backward to the first.
Stretto - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Compositional procedure used in fugues, in which a
subject is imitated before it is completed; one voice tries to catch the other.
Librettist - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Dramatist who writes the libretto, or text, of an oprea
Libretto - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Text of an opera.
Opera - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Drama that us sung to orchestral accompaniment, usually
a large-scale composition employing vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra, costumes, and scenery.
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller MGRADES. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $7.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
