The sacred cantata was an integral part of the:
a. Catholic Church Service
b. Anglican Church Service
c. Lutheran Church Service
d. Pilgrims' Church Service - Answers c. Lutheran Church Service
Which of the following does NOT characterize the oratorio?
a. elaborate scenery
b. recitatives
c. arias
d. choruses - Answers a. elaborate scenery
The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from:
a. Greek Mythology
b. the Bible
c. medieval history
d. contemporary life - Answers b. the Bible
Which of the following wind instruments was not made of wood during the Baroque period?
a. recorder
b. oboe
c. trumpet
d. flute - Answers c. trumpet
,Which of the following is a well known set of concertos by Vivaldi?
a. The Four Seasons
b. the Brandenburg Concertos
c. Water Music
d. Music for the Royal Fireworks - Answers a. The Four Seasons
Which of the following was not an important keyboard instrument during the Baroque?
a. Harpsichord
b. the piano
c. the organ
d. the clavichord - Answers b. the piano
The range of a singer's voice depends on..
a. training
b. physical makeup
c. which microphone the singer uses
d. training and physical makeup - Answers d. training and physical makeup
Pitch is defined as:
a. degrees of loudness or softness in music
b. the quality that distinguishes musical sounds
c. the relative highness or lowness we hear in sound
d. leaning on a musical note - Answers c. the relative highness or lowness we hear in sound
Which of the following does NOT describe Renaissance thought?
, a. an exclusively religious orientation
b. an internet in scientific inquiry
c. a questioning of blind faith
d. a focus on humanity and life - Answers a. an exclusively religious orientation
What was the primary language of Mass?
a. Hebrew
b. Greek
c. Italian
d. Latin - Answers d. Latin
Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
a. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
b. Martin Luther
c. Saint Ignatius Loyola
d. Ascanio Sforza - Answers b. Martin Luther
Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the Council of Trent?
a. removing all secularism from church music
b. making the words of the liturgy more understandable
c. disciplining the irreverent attitudes of church musicians
d. using more instruments to embellish church music - Answers d. using more instruments to embellish
church music
The first accented beat of a measure is called: