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Who is considered the "father" of opera, known for his early contributions to the genre in the

Baroque period?


✔✔ Claudio Monteverdi.




Which medieval composer is known for his sacred music and was a key figure in the

development of organum?


✔✔ Léonin.




What musical form, developed in the Renaissance, involves multiple independent voices and is

often sung a cappella?


✔✔ Motet.




Which term describes the musical texture that features a single melody with accompaniment,

commonly used in the Baroque period?


✔✔ Homophony.




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,Which famous composer wrote the "St. Matthew Passion," a significant work in the Baroque

oratorio tradition?


✔✔ Johann Sebastian Bach.




Which Baroque composer is famous for his concerto grosso and for being a virtuoso violinist?


✔✔ Antonio Vivaldi.




Which style of music, emerging during the Middle Ages, was characterized by the use of

plainchant and was primarily used in liturgical settings?


✔✔ Gregorian chant.




What is the term for the gradual increase in volume, often used to intensify the emotional effect

of a musical passage?


✔✔ Crescendo.




Which 18th-century musical form involves a main theme that is stated, then developed, and

followed by a recapitulation?


✔✔ Sonata form.




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,Who composed the opera "Orfeo," which is considered one of the first true operas?


✔✔ Claudio Monteverdi.




Which Renaissance composer is known for his motets and masses, often written in a smooth,

flowing polyphonic style?


✔✔ Josquin des Prez.




Which music period emphasized emotional expressiveness, the development of tonality, and the

rise of the opera?


✔✔ Baroque period.




Which German composer, known for his operas and orchestral music, composed "The Magic

Flute" and is considered a bridge between the Classical and Romantic periods?


✔✔ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.




Which type of Renaissance sacred music involves a single text sung by multiple voices in a

polyphonic style?


✔✔ Mass.




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, Which Baroque composer is known for his oratorios, including "Messiah," which has become a

staple of choral music?


✔✔ George Frideric Handel.




Which Italian composer is credited with developing the concerto form, especially the solo

concerto, during the Baroque period?


✔✔ Antonio Vivaldi.




What is the characteristic feature of Medieval music that distinguishes it from later periods, often

involving a single melodic line without harmony?


✔✔ Monophony.




What is the term for a musical texture in which two or more independent melodies are played or

sung simultaneously, often used in the Renaissance and Baroque periods?


✔✔ Counterpoint.




Which composer is most closely associated with the creation of the symphony as a large-scale

instrumental form during the Classical period?


✔✔ Franz Joseph Haydn.


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