Music History I Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
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Music History I
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Music History I
Music History I Exam 1 Questions and
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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 o...
Music History I Exam 1 Questions and
Answers Already Passed
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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