CHAFFEY MUS 4 EXAM 2 Mann Summer 18 Chaffey College MUS4 Exam 2 Dr. Mann Summer 18 This is exam 2. It is untimed. Provide the best answer for each question. Be sure to answer question 1 - your name! OK Question Title * 1. Type your first and last name OK Question Title * 2. Which of the following was a reason that a woman would join a convent during the seventeenth century? to avoid an unwanted marriage to seek asylum after being widowed to have an outlet for musical talent all of the above OK Question Title * 3. The canticle of Mary is generally known as the: doxology. Magnificat Gradual antiphon OK Question Title * 4. What are the performing forces for Cozzolani’s Magnificat? a cappella choir two choirs and violins two choirs, two soprano soloists, and organ and strings vocal choir and instrumental ensemble OK Question Title * 5. Women who made a name for themselves as professional musicians were often viewed as having low morals. True False OK Question Title * 6. The convent of St. Radegonda in Milan was famous for its music-making. True False OK Question Title * 7. A drama that is sung is called a(n): madrigal. opera. cantata. motet. OK Question Title * 8. The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called: aria. a chorus. madrigal. recitative. OK Question Title * 9. A highly emotional song in an opera is called a(n): aria. . chorus. ensemble recitative. OK Question Title * 10. The orchestral introduction at the beginning of an opera is called the: overture. ritornello. ensemble. recitative. OK Question Title * 11. The text of an opera is called the: lyrics. script. libretto. book. OK Question Title * 12. Luther believed that music belonged to the: clergy. choir. cantor. congregation. OK Question Title * 13. The sacred cantata was an integral part of the: Catholic church service. Anglican church service. Lutheran church service. Pilgrims’ church service in America. OK Question Title * 14. During his musical career, Johann Sebastian Bach held the position of: cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. court organist and chamber musician to the duke of Weimar. court musician to the prince of Anhalt-Cöthen. all of the above OK Question Title * 15. Johann Sebastian Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on the: harpsichord. organ. piano. clavichord. OK Question Title * 16. Bach completed over two hundred cantatas True False OK Question Title * 17. Handel’s Messiah is a(n): opera. cantata. oratorio. masque. OK Question Title * 18. ________ was born in Germany and studied in Italy, but spent much of his creative life in England. Bach Handel Vivaldi Scarlatti OK Question Title * 19. The famous choral climax of Handel’s Messiah is: “For unto us a Child is born.” the “Hallelujah Chorus.” “Comfort ye, my people.” “And the glory of the Lord.” OK Question Title * 20. An oratorio is a dramatic, staged work with elaborate scenery and costumes. True False OK Question Title * 21. The libretto for Handel’s oratorio Messiah is a compilation of verses from the Old and New Testaments. True False OK Question Title * 22. What is heterophonic texture? a unison choral statement the simultaneous performance of slight variants of the same melody a texture undergoing constant change a texture based on non-imitative polyphony OK Question Title * 23. Shape-note notation was designed to help the general public read music. True False OK Question Title * 24. The text for Billings’s David’s Lamentation is derived from the Bible. True False OK Question Title * 25. The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers was the: Middle Ages.. Renaissance. Baroque Classical. OK Question Title * 26. Which of the following does NOT describe instrumental music in the Baroque era? The flowering of instrumental music was largely encouraged by wealthy patrons. Elaborate instrumental music often accompanied grand celebrations. New technologies made more sophisticated instruments possible. Instrumental music became the central focus of Western concert music at this time. OK Question Title * 27. Baroque composers applied the concept of the suite to: solo instrumental music. keyboard music. orchestral music. all of the above OK Question Title * 28. Baroque suites were composed for orchestra only. True False OK Question Title * 29. The typical solo concerto has ________ movements. two three four six OK Question Title * 30. Which of the following was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos? Vivaldi Purcell Handel Bach OK Question Title * 31. Antonio Vivaldi was known as the “red priest” for: his political affiliations. his violent temper. the color of his hair. his red house. OK Question Title * 32. Which of the following is Vivaldi’s best-known set of concertos? The Four Seasons the Brandenburg Concertos Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks OK Question Title * 33. Bach composed the famous set of works known as the Brandenburg Concertos. True False OK Question Title * 34. The Four Seasons is considered to be program music True False OK Question Title * 35. Which of the following was NOT an important keyboard instrument during the Baroque? the harpsichord the piano the organ the clavichord OK Question Title * 36. The harpsichord is different from the piano because: it sometimes has two keyboards, rather than one. its strings are plucked, rather than struck. it is not capable of a wide dynamic range. all of the above OK Question Title * 37. The keyboard instrument that uses various sets of pipes to create contrasting colors is: the harpsichord. the organ. the clavichord. the piano. OK Question Title * 38. The organ has multiple keyboards. True False OK Question Title * 39. A fugue is a contrapuntal composition in which a single subject is the focal point that unifies the work True False OK Question Title * 40. In musical compositions, a theme is: the composition’s underlying meaning. the composition’s overall mood. a musical idea that is used as a building block. a literary story that is associated with the work. OK Question Title * 41. A composer can fragment a theme by dividing it into smaller units called: motives. codas. sequences. modulations. OK Question Title * 42. Which of the following best describes absolute music? music without a story or text music without form all instrumental music the finest music from the past OK Question Title * 43. In the Classical multimovement cycle, the third movement is usually in ________ form. theme and variations sonata rondo minuet and trio OK Question Title * 44. A string quartet consists of: violin, viola, cello, and bass. three violins and cello. violin, two violas, and cello. two violins, viola, and cello. OK Question Title * 45. Haydn enjoyed phenomenal musical success with two trips to ________. Paris London Rome New York OK Question Title * 46. The expansion and reworking of a theme within a composition is called thematic development. True False OK Question Title * 47. In the slow movement of Haydn’s Emperor string quartet, each instrument gets a turn at playing the theme. True False OK Question Title * 48. The Classical symphony had its roots in the: concerto. sonata. opera overture. ballet. OK Question Title * 49. Which group of instruments was the nucleus of the Classical orchestra? woodwinds strings brass percussion OK Question Title * 50. The nickname “father of the symphony” was earned by: Mozart. Haydn. Beethoven. Bach. OK Question Title * 51. The repetition of a motive at a higher or lower pitch level is called a: scale theme coda sequence OK DONE