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mus chap 15 ? quiz
Question | Answer |
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The basso continuo requires at least ________ performers | Two |
The basso continuo consists of a bass instrument plus a keyboard or a lute. True or False | True |
A type of musical shorthand used by J.S. Bach and other Baroque composers to notate music quickly was called the | Figured bass |
Instrumental music was more important than vocal music in the Baroque Period. True or False | False |
The Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach was | A set of teaching pieces; a collection of 48 preludes and fugues; a number of pieces in each of the major and minor keys |
In the listening example Fugue in G minor (Little Fugue) by J.S. Bach, the genre is | Organ fugue |
Is a virtuosic keyboard form, improvisatory in character | Toccata |
A short independent or introductory piece for keyboard | Prelude |
Is based on a Lutheran hymn | Chorale prelude |
Is a multimovement work; a collection of stylized dances | Suite |
Is a multimovement work for one or more solo instruments, accompanied by a continuo | Baroque sonata |
Is an imitative polyphonic composition with two to six "voices" | Fugue |
The Baroque trio sonata requires a minimum of _______ performers | Four |
In the listening example Spring Concerto from Four Seasons by Vivaldi, the genre is | Solo concerto |
In the listening example Spring Concerto from Four Seasons by Vivaldi, the featured solo instrument in "Songs of the Birds" is the | Violin |
The genre for the listening example Bradenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major by J.S. Bach is | Concerto grosso |
In the listening example Bradenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major by J.S. Bach, the first movement features all of following instruments except | Timpani |
In the listening example Bradenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major by J.S. Bach, the second movement is ______ in tempo than the first movement | Slower |
Name the Italian Baroque composer who spent most of his life as a professional musician | Antonio Vivaldi |
Arcangelo Corelli was an important Baroque composer of string music. True or False | True |