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1 point
Which description best identifies a concerto in Baroque music?
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: Basso continuo normally combines a bass instrument that plays the written bass line with a chord-producing instrument that realizes the harmony.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
What term names the recurring instrumental passage that often returns between solo episodes in a Baroque concerto?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
In a fugue, the principal theme introduced by one voice is called the .
05
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In a Baroque opera, which type of vocal writing primarily advances the plot through speechlike delivery?
- A
Recitative
- B
Aria
- C
Ritornello
- D
Countersubject
06
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Select all components that normally belong to a Baroque basso continuo realization.
- A
A bass instrument playing the written bass line
- B
An unaccompanied vocal melody
- C
A chord-producing instrument realizing harmony
- D
A full ensemble playing every passage
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: A fugue is not simply a canon because its voices can develop, combine, and transform the subject.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
According to the material, in what year is Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo dated?
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
In a concerto grosso, the small group of soloists is the , contrasted with the larger ensemble called the .
10
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Which situation most clearly illustrates the structure of a Baroque concerto grosso?
- A
A single soloist alternates with recitative and aria
- B
A principal theme is imitated by successive voices
- C
A small group of soloists contrasts with a larger ensemble
- D
A chorus alternates with only an unaccompanied singer
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Select all listening observations that would provide evidence of Baroque contrast.
- A
A passage shifts between solo and tutti forces
- B
Harmony moves between stable and unstable areas
- C
The music avoids all melodic decoration
- D
Texture changes between homophonic and polyphonic writing
12
Open ended
1 point
Explain two important differences between a Baroque concerto and a fugue. Refer to the performing forces or texture and to the characteristic formal process of each genre.
13
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1 point
Which Baroque ornament is an expressive leaning note that creates temporary dissonance before resolving?
- A
Mordent
- B
Appoggiatura
- C
Ritornello
- D
Stretto
14
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A listener hears a continuous low instrumental line accompanied by a harpsichord realizing harmonies. Which Baroque practice is most directly represented?
- A
A solo melody doubled by the entire orchestra
- B
A bass instrument together with a chord-producing instrument
- C
A choir singing in several independent parts
- D
A percussion pattern supporting a dance
15
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A composer alternates passages for two violins and continuo with passages for the full ensemble. Which description correctly identifies the two groups?
- A
The concertino is the full ensemble, while the ripieno is the conductor
- B
The concertino is the vocal group, while the ripieno is the instrumental group
- C
The concertino is the small solo group, while the ripieno is the larger ensemble
- D
The concertino is the recurring theme, while the ripieno is its variation
16
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In a Baroque opera scene, one section delivers dialogue quickly and another sustains a character's emotional reflection through a lyrical solo. How should these sections be identified?
- A
The speechlike section is a recitative, and the expressive solo is an aria
- B
The speechlike section is an aria, and the expressive solo is a recitative
- C
Both sections are examples of a ritornello
- D
Both sections are forms of basso continuo
17
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1 point
In a fugue, what is the usual function of the second voice after the first voice has presented the subject?
- A
It introduces a completely unrelated melody in the tonic
- B
It doubles the first voice in exact unison throughout
- C
It supplies only the bass line beneath the first voice
- D
It presents the subject in another key, usually the dominant
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: Baroque performers were often expected to add expressive ornaments to written melodies, especially in repeated sections and vocal arias.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Written response
1 point
What Baroque contrapuntal form is described by this process: one voice presents a principal theme, other voices enter with imitative versions, and the theme is developed through devices such as episodes and stretto?
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Written response
1 point
According to the material, in what year is Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo dated?