History of Music Review

Which of these means to gradually slow down?

• Decrescendo

• Ritardando

• Atempo

• Sforzando

What instrument listed belongs to the brass family?

• Flute

• Glockenspiel

• French horn

• Bassoon

What is "surface rhythm?"

• The most obvious rhythm

• The fastest rhythm performed

• The rhythm of the melody

• The rhythm of the highest-pitched instrument

What does crescendo mean?

• Become louder

• Become quieter

• Become faster

• Become slower

What is the script to an opera called?

• Playbook

• Script

• Lied

• Libretto

What is an aria?

• A solo song

• Sung dialogue

• An instrumental prelude

• Part of a symphony

What is the instrumental opening music of an opera called?

• Aria

• Recitative

• Overture

• Sonata

Which of these denotes a solo performance with an accompanying orchestra?

• Aria

• Symphony

• Sonata

• Concerto

What kind of leid is sung with constantly changing music?

• Through-composed

• Strophic

• Modified-strophic

• Aria

What is the lowest male voice part?

• Tenor

• Alto

• Bass

• Contralto