What is an Aria?

A solo song in an opera with instrumental accompaniment is called an:

• Oratorio

• Baroque Song

• Recitative

• Aria

Giulio Caccinni's treatise "Le Nuove Musiche" emphasized the singing of:

• Solo singing

• Multiple-part singing

• Instrumental music with chorus

• Solo instrumental music

What was the most popular part of operas for the audience?

• the costumes

• the end

• the arias

• the intermission

An aria taken from one opera and performed in another is called a:

• Da-Capo Aria

• Borrowed Aria

• Insertion Aria

• 2-part Aria

Arias can appear outside of operas:

• True

• False

"Summertime" from Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" is an example of a:

• song

• aria

• both

• neither

An aria can be compared to a _______________ in a play.

• exposition

• soliloquy

• climax

• monologue