CH 27-28: Vivaldi/Concert & Bach/Fugue

The instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar bodies of sound is called a

• Concerto

• Concerto

• Concertino

• Ripieno

The typical solo concerto has ________ movements.

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 53

Who was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos?

• Bach

• Purcell

• Handel

• Vivaldi

What is Vivaldi’s best-known set of concertos?

• Brandenburg Concertos

• The Harmonic Inspiration

• The Four Seasons

• The Eccentricity

The ________ form in a concerto is loosely based on the alternation between orchestral statements and virtuosic passages for the soloist.

• Ripieno

• Concertino

• Ritornello

• Concerto

The ________ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quills.

• Piano

• Harpsichord

• Clavichord

• Organ

What is the principal element of a fugue?

• Orchestration

• Syncopation

• Imitation

• Homophony

In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called

• Subjects

• Rests

• Episodes

• Toccatas

After the first statement of the fugue subject, the second entrance of the subject is called the

• Answer

• Countersubject

• Exposition

• Stretto

How many preludes and fugues are contained in the two Well-Tempered Clavier volumes?

• 12

• 24

• 48

• 96