Quiz 5 - The Baroque Period (Partial)

What is the Petit Violons?

• A small opera with only sixteen singers.

• A small viol that Lully was adept at playing.

• A small choir Lully conducted.

• A small string ensemble that traveled with the King.

How did someone become an aristocrat?

• By being born into an established aristocratic family.

• By earning a certain amount of money per year.

• By owning his own oxen or cow for plowing.

• By using a noble title after his or her name.

Which composer spent his career working for King Louis XIV in France?

• Johann Pachelbel

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Henry Purcell

• Jean-Baptiste Lully

During which century were the standards for oratorio developed?

• 20th

• 18th

• 17th

• 19th

Which of these combinations of instruments could be used to play a basso continuo?

• Organ and Double Bass.

• Lute and Viola de Gamba.

• Harpsichord and Cello.

• All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following figures did NOT generally lead baroque orchestras?

• Composer

• Conductor

• Harpsichordist

• First Violinist

Why was the Florentine Camerata important in the development of opera?

• They thought that the music should be more melodically abstract than it was during the late Renaissance.

• They wanted to create operas that expressed deeper emotions through music.

• They thought that music should be more complex and intricate that it was during the late Renaissance.

• They thought operas ought to break with the Greek traditions that dominated late Renaissance music.

The term 'Baroque' comes from which word in Portuguese?

• Gold leaf

• Bark

• Boat

• Broken pearl

Which musical texture is an example of counterpoint?

• Polyphony

• Homophony

• Monophony

• Monody

Which of the following is not a part of a Lully opera?

• A prologue

• Classical themes and ideals

• Long sections of spoken dialogue

• Ballet