Semester Test

What is an oratorio?

• A staged opera with elaborate costumes and scenery.

• A sacred opera that is not staged and features recitatives, arias, and choruses.

• A short musical piece typically performed as an encore in concerts.

• A modern musical genre that combines elements of opera and pop music.

Where did oratorios first become popular before spreading to other parts of the continent and to England?

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

Which of Handel's oratorios is mentioned in the text and is known for being performed more than almost any other composition of classical music?

• The Creation

• Water Music

• Messiah

• Music for the Royal Fireworks

Who is the composer of "Hallelujah" from Messiah?

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• George Frideric Handel

What is Handel best known for today?

• His instrumental music

• His operas and oratorios

• His dance music

• His symphonies

Which collection of Bach's works consists of forty-eight preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys?

• The Art of Fugue

• The Musical Offering

• The Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach

• The Well-Tempered Clavier

What is the term for the technique where a musical line is "turned up-side down"?

• Augmentation

• Diminution

• Inversion

• Retrograde

Who were the two main composers of the Baroque Period?

• Franz Schubert and

  Peter Tchaikovsky

• Johann Sebastian Bach

  and

  George Frideric Handel

• John Williams

  and

  Danny Elfman

• Franz Joseph Haydn

  and

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Definition of an Opera

• A non-religious story that was completely sung with costumes, scenery, and staging.

• A short performance with no special roles.

• A musical performed by children.

• An instrumental performance.

An extremely talented musician

• Virtuoso

• Soloist

• Beatboxer

• Countertenor