The idea that different musical moods could and should be used to influence the emotions of the listener is known as:​

The dramatic text that composers set to music in an opera, oratorio, or cantata is called:

What is the term for a small ensemble that furnishes a foundation for the melody or melodies of a composition, requires at least two instrumentalists, and occurs almost exclusively in Baroque music?​

What is the numerical shorthand in music that tells the player which unwritten notes to fill in above the written bass note?​

Why is Orfeo significant in the history of European music?​

Musically heightened speech that relates the action or dramatic narrative to the audience is called __________. The text is usually in prose rather than poetic meter and the musical setting mirrors the natural rhythms of everyday speech.​

Which composer has been called the “greatest of all English composers,” a title to which only the pop songwriter Paul McCartney can plausibly challenge.​

Which term is synonymous with “Ground bass”?​

What was the size of a typical orchestra during the Baroque era?

Which genre of composition consists of two sections; the first in a slow, majestic duple meter with stately dotted rhythms, while the contrasting second section features a fast triple meter in an imitative style?

In addition to the three-part canon in Pachelbel’s Canon in D, what other musical technique contributes to its appeal?​

The soloists in a concerto grosso constitute a subgroup called the:​

This composer, who was born and raised in Venice, was also an ordained priest as well as a virtuoso violinist. During his career he was engaged to teach music for a girl’s orphanage, the Hospice of Mercy, and wrote many solo concertos for the all-female orchestra.

Which event is not portrayed in the program of Vivaldi’s Concerto in E major (“The Spring”)?​

Which instrument is most suited for playing polyphonic counterpoint?​

A note, usually in the bass, that is sustained (or repeated) for a period of time while harmonies change around it is called:​

A spiritual melody or religious folksong of the Lutheran Church is known as:​

Water Music is an example of the:​

This genre, intended for entertainment as well as spiritual edification, makes no use of acting, costumes, or staging.​

When and where did Baroque music first appear?

Which genre of composition is a dramatic work in which the actors sing some or all of their parts and features elaborate costumes and stage sets?

What did the inventors of early opera think they were reviving?

The most common basso continuo group was the:

The manner of composing for instruments that exploits the strengths, special abilities, and color of a particular instrument or voice while avoiding its weaknesses is known as: