WorksheetsOpera recall
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Baroque music, a repeating bass line is called a (a) bass
2.
Which vocal movement of an opera resembles ordinary speech?
a)
Recitative
b)
Aria
c)
Chorus
d)
Overture
3.
In 1598, who composed the first opera?
a)
Peri
b)
Monteverdi
c)
Purcell
d)
Handel
4.
Which operatic vocal movement features soloists singing memorable themes?
a)
Aria
b)
Recitative
c)
Chorus
d)
Alto
5.
A group of notes sung to one syllable of text is called a (a)
6.
Which voice has the highest range?
a)
Soprano
b)
Mezzo-soprano
c)
Tenor
d)
Bass
7.
Which texture consists of two or more lines of independent melodies?
a)
Polyphonic
b)
Heterophonic
c)
Homophonic
d)
Monophonic
8.
Which texture consists of a melody and accompaniment (sometimes simple chords)?
a)
Homophonic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Heterophonic
d)
Monophonic
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