Worksheets4.15 Test Review- Music App 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which technique was used in the Baroque period to create contrast by shifting from suddenly loud to soft or soft to loud dynamics?
a)
crescendo
b)
decrescendo
c)
terraced dynamics
d)
ornamentation
2.
Which term describes the use of embellishments to decorate Baroque music?
a)
terraced dynamics
b)
ornamentation
c)
decorations
d)
composition
3.
Which phrase best describes a basso continuo?
a)
a melodic line continuing throughout a piece written for a bass instrument
b)
a group of any combination of instruments in the Baroque period
c)
an independent bass line continuing throughout a piece used to accompany a melodic line
d)
a Baroque instrument
4.
Which term names a musical composition for a concertino and ripieno?
a)
concerto grosso
b)
solo concerto
c)
suite
d)
sonata
5.
Which term names a type of Baroque music that includes the sonata, the toccata, and the suite?
a)
chamber music
b)
concerto
c)
concertino
d)
ripieno
6.
What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?
a)
Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments, while orchestral music is written for a large group of instruments.
b)
Chamber music is written for only voices, while orchestral music combines vocal and instrumental parts.
c)
Chamber music is easier to perform than orchestral music
d)
Chamber music is written for a large group of instruments, while orchestral music is written for a small group of instruments.
7.
Which stringed instrument was unique to the Baroque period but fell out of favor later on?
a)
viola de gamba
b)
violin
c)
cello
d)
double bass
8.
Which type of music are oratorios and cantatas?
a)
sacred
b)
secular
c)
instrumental
d)
fugal
9.
Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?
a)
Handel
b)
Vivaldi
c)
Bach
d)
Mozart
10.
Which structure is typical for a Baroque solo concerto and is demonstrated by the second movement of Vivaldi’s “Spring”?
a)
three movements following the slow-fast-slow
b)
three movements following the slow-fast-fast
c)
three movements following the fast-slow-fast
d)
three movements following the fast-slow-slow
11.
Who was considered both the greatest composer in the Baroque period and the master of the fugue?
a)
Handel
b)
Corelli
c)
Bach
d)
Vivaldi
12.
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti are an example of what style?
a)
solo concerto
b)
concerto grosso
c)
fugue
d)
oratorio
13.
Which composer devoted 35 years to composing and directing opera before beginning to write oratorios when the English public began to tire of opera?
a)
Bach
b)
Vivaldi
c)
Purcell
d)
Handel
14.
Which type of sacred music did Handel write following the decline of opera?
a)
concerti
b)
cantatas
c)
oratorios
d)
improvisation
15.
Which term names a production that integrates music, dance, sets, and costumes to enhance the telling of a story?
a)
symphony
b)
chance music
c)
opera
d)
cantata
16.
Which component of an opera is the text of the story?
a)
score
b)
aria
c)
libretto
d)
recitative
17.
Which answer names an Italian comic opera of the eighteenth century?
a)
opera seria
b)
singspiel
c)
opear buffa
d)
ballad opera
18.
Which phrase best describes a recitative?
a)
a style of singing that closely resembles speech
b)
a catchy tune with full orchestra accompaniment
c)
an accompaniment solo voice piece with a strong melody line
d)
brief orchestral phrases between singng a catchy tune
19.
How does Mozart show the queen’s rising fury in the Queen of the Night’s aria from The Magic Flute?
a)
a dramatic speaking part is inserted into the aria
b)
the notes of the aria rise in pitch as the queen gets more angry
c)
the horns play an intermedi during the aria
d)
a piccolo part plays the queen's anger
20.
Which type of opera was created by Richard Wagner and has continuous music throughout with a primary goal of symbolizing the drama?
a)
music drama
b)
singspiel
c)
ballad opera
d)
grand opera
21.
In which century did the important operatic elements el canto singing, grand opera, and music drama develop?
a)
17th Century
b)
18th Century
c)
19th Century
d)
20th Century
22.
Is this sentence true or false? The sharps or flats found in a scale are used to create the key signature.
a)
True
b)
false
23.
What is the graphic diagram that shows all major and minor key signatures called?
a)
chromatic scale
b)
major scale
c)
minor scale
d)
circle of fifths
24.
Which Major scale has four sharps?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
C
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