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Reading Quiz for Chapter 8

Read Chapter 8 in your book and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question

Where was early Baroque style first developed?
A. England
B. France
C. Germany
D. Italy

Where was early Baroque style first developed?

Correct.

Incorrect. See the opening of Chapter 8.
Question

Which of the following was an important innovation of the early Baroque era?
A. opera
B. the motet
C. the Mass structure
D. choral singing

Which of the following was an important innovation of the early Baroque era?

Correct.

Incorrect. See From Renaissance to Baroque in Chapter 8.
Question

Gabrieli’s “O magnum mysterium” is
A. an aria.
B. a motet.
C. a Mass.
D. a suite.

Gabrieli’s “O magnum mysterium” is

Correct.

Incorrect. See Giovanni Gabrieli, Motet, “O magnum mysterium” in Chapter 8.
Question

What happened to rhythm and meter in the early Baroque period?
A. Rhythm and meter became even more irregular than they had been in the Renaissance.
B. Rhythms became more defined but music remained nonmetrical.
C. Rhythms became more definite and regular, and bar lines began to be used to specify meter.
D. Rhythm and meter remained much the same as they had been during the Renaissance.

What happened to rhythm and meter in the early Baroque period?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Rhythm and Meter in Chapter 8.
Question

What is the basso continuo, or just continuo, in Baroque music?
A. instruments such as cello and harpischord or organ that reinforce the bass line and play chords continuously under the melody
B. a melody in the upper voices that runs continuously above the bass line
C. a single short melody repeated many times by the bass instruments
D. a set of standardized chords

What is the basso continuo, or just continuo, in Baroque music?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Texture: Basso Continuo in Chapter 8.

Question

In the Baroque ground-bass form, how is music constructed?

The melodies for the upper instruments or voices determine the harmonies played by the continuo and bass instruments.

The bass instruments play a single short melody many times, generating a set of repeated harmonies played by the continuo. Upper instruments or voices then play melodies that are adjusted to the harmonies determined by the bass.

The composer writes a bass line, and the continuo and upper voices improvise freely.

The composer writes the bass line and the melody together, and there is no continuo.

In the Baroque ground-bass form, how is music constructed?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Texture: Basso Continuo in Chapter 8.

Question

What is functional harmony?
A. the process of composing music from the ground up
B. a style of freely wandering harmonies that do not relate to the tonic, or “home,” pitch
C. harmony based on the medieval modes
D. a system in which all chords have a specific interrelation and function in relation to the tonic chord (the chord on the home pitch)

What is functional harmony?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Functional Harmony in Chapter 8.
Question

The earliest operas were
A. part of the Mass.
B. a form of public entertainment.
C. court entertainments for royal celebrations.
D. purely instrumental, with no singing.

The earliest operas were

Correct.

Incorrect. See Opera in Chapter 8.
Question

In a recitative, the composer tries to have the singing voice
A. rhythmically chant the dialogue.
B. follow the rhythm of highly emotional speech.
C. soar above an elaborate orchestral accompaniment.
D. meditate on the situation at hand, without advancing the plot.

In a recitative, the composer tries to have the singing voice

Correct.

Incorrect. See Recitative and Aria in Chapter 8.
Question

What is an aria?
A. a rapid declamation of dialogue
B. a minimally accompanied song
C. a form that combines recitative and arioso
D. an extended vocal number for a solo singer and usually the full orchestra

What is an aria?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Recitative and Aria in Chapter 8.
Question

Who composed the operas Orfeo and The Coronation of Poppea?
A. Giovanni Gabrieli
B. Girolamo Frescobaldi
C. Claudio Monteverdi
D. Henry Purcell

Who composed the operas Orfeo and The Coronation of Poppea?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Claudio Monteverdi in Chapter 8.
Question

In Dido and Aeneas, what is Dido doing as she sings the aria “Dido’s Lament”?
A. anticipating a joyful reunion with Aeneas
B. remembering her first husband
C. expressing apprehension about her feelings for Aeneas
D. preparing to commit suicide

In Dido and Aeneas, what is Dido doing as she sings the aria “Dido’s Lament”?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas in Chapter 8.
Question

What three things does Chapter 8 describe as sources for the development of instrumental music in the early Baroque era?
A. dance, virtuosity, and vocal music
B. dance, opera, and fugues
C. virtuosity, vocal music, and variations
D. fugues, toccatas, and canzonas

What three things does Chapter 8 describe as sources for the development of instrumental music in the early Baroque era?

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Rise of Instrumental Music in Chapter 8.
Question

What is a dance suite?
A. a piece consisting of a set of dances to be played by instruments or an orchestra, not performed by dancers
B. a type of ballet or opera
C. a set of variations on a dance tune
D. a dance that introduces an aria in an opera

What is a dance suite?

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Rise of Instrumental Music in Chapter 8.
Question

During the early Baroque period, Girolamo Frescobaldi was the foremost
A. composer of operas.
B. violinist.
C. organ virtuoso.
D. cellist.

During the early Baroque period, Girolamo Frescobaldi was the foremost

Correct.

Incorrect. See Girolamo Frescobaldi in Chapter 8.