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Reading Quiz for Chapter 9

Read Chapter 9 in your book and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

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Two other names for the Baroque period are
A. the Age of Absolutism and the Age of Rococo.
B. the Age of Science and the Age of Philosophy.
C. the Age of Absolutism and the Age of Science.
D. the Age of Music and the Age of Ideas.

Two other names for the Baroque period are

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Incorrect. See Absolutism and the Age of Science in Chapter 9.
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Which statement describes the role of art in the seventeenth century?
A. Art became unimportant to European rulers as they focused on expansion and colonization.
B. Art was mainly something people created at home for private enjoyment.
C. Art was meant to be subtle and to gently draw in the viewer.
D. Royal sponsorship of the arts rose to new heights in Europe, and especially in Germany rulers competed with one another to support artists who would create works to glorify them.

Which statement describes the role of art in the seventeenth century?

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Incorrect. See Art and Absolutism in Chapter 9.
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Which of the following aspects of Baroque opera differs from opera today?
A. Baroque operas were elaborate spectacles with expensive stage sets.
B. Baroque operas displayed strong emotions.
C. Baroque opera singers were often great virtuosos.
D. Baroque operas indirectly paid tribute to the royal sponsors who paid for them.

Which of the following aspects of Baroque opera differs from opera today?

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Incorrect. See The Music of Absolutism in Chapter 9.
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Composers in the Baroque period strove to create rhythms and forms that were
A. unemotional.
B. vague and formless.
C. regular and systematic.
D. irregular.

Composers in the Baroque period strove to create rhythms and forms that were

Correct.

Incorrect. See Science and Music in Chapter 9.
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What was the most glamorous institution where a Baroque composer could make a living?
A. opera house
B. court
C. concert hall
D. university

What was the most glamorous institution where a Baroque composer could make a living?

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Incorrect. See Musical Life in the Early Eighteenth Century in Chapter 9.
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In the Baroque period, composing music was regarded as
A. a labor of love.
B. a craft practiced by skilled artisans.
C. an expression of individual personality.
D. the unique expression of eccentric geniuses.

In the Baroque period, composing music was regarded as

Correct.

Incorrect. See Musical Life in the Early Eighteenth Century in Chapter 9.
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A central characteristic of Baroque music is
A. a thorough, methodical quality, with a lot of repetition and variation.
B. a lot of contrast within shorter pieces and shorter sections of longer works.
C. frequent changes in meter.
D. frequent, gradual changes in dynamics.

A central characteristic of Baroque music is

Correct.

Incorrect. See Style Features of Late Baroque Music in Chapter 9.
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What were the core instruments of the “basic” Baroque orchestra?
A. woodwinds with harpsichord
B. strings with harpsichord or organ
C. brass and woodwinds
D. strings and percussion

What were the core instruments of the “basic” Baroque orchestra?

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Baroque Orchestra in Chapter 9.
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For special, festive occasions, which instruments did composers often add to the Baroque orchestra?
A. strings
B. harpsichord or organ
C. brass, woodwinds, and percussion
D. percussion

For special, festive occasions, which instruments did composers often add to the Baroque orchestra?

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Baroque Orchestra in Chapter 9.
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Which is true of Baroque melodies?
A. They tend to be simple and easy to sing.
B. They tend to be quite complex and intricate.
C. They usually use only a few notes.
D. They tend to avoid the use of sequences.

Which is true of Baroque melodies?

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Incorrect. See Melody in Chapter 9.
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While other textures can be found in Baroque music, the predominant texture is
A. homophonic.
B. contrapuntal (polyphonic).
C. monophonic.
D. heterophonic.

While other textures can be found in Baroque music, the predominant texture is

Correct.

Incorrect. See Texture in Chapter 9.
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What is ornamentation?
A. the practice of improvising extra bits of melody
B. the extra instruments in the “festive” Baroque orchestra
C. repeating a melodic gesture at many different pitch levels
D. the practice of decorating musical instruments

What is ornamentation?

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Incorrect. See Ornamentation in Chapter 9.
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What is the continuo in Baroque music?
A. the practice of continually improvising melodies
B. contrapuntal melodies played by the strings or woodwinds
C. a rhythmic irregularity
D. a bass part that is linked to a series of chords and played by a harpsichord, organ, or lute to support the other instruments

What is the continuo in Baroque music?

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Continuo in Chapter 9.
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What effect did the patronage system of the Baroque period have on musical forms?
A. Composers developed more standard, regular musical forms that they could apply quickly to meet demands from the church and the court.
B. Composers developed many irregular forms so that they could offer a unique form to each patron.
C. Composers gave up forms entirely and simply composed what patrons wanted.
D. It had no effect.

What effect did the patronage system of the Baroque period have on musical forms?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Musical Form in Chapter 9.
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It was believed in the Baroque period that music should mirror a wide variety of affects, or
A. thoughts.
B. practices.
C. social classes.
D. emotions.

It was believed in the Baroque period that music should mirror a wide variety of affects, or

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Emotional World of Baroque Music in Chapter 9.

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