Enjoyment of Music, 10e Shorter Edition

1. Enjoyment of Music, 10e Shorter Edition Classroom Response Questions Chapters 19�24

2. Chapter 19: The Baroque Spirit

3. Study Guide Questions 1. The origin of the term "Baroque" is probably Portuguese, referring to an irregularly shaped pearl. true false A See page 116.A See page 116.

4. Study Guide Questions 2. Absolute monarchy was the main form of European government during the Baroque, one important ruler being Louis XIV of France. true false A See page 117.A See page 117.

5. Study Guide Questions 3. The collegium musicum was a university-based music ensemble that arose in the Baroque era. true false A See page 117.A See page 117.

6. Study Guide Questions 4. Painters such as Rembrandt and Terbrugghen sought to re-create scenes from the daily life of the middle class. true false A See page 117.A See page 117.

7. Study Guide Questions 5. The Baroque era was one of exploration and conquest. true false A See page 117.A See page 117.

8. Study Guide Questions 6. The Baroque was characterized by deeply felt religious beliefs that led to bloodshed between Protestants and Catholics. true false A See page 118.A See page 118.

9. Study Guide Questions 7. Which of the following is a Baroque-era poetic epic? Milton�s Paradise Lost Dante�s Divine Comedy Chaucer�s Canterbury Tales A See page 118.A See page 118.

10. Study Guide Questions 8. Which of the following was NOT a Baroque historical event? the invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg. the formulation of the theory of gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton. the investigation of how the blood circulates by William Harvey. A See page 118.A See page 118.

11. Chapter 20: Main Currents in Baroque Music

12. Study Guide Questions 1. Opera had its origins in the experiments of a group known as the: Florentine Camerata. German Reformers. Dutch School. A See page 119.A See page 119.

13. Study Guide Questions 2. Monody, the new style of music, or le nuove musiche, features: solo singing with no accompaniment. solo singing with instrumental accompaniment. a solo instrumentalist with no singing. B See page 119.B See page 119.

14. Study Guide Questions 3. The belief that words and music were closely linked is reflected in the: Doctrine of Reason. Doctrine of Affections. Divine Comedy. B See page 122.B See page 122.

15. Study Guide Questions 4. How many instruments are generally needed to play the basso continuo part in a Baroque work? one (a keyboard instrument) two (a keyboard instrument and a bass melody instrument) three (a keyboard instrument and two soprano-range melody instruments) B See page 121.B See page 121.

16. Study Guide Questions 5. Dynamic contrasts are achieved in Baroque music through: forte/piano contrasts. echo effects. both a and b. C See page 121.C See page 121.

17. Study Guide Questions 6. What is the most important force felt in the major-minor tonality system? movement to the tonic. movement to the subdominant. movement to the relative minor. A See page 121.A See page 121.

18. Study Guide Questions 7. The shorthand notation that developed during the Baroque for basso continuo players is known as: neumes. ligatures. figured bass. C See page 121.C See page 121.

19. Study Guide Questions 8. The tuning system developed during the Baroque that increased the range of harmonic possibilities is called: just intonation. equal temperament. mean-tone temperament. B See page 121.B See page 121.

20. Study Guide Questions 9. The rise in opera was responsible for the popularity of the voice of the ________, a male singer whose high register was preserved through an operation at an early age. tenor. countertenor. castrato. C See page 122.C See page 122.

21. Study Guide Questions 10. What roles did women play in music during the Baroque era? singers only. composers only. singers and composers. C See page 122.C See page 122.

22. Study Guide Questions 11. Women were discouraged from taking part in public music-making in the Baroque era. true false A See page 123.A See page 123.

23. Chapter 21: Baroque Opera

24. Study Guide Questions 1. What is the basis for Monteverdi�s opera The Coronation of Poppea? Greek mythology. Roman history. a Roman epic poem. B See page 125.B See page 125.

25. Study Guide Questions 2. The text of an opera is known as a: screenplay. libretto. recitative. B See page 125.B See page 125.

26. Study Guide Questions 3. Which is NOT true of an overture? It is an instrumental introduction to an opera. It may introduce themes from arias to follow. It is generally played again between scenes. C See page 125.C See page 125.

27. Study Guide Questions 4. An aria is characterized by: tuneful and highly emotive melodies. rapid speechlike declamation. homorhythmic choral singing. A See page 125.A See page 125.

28. Study Guide Questions 5. The term accompagnato, as opposed to secco, describes a recitative in which: the orchestra accompanies the recitative. only continuo instruments accompany the recitative. the recitative is sung unaccompanied. A See page 125.A See page 125.

29. Study Guide Questions 6. Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas? He was a court composer. He was a church organist. He was a music teacher in a girls' school. C See page 127.C See page 127.

30. Study Guide Questions 7. The libretto for this opera is based on: The Odyssey. The Iliad. The Aeneid. C See page 127.C See page 127.

31. Study Guide Questions 8. Which musical style best describes the opening line, "Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me"? aria. secco recitative. accompanied recitative. B See page 128.B See page 128.

32. Study Guide Questions 9. What is the structural basis for Dido's aria? ground bass. da capo. ritornello. A See page 128.A See page 128.

33. Study Guide Questions 10. Dido's aria is in two sections. Which text line begins the second section? "Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me." "When I am laid in earth." "Remember me, but ah. forget my fate." C See page 129.C See page 129.

34. Study Guide Questions 11. Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of the opera? Because Aeneas has been murdered. Because Aeneas was lost at sea. Because Aeneas left her. C See page 128.C See page 128.

35. Study Guide Questions 12. In the aria, Dido sings "Remember me, but ah. forget my fate." What was her fate? To marry Aeneas. To die. To leave her country. B See page 128.B See page 128.

36. Study Guide Questions 13. How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in this aria? with a descending, chromatic bass line. with a disjunct solo line. with a frenetic rhythmic pulse A See page 128.A See page 128.

37. Study Guide Questions 14. A ground bass is heard only at the beginning of Dido's aria. true false B See page 128.B See page 128.

38. Study Guide Questions 15. Purcell is considered to be England's first important opera composer. true false A See page 127.A See page 127.

39. Study Guide Questions 16. Dido and Aeneas was first presented in 1689 by: the Royal Opera of England. a group of girls at a boarding school. no one, since stage plays were outlawed. B See page 127.B See page 127.

40. Study Guide Questions 17. An operatic song in the form A-B-A, which allows for the soloist to embellish the last section, is called a: lament aria. da capo aria. ballad aria. B See page 125.B See page 125.

41. Study Guide Questions 18. Trag�die lyrique was a French opera style associated with the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully. true false A See page 126.A See page 126.

42. Study Guide Questions 19. The earliest opera plots were drawn from real-life situations. true false B See page 125.B See page 125.

43. Study Guide Questions 20. The masque was an English entertainment that combined music and poetry. true false A See page 126.A See page 126.

44. Study Guide Questions 21. Monteverdi was one of the first great composers of opera. true false A See page 125.A See page 125.

45. Study Guide Questions 22. Handel spent much of his productive life writing operas in: France. England. Germany. B See page 128.B See page 128.

46. Chapter 22: Barbara Strozzi and the Italian Cantata

47. Study Guide Questions 1. The genre of Barbara Strozzi's Begli occhi is: Italian secular cantata. Italian sacred cantata. Lutheran church cantata. A See page 131.A See page 131.

48. Study Guide Questions 2. Begli occhi is based on a narrative poem. true false B See page 131.B See page 131.

49. Study Guide Questions 3. Word painting in Begli occhi is demonstrated through Strozzi's use of: chromaticism. dissonance. both a and b. C See page 131.C See page 131.

50. Study Guide Questions 4. Belgi occhi ends with: instruments only. a fugue. a long melisma. C See page 131.C See page 131.

51. Study Guide Questions 5. A secular Italian cantata that tells a story following the characters throughout the plot is based on the following poetic genre: lyric. dramatic. narrative. C See page 130.C See page 130.

52. Study Guide Questions 6. A(n) ________ is a multimovement work for solo vocalists and instrumental accompaniment based on a lyric or dramatic poem. cantata oratorio chorale A See page 130.A See page 130.

53. Study Guide Questions 7. Barbara Strozzi was known as a(n): singer. composer. courtesan. all of the above D See page 130.D See page 130.

54. Chapter 23: Bach and the Sacred Cantata

55. Study Guide Questions 1. Who wrote the chorale text and tune for A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)? . Johann Sebastian Bach Martin Luther John Gay B See page 133.B See page 133.

56. Study Guide Questions 2. For what religious occasion was the cantata written? Easter Birth of the Virgin Mary Feast of the Reformation C See page 137.C See page 137.

57. Study Guide Questions 3. For which church did Bach write his cantatas? Roman Catholic Lutheran Church of England B See page 134.B See page 134.

58. Study Guide Questions 4. Which best describes the structural technique heard in the first movement of Cantata No. 80? fugal treatment ground bass ritornello A See page 136.A See page 136.

59. Study Guide Questions 5. In which voice part is the chorale tune clearly heard in the last movement of Cantata No. 80? soprano tenor bass A See page 138.A See page 138.

60. Study Guide Questions 6. The texture of the first movement of Bach�s Cantata No. 80 is __________ while the last movement has a __________ texture. homorhythmic, polyphonic polyphonic, homorhythmic polyphonic, monophonic B See page 136.B See page 136.

61. Study Guide Questions 7. Bach spent the last several decades of his life working at St. Thomas Church in: Weimar. C�then. Leipzig. C See page 134.C See page 134.

62. Study Guide Questions 8. Many of Bach's cantatas are based on Protestant chorale or hymn tunes. true false A See page 135.A See page 135.

63. Chapter 24: Handel and the Oratorio

64. Study Guide Questions 1. Which is NOT true of a Baroque oratorio? It was generally based on a biblical story and performed in a church. It utilized scenery, acting, and costumes, just as in opera. It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration. B See page 139.B See page 139.

65. Study Guide Questions 2. What is the source of the text for Messiah? Old Testament New Testament both Old and New Testament C See page 141.C See page 141.

66. Study Guide Questions 3. Which of the following is an opera seria by Handel? Judas Maccabaeus Solomon Julius Caesar C See page 140.C See page 140.

67. Study Guide Questions 4. Messiah opens with an instrumental number in the form of a(n): French overture. Italian overture. concerto grosso. A See page 141.A See page 141.

68. Study Guide Questions 5. The opening instrumental number in Messiah features a: slow-fast structure, with a brief return to the opening. fast-slow structure, with a brief return to the opening. fast-slow-fast structure. A See page 141.A See page 141.

69. Study Guide Questions 6. Which best describes the texture heard in the "Hallelujah Chorus�? homophonic texture throughout polyphonic texture throughout alternating between homophonic and polyphonic textures C See page 142.C See page 142.

70. Study Guide Questions 7. What musical element changes in the second section of the aria "Rejoice greatly"? tonality meter texture A See page 142.A See page 142.

71. Study Guide Questions 8. Which best describes the overall form of the aria "Rejoice greatly"? binary form da capo form ground bass form B See page 142.B See page 142.

72. Study Guide Questions 9. Which best describes the text setting on the word "rejoice"? syllabic neumatic melismatic C See page 142.C See page 142.