1. What is the difference between an oratorio and an opera?
A. The opera is based on a sacred topic and an oratorio isn't.
B. An oratorio doesn't include an aria and an opera does.
C. An opera is staged and an oratorio isn't.
D. An oratorio doesn't include recitatives.
2. The rigaudon is a fast, often cheerful dance in _______ meter.
A. single
B. triple
C. duple
D. ternary
3. The form of the melody called the bar form is represented by
A. ABA.
B. ABBA.
C. AAB.
D. ABB.
4. Handel's first operatic hit, which premiered in London in 1711, was
A. Saul.
B. Rinaldo.
C. Four Seasons.
D. Giulio Cesare.
5. The _______ is a musical form that utilizes multiple soloists.
A. chorale prelude
B. Gothic motet
C. concerto grosso
D. sarabande
6. All of the following instruments would be likely to play the basso continuo in a Baroque musical piece except the
A. violin.
B. harpsichord.
C. lute.
D. cello.
7. The last movement of Bach's Cantata no. 140 is what texture?
A. Atonal
B. A ritornello
C. Homophonic
D. Polyphonic
8. An instruments-only piece played at the opening of an opera is known as a/an
A. aria.
B. overture.
C. prima prattica.
D. procession.
9. The main theme of a fugue is called the
A. episode.
B. melody.
C. exposition.
D. subject.
10. The first opera to win widespread acclaim was
A. Handel's Rinaldo.
B. Monteverdi's Orpheus.
C. Handel's Messiah.
D. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
11. Another word for "round" is
A. gigue.
B. rhapsody.
C. canon.
D. sarabande.
12. A da capo aria opens with two contrasting sections, A and B. What will the singer do after singing the
B section?
A. Repeat the B section
B. End the aria
C. Go to the C section
D. Sing the A section again
13. Which of the following is the type of polyphony used in a fugue?
A. Imitative counterpoint
B. Episodic
C. Fugal exposition
D. Middle entry