Music Appreciation - Chapter 26
During the Baroque era, instrumental music rose to a position equal with vocal music, eventually becoming the central feature of Western concert music in the following century.
True False - correct answer True
Baroque trumpets were still "natural," meaning they
a. were made of organic material.
b. were without valves.
c. did not have a mouthpiece.
d. were only performed outside. - correct answer were without valves.
During the Baroque era the development of instruments was encouraged by wealthy patrons.
True False - correct answer True
During the Baroque era, the strings on stringed instruments were made of
a. silk.
b. steel.
c. gut.
d. string. - correct answer gut
During the Baroque era, the woodwind instruments were
a. all made of wood.
b. used only for loud, outdoor events.
c. "natural instruments."
d. made of wood, except for the flute. - correct answer all made of wood. Each piece in the Baroque dance suite was set in _______ form.
a. binary or ternary
b. ternary
c. binary
d. neither binary nor ternary - correct answer binary or ternary
For what event was Handel's Water Music performed on July 17, 1717?
a. A fireworks display in London.
b. The coronation of the new king.
c. A royal party on the Thames River.
d. A royal party on the Seine River. - correct answer A royal party on the Thames River.
Guarneri, Stradivarius, and Amati were all noted Baroque makers of which instrument?
a. harpsichord
b. organ
c. flute
d. violin - correct answer violin
Handel's best-known orchestral suites are his Water Music and Messiah.
True False - correct answer False
In Baroque instrumental music, ________ were used to suggest pastoral scenes.
a. valveless trumpets
b. violins
c. timpani
d. woodwind instruments - correct answer woodwind instruments
During the Baroque era, instrumental music rose to a position equal with vocal music, eventually becoming the central feature of Western concert music in the following century.
True False - correct answer True
Baroque trumpets were still "natural," meaning they
a. were made of organic material.
b. were without valves.
c. did not have a mouthpiece.
d. were only performed outside. - correct answer were without valves.
During the Baroque era the development of instruments was encouraged by wealthy patrons.
True False - correct answer True
During the Baroque era, the strings on stringed instruments were made of
a. silk.
b. steel.
c. gut.
d. string. - correct answer gut
During the Baroque era, the woodwind instruments were
a. all made of wood.
b. used only for loud, outdoor events.
c. "natural instruments."
d. made of wood, except for the flute. - correct answer all made of wood. Each piece in the Baroque dance suite was set in _______ form.
a. binary or ternary
b. ternary
c. binary
d. neither binary nor ternary - correct answer binary or ternary
For what event was Handel's Water Music performed on July 17, 1717?
a. A fireworks display in London.
b. The coronation of the new king.
c. A royal party on the Thames River.
d. A royal party on the Seine River. - correct answer A royal party on the Thames River.
Guarneri, Stradivarius, and Amati were all noted Baroque makers of which instrument?
a. harpsichord
b. organ
c. flute
d. violin - correct answer violin
Handel's best-known orchestral suites are his Water Music and Messiah.
True False - correct answer False
In Baroque instrumental music, ________ were used to suggest pastoral scenes.
a. valveless trumpets
b. violins
c. timpani
d. woodwind instruments - correct answer woodwind instruments
