The Baroque Era questions and answers graded A+ 2023 passed

The Baroque EraAs musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity rose in the Baroque. T/F? - correct answer True Baroque composers often employed which of the following techniques in an attempt to create musical drama? - correct answer Dissonance and dynamic contrasts The rise of opera popularized virtuosic male soprano roles in Baroque dramas; these roles were sung by a singer known as a... - correct answer Castrato The most notable Baroque innovation was the development of "drama through music," which we now call... - correct answer Opera At the time of Monteverdi's opera "The Coronation of Poppea", what type of opera houses were beginning to open in Venice? - correct answer public An opera is a large-scale ______ that is ______ - correct answer Drama, sung Overture - correct answer an orchestral introduction Aria - correct answer a song, usually of a highly emotional nature Libretto - correct answer The text or script of an opera Recitative - correct answer a kind of musical declamation or speech The purely instrumental sections that the orchestra performs in an opera are called: - correct answer The overture and sinfonia