MUSIC 101 TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Oratorio - Answer-A sizeable work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, usually on a
religious topic, that is performed without scenery, costumes, or acting.
Cantata - Answer-A vocal composition in several movements for solo voices,
instruments, and usually a chorus.
Passion - Answer-An oratorio based on suffering of Jesus on good Friday, according to
one of the four gospels.
Opera - Answer-A drama set to music in which the lines of text are sung with orchestral
accompaniment
Chorale (hymn) - Answer-A stately hymn tune used in the german Lutheran church
Vocal music genre - Answer-Oratorio, Cantata, Passion, Opera, Chorale
Instrumental Music Genre - Answer-Canon, Suite, Symphony, Solo Concerto, Concerto
Grosso, Fugue, Overture, Sonata (piano sonata)
Canon - Answer-Music in which one or more lines imitate one another for almost the
entire work
Suite - Answer-A collection or group of stylized pieces of dance music
Symphony - Answer-A large multimovement work for orchestra
Solo Concerto - Answer-one soloist
Concerto Grosso - Answer-A multimovement work contrasting a small instrumental
group with a large group
Fugue - Answer-A composition in which the main theme is presented in imitation in
several parts
Overture - Answer-Instrumental introduction to a vocal work or an orchestral suite
Sonata(piano sonata) - Answer-A multimovement work for piano
Composers from Baroque (1600-1750) - Answer-Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell,
and Antonio Vivaldi
ANSWERS
Oratorio - Answer-A sizeable work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, usually on a
religious topic, that is performed without scenery, costumes, or acting.
Cantata - Answer-A vocal composition in several movements for solo voices,
instruments, and usually a chorus.
Passion - Answer-An oratorio based on suffering of Jesus on good Friday, according to
one of the four gospels.
Opera - Answer-A drama set to music in which the lines of text are sung with orchestral
accompaniment
Chorale (hymn) - Answer-A stately hymn tune used in the german Lutheran church
Vocal music genre - Answer-Oratorio, Cantata, Passion, Opera, Chorale
Instrumental Music Genre - Answer-Canon, Suite, Symphony, Solo Concerto, Concerto
Grosso, Fugue, Overture, Sonata (piano sonata)
Canon - Answer-Music in which one or more lines imitate one another for almost the
entire work
Suite - Answer-A collection or group of stylized pieces of dance music
Symphony - Answer-A large multimovement work for orchestra
Solo Concerto - Answer-one soloist
Concerto Grosso - Answer-A multimovement work contrasting a small instrumental
group with a large group
Fugue - Answer-A composition in which the main theme is presented in imitation in
several parts
Overture - Answer-Instrumental introduction to a vocal work or an orchestral suite
Sonata(piano sonata) - Answer-A multimovement work for piano
Composers from Baroque (1600-1750) - Answer-Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell,
and Antonio Vivaldi
