Prelude 3. Music as Exploration and Drama 2023/2024 already passed

Prelude 3. Music as Exploration and Drama Match the Baroque characteristic to its correct description. - correct answer equal temperament: turning system based on the division of the octave into 12 equal steps figured bass: notation with numbers above or below a bass note indicating the chord required. major-minor tonality: harmonic system in which each chord functions in relation to a key center The term "Baroque" means misshapen, extravagant, or even distorted. - correct answer T Artists such as Bernini and Peter Paul Rubens created works that demonstrate the absence of dramatic gestures in the Baroque era. - correct answer F The Baroque marks the introduction of solo song with instrumental accompaniment, called - in Florence. - correct answer the "new style" Absolute monarchy, exemplified by Louis XIV of France, was the main form of European government during the Baroque. - correct answer T As musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity rose in the Baroque. - correct answer T Which of the following took place in the Baroque era and which did not? - correct answer the formulation of the theory of gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton the investigation of how the blood circulates by William Harvey The notation system in which the composer puts a numeral above or below the bass note indicating the chord required is referred to as what? - correct answer Figured bass The Baroque system of figured bass enabled the performer to -. - correct answer fill in the harmonies It was for the middle classes that the comic opera and the -, both genres filled with keen and witty observations on life, came into being during the Baroque era. - correct answer novel In the major-minor tonal system, what is the most important note? - correct answer tonic Baroque composers often employed which of the following techniques in an attempt to create musical drama? - correct answer dramatic forte/piano contrasts dissonance What roles did women play in music during the Baroque era? - correct answer all Which of the following was a hallmark of Baroque performance and which was not? - correct answer increased improvisation increased virtuosity Which of the following took place during the Baroque period and which did not? - correct answer -the Florentine Camerata cultivated a "new style," that emphasized homophonic textures in music. -the establishment of major-minor tonality The members of the Florentine Camerata realized that the new style was applicable to entire - as well as to short poems, leading to "drama through music," or what we now call -. - correct answer dramas opera Female musicians, particularly -, experienced expanded roles in Baroque music life. Two singers, Francesca -and Barbara Strozzi, were among the earliest female composers to publish their works. - correct answer Singers Caccini The rise of opera popularized virtuosic male soprano roles in Baroque dramas; these roles were sung by singers known by what name? - correct answer castrato