Chapter 8 The Early Baroque questions n answers graded A+ 2023/2024

Chapter 8 The Early BaroqueFill in the blanks below to indicate the correct start and end dates of the Baroque period. - correct answer The Baroque period began around the year 1600 and ended around the year 1750. Which of the following were influential for early Baroque instrumental music? - correct answer Influential for early Baroque instrumental music -dance -virtuosity -imitative polyphony Not influential for early Baroque instrumental music -plainchant Which of the following two terms refer to the same musical technique? - correct answer Synonymous terms -basso ostinato -ground bass Other terms -functional harmony -basso continuo Which staged genre invented in Florence around the year 1600 is considered one of the greatest musical inventions of the Baroque? - correct answer opera The solo style of operatic singing that was developed in the Baroque era and intended to be a mixture of music and speech is known as _______________. - correct answer recitative Which of the following instruments accompany Gabrieli's "O magnum mysterium" and which do not? - correct answer Instruments present in recording -brass instruments -organ Instruments not present in recording -flutes and recorders -harpsichord Match the composer to the work. - correct answer Giovanni GabrieliPress Space to open -"O magnum mysterium" Henry PurcellPress Space to open -Dido and Aeneas Claudio MonteverdiPress Space to open -The Coronation of Poppea -Orfeo Fill in the blanks below to describe the stylistic trends of early Italian Baroque music. - correct answer Even as Baroque composers sought to make music more emotional and extravagant in expression, the musical form became more controlled. In which of the following ways is the chorus from Act III of Dido and Aeneas stylistically distinct from the style of sixteenth-century madrigals? - correct answer Distinct from 16th-century madrigal -use of functional harmony -definite, unified rhythms Shared with 16th-century madrigal -imitative polyphony and homophony -word painting How does Gabrieli's "O magnum mysterium" exemplify both expressive extravagance and formal control? - correct answer formal control -clear repetition of sections -strong rhythms expressive extravagance -rich tone color blends -lush chord progressions Which of the following excerpts from Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea are examples of recitative, and which are examples of arias? - correct answer aria A and B recitative C and D Which of the following compositional techniques in Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas lend themselves to conveying Dido's emotional state as she sings her lament? - correct answer Describes Dido's lament -A slow tempo to convey sorrow. -A mournful basso ostinato to convey a sense of finality. Does not describe Dido's lament -A touching duet with Belinda that conveys Dido's love for her friend. -Ascending melodies to convey a faint sense of hope. Identify the excerpts as aria, recitative, or chorus. - correct answer aria- excerpt B recitative- excerpt A chorus- excerpt C