Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 6: Opera in the Baroque Era

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
A)contemporary political events.
B)contemporary lyric poetry.
C)contemporary exploration of the new world.
D)ancient history.
2
Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the
A)music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
B)glories of their aristocratic patrons.
C)organum of the Middle Ages.
D)polyphonic madrigal.
3
A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer
A)would make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section.
B)was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.
C)would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
D)improvised new words for the returning A section.
4
The first opera house in Europe to offer entry to anyone with the price of admission opened in 1637 in
A)Hamburg.
B)London.
C)Rome.
D)Venice.
5
The members of the Camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow
A)standard rules of musical theory.
B)the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.
C)the lines of contrapuntal writing.
D)set metrical and melodic patterns.
6
Speech like melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called
A)secco recitative
B)accompanied recitative
C)castrato
D)basso ostinato
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