MLIT TEST 2

The word baroque meant all of the following except

All of the following were baroque painters except

Baroque style flourished in music during the period

The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and

All of the following were major baroque composers except

The early baroque was characterized by

One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the

Claudio Monteverd, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was

The early and late baroque periods differed in that composers in the early baroque

Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the

AFFECTIONS in the baroque music refers to

A baroque musical composition usually expresses

The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by

Melodic frequence refers to

Baroque dynamics consisted mainly of sudden...

A bass part together....to be played above its characteristic of the baroque is called

The orchestra evolved during the baroque period into a performing group based on the instruments of the _____ family.

A section that sounds fairly complete and independent, but part of a larger composition

The position of the composer during the Baroque period was that of

The main themes of a fugue is called the

The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called

A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment

Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the

The earliest opera that has been preserved is

Classicism, as a stylistic period in western art music roughly encompassed the years

Which of the following composers is NOT considered a master of the classical period?

Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by

The following characteristics is NOT typical of the classical period?

In the classical period serious composition was favored by

The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as

In Vienna Haydn and Mozart

The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of

Sonats form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and _____.

Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed

The ____ movement in Haydn's surprise symphony is in a theme-and-variations form.

The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a

A ____ is a musical composition that is usually light in mood and

The rando may be schematically outline as

A classical concerto is a three-movement work for

A brilliant solo section in a concerto designed to display the performer's virtuosity is called

Classical chamber music is designed

The most important form of classical chamber music is the

Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable

Which of the following is NOT one of Mozart's three masterpieces of Italian Opera

The thirds symphony of Beethoven was originally composed to commemorate the deeds of _____ as the embodiment of heroism and democratic ideals.