Music Ch 15

Front 1

(T/F) Baroque composers of instrumental music were set back by changes in instrumental styles and techniques during the Renaissance.

Back 1

False

Front 2

(T/F) The Baroque period was the first time that instrumental music became virtually equal, both in quantity and quality, with vocal music

Back 2

True

Front 3

All of the following were characteristic of Baroque music except

Back 3

- Renaissance forms continued to be used.
-a number of new instrumental forms and styles appeared.
- keyboard music increased in variety and in quantity.
X the lute continued to increase in popularity and importance.

Front 4

During the Baroque era, the __________ replaced the lute in popularity, and many lute pieces were played on this instrument instead.

Back 4

harpsichord

Front 5

The __________ had the ability to produce a variety of timbres, dynamic levels, and pitches, making it suitable for the Baroque taste for drama and contrast

Back 5

organ

Front 6

A distinctive feature of Baroque music was the abrupt change of dynamic levels called __________ dynamics.

Back 6

terraced

Front 7

The organist was able to achieve terraced dynamics and various sonorities by using any of the following methods except

Back 7

-changing stops.
-moving from one keyboard to another.
- adding or subtracting the number of voices.
X covering the pipes with dampers.

Front 8

(T/F) Although more pedals and different stops have been added, the organ has not been "improved" upon since the early eighteenth century.

Back 8

TRUE

Front 9

The __________ is an imitative polyphonic composition with three to five melodic lines or "voices."

Back 9

fugue

Front 10

(T/F) Since the fugue was originally developed on keyboard instruments, it was never successfully adapted for other instrumental or vocal combinations.

Back 10

FALSE