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Chapter 8 Quiz
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In the seventeenth century, publications of instrumental music dramatically decreased in number compared to the sixteenth century.
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b) FALSE
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The toccata is best described as ___________.
a) Solo voice with basso continuo
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b) Theme and variations
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c) A keyboard genre characterized by short, contrasting sections
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d) A music drama
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Of the following, which composer was an organist?
a) Frescobaldi
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b) Sweelinck
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c) Couperin
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d) All of the above
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In seventeenth-century Italy, the social obstacles for women performers and composers such as Strozzi and Caccini diminished.
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b) FALSE
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Who composed Dido and Aeneas?
a) Monteverdi
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b) Strozzi
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c) Purcell
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d) SchÃŒtz
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Which genre features a standardized sequence of dances?
a) Sonata
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b) Suite
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c) Toccata
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d) Opera
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Schütz was the first German composer to gain an international reputation as a master composer.
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b) FALSE
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Schütz synthesized the Italian and German musical traditions.
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b) FALSE
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Carissimi was a prominent composer of ___________.
a) Oratorios
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b) Symphonies
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c) Operas
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d) Toccatas
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Tragédie lyrique was the genre name for ___________.
a. The French symphony
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b. French opera
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c. The German symphony
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d. German opera
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Jean-Baptiste Lully was a prominent composer of ___________.
a) Symphonies
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b) Italian opera
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c) French opera
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d) French oratorios
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Jean-Baptiste Lully was a prominent composer during the reign of ___________.
a) Henry VIII
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b) Louis X
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c) Louis XIV
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d) Charles V
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Which of the following best describes the form of a French overture?
a) Variations over a ground bass
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b) A standardized sequence of dances
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c) Homophonic section, with dotted rhythms, followed by section in imitative polyphony
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d) A series of short, improvisatory, contrasting sections
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All of the following are keyboard instruments except ___________.
a) Virginal
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b) Viola da gamba
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c) Organ
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d) Harpsichord
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Barbara Strozzi ___________.
a) Was the first successful woman to own a music publishing house
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b) Composed her own music, but never published or performed
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c) Performed, but never wrote her own music
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d) Composed, performed, and published her own music
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