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Chapter 9 Quiz
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not completed
.
In the eighteenth century, Italy was a unified country.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Alessandro Scarlatti was a leading composer of ___________ in Naples.
a) Trio sonatas and flute concertos
correct
incorrect
b) Concertos and organ preludes
correct
incorrect
c) Symphonies and Masses
correct
incorrect
d) Operas and cantatas
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Around 1700, the Arcadian academy sought which of the following reforms for opera?
a) Standardization of stock characters
correct
incorrect
b) Nobility of sentiment
correct
incorrect
c) Mandatory happy endings
correct
incorrect
d) All of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Metastasio was the most influential opera ___________ of the eighteenth century.
a) Composer
correct
incorrect
b) Singer
correct
incorrect
c) Librettist
correct
incorrect
d) Impresario
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which type of aria was the most popular in eighteenth-century opera?
a) Da capo aria
correct
incorrect
b) Strophic aria
correct
incorrect
c) Binary aria
correct
incorrect
d) Aria di sorbetto
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
___________ was the most famous castrato of the eighteenth century.
a) Scarlatti
correct
incorrect
b) Corelli
correct
incorrect
c) Zeno
correct
incorrect
d) Farinelli
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Arcangelo Corelli was one of the first composers to be known only for his instrumental works.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In which European city did the music conservatory first develop as housing for homeless boys?
a) London
correct
incorrect
b) Naples
correct
incorrect
c) Vienna
correct
incorrect
d) Venice
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following is not a vocal genre?
a) Serenata
correct
incorrect
b) Opera seria
correct
incorrect
c) Sonata
correct
incorrect
d) Oratorio
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In eighteenth-century opera, the librettist typically outranked the composer in terms of artistic influence.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
A signature aria sung by an opera singer, regardless of its appropriateness to the story at hand, was called ___________.
a) An aria di sorbetto
correct
incorrect
b) An aria di passagio
correct
incorrect
c) A portfolio aria
correct
incorrect
d) A fireworks aria
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Antonio Vivaldi wrote over five hundred ___________.
a) Sonatas
correct
incorrect
b) Concertos
correct
incorrect
c) Cantatas
correct
incorrect
d) Operas
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons were written in which genre?
a) Oratorio
correct
incorrect
b) Symphony
correct
incorrect
c) Concerto
correct
incorrect
d) Sonata
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
A sonata da camera consisted of ___________.
a) A preludio followed by a set of dances
correct
incorrect
b) Four movements in slow–fast–slow–fast
correct
incorrect
c) Three movements in ritornello form
correct
incorrect
d) All of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Arcangelo Corelli's music reflects an early example of tonal harmonic relationships.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the eighteenth century, Italy was a unified country.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Alessandro Scarlatti was a leading composer of ___________ in Naples.
a) Trio sonatas and flute concertos
correct
incorrect
b) Concertos and organ preludes
correct
incorrect
c) Symphonies and Masses
correct
incorrect
d) Operas and cantatas
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Around 1700, the Arcadian academy sought which of the following reforms for opera?
a) Standardization of stock characters
correct
incorrect
b) Nobility of sentiment
correct
incorrect
c) Mandatory happy endings
correct
incorrect
d) All of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Metastasio was the most influential opera ___________ of the eighteenth century.
a) Composer
correct
incorrect
b) Singer
correct
incorrect
c) Librettist
correct
incorrect
d) Impresario
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which type of aria was the most popular in eighteenth-century opera?
a) Da capo aria
correct
incorrect
b) Strophic aria
correct
incorrect
c) Binary aria
correct
incorrect
d) Aria di sorbetto
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
___________ was the most famous castrato of the eighteenth century.
a) Scarlatti
correct
incorrect
b) Corelli
correct
incorrect
c) Zeno
correct
incorrect
d) Farinelli
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Arcangelo Corelli was one of the first composers to be known only for his instrumental works.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In which European city did the music conservatory first develop as housing for homeless boys?
a) London
correct
incorrect
b) Naples
correct
incorrect
c) Vienna
correct
incorrect
d) Venice
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following is not a vocal genre?
a) Serenata
correct
incorrect
b) Opera seria
correct
incorrect
c) Sonata
correct
incorrect
d) Oratorio
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In eighteenth-century opera, the librettist typically outranked the composer in terms of artistic influence.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
A signature aria sung by an opera singer, regardless of its appropriateness to the story at hand, was called ___________.
a) An aria di sorbetto
correct
incorrect
b) An aria di passagio
correct
incorrect
c) A portfolio aria
correct
incorrect
d) A fireworks aria
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Antonio Vivaldi wrote over five hundred ___________.
a) Sonatas
correct
incorrect
b) Concertos
correct
incorrect
c) Cantatas
correct
incorrect
d) Operas
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons were written in which genre?
a) Oratorio
correct
incorrect
b) Symphony
correct
incorrect
c) Concerto
correct
incorrect
d) Sonata
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
A sonata da camera consisted of ___________.
a) A preludio followed by a set of dances
correct
incorrect
b) Four movements in slow–fast–slow–fast
correct
incorrect
c) Three movements in ritornello form
correct
incorrect
d) All of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Arcangelo Corelli's music reflects an early example of tonal harmonic relationships.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
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