Chapter 18 Quiz

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. Which of the following terms is used to describe the new musical system of structuring melodies and harmonies that became prevalent during the Baroque era?

Major-minor tonality correct incorrect

Modality correct incorrect

Triadism correct incorrect

Homophony correct incorrect

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. What is the correct description of the relationship between all major keys?

They are transpositions, or repetitions of the same patterns starting on different pitches correct incorrect

They are modes, or different expressions of one common pattern started on different pitches correct incorrect

They are cadences, or methods for expressing harmonic progressions correct incorrect

They are all mediants, or repeated patterns of tonal centers correct incorrect

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. A bass-line pattern that announces arrival in a particular key is commonly called a ____.

Cadence correct incorrect

Mode correct incorrect

Harmonic progression correct incorrect

Dominant correct incorrect

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. Which of the following accurately describes a way that Baroque composers exhibited the pervasive cultural interest in human passions?

They set music to texts dealing with contemplations of nature. correct incorrect

They used intense contrasts of loud and soft music. correct incorrect

They used a broad set of traditional rhythmic patterns drawn directly from Renaissance music. correct incorrect

They wrote melodies that were simple, clear, and short. correct incorrect

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. Consider following statement and choose the most appropriate response: "Baroque composers were particularly concerned with relating music and text; as Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi described it, they inherited a growing interest in clarity of text in music from their Renaissance predecessors."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Baroque composers were not particularly concerned with the relationship between music and text. correct incorrect

The statement is false because while Monteverdi lived in Italy, he was actually French. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Monteverdi claimed that Baroque composers were in reaction against their Renaissance predecessors and their excessive use of polyphony. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the term for successive shifts in increasing or decreasing volume?

Pianoforte correct incorrect

Terraced dynamics correct incorrect

Contrasting dynamics correct incorrect

Dominant cadences correct incorrect

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. Which pair of instruments would have potentially played the continuo part in a Baroque piece?

Organ and piano correct incorrect

Harpsichord and violin correct incorrect

Harpsichord and cello correct incorrect

Upright bass and viol correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the strongest association between chords used in tonal harmony?

Tonic-subdominant correct incorrect

Dominant-mediant correct incorrect

Tonic-dominant correct incorrect

Mediant-subdominant correct incorrect

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. Which is the proper term for a system of shorthand notation used to suggest harmonies above or below the bass part on a score?

Tablature correct incorrect

Subdominant progression correct incorrect

Tenore correct incorrect

Basso continuo correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the correct definition for "triad"?

A three-part structure for a larger musical piece correct incorrect

A type of poem in three stanzas, commonly set to music in the early Baroque period correct incorrect

A percussive instrument invented by composer J.S. Bach correct incorrect

A three-note chord separated by intervals of a third correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Baroque composers sought above all to highlight unity of mood within a composition, capturing one particular emotion-such as rage, sorrow, joy, or grief-through various musical 'figures of speech' that represented these moods."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Baroque composers sought to display contrasting moods within pieces. correct incorrect

The statement is false because rage and grief were considered unseemly by Baroque audiences. correct incorrect

The statement is false because the use of 'figures of speech' to represent moods did not begin until centuries after the Baroque period ended. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following correctly describes the function of bar lines?

To denote the arrival of a cadence correct incorrect

To divide the music into recurring beat patterns correct incorrect

To indicate the end of a single rhythmic unit, or "tempo" correct incorrect

To indicate dynamic levels correct incorrect