" // Questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5) q1="The form of the typical toccata is __________."; q1a="a succession of fugal and nonfugal sections in virtuosic improvisational style"; q1b="four movements in slow-fast-slow-fast tempos"; q1c="a series of variations with increasingly fast rhythmic divisions of a main theme"; q1d="any of the above"; q1e="none of the above"; q1review=""; q1answer="a"; q2="The chorale prelude __________."; q2a="uses each phrase of the chorale melody as the subject of a short fugue"; q2b="uses imitative passages to introduce each phrase of the chorale melody"; q2c="uses continuous rhythmic figures in the lower voices to accompany the chorale melody"; q2d="any of the above"; q2e="none of the above"; q2review=""; q2answer="d"; q3="The chorale partita was __________."; q3a="a variation form that uses the Lutheran chorale as the main melody"; q3b="a type of sonata da chiesa"; q3c="a section of a chorale"; q3d="any of the above"; q3e="none of the above"; q3review=""; q3answer="a"; q4="The form of the fugue can best be described as __________."; q4a="an exposition in which all the voices enter with the theme, followed by an alternation between the main theme and episodes of different material"; q4b="a series of statements of the same material at different pitch levels throughout the work with no other musical themes or material"; q4c="a series of different musical themes presented one after the other"; q4d="a ritornello followed by two major themes and finishing with the ritornello"; q4e="none of the above"; q4review=""; q4answer="a"; q5="The clavecin was __________."; q5a="the French word for harpsichord"; q5b="the French word for organ"; q5c="the French word for clavichord"; q5d="a keyboard instrument that was played only in France"; q5e="none of the above"; q5review=""; q5answer="a"; q6="Which composer wrote a treatise on playing embellishments?"; q6a="Buxtehude"; q6b="Corelli"; q6c="Couperin"; q6d="Torelli"; q6e="none of the above"; q6review=""; q6answer="c"; q7="Ornamentation in Baroque instrumental music was __________."; q7a="never notated; it was always an improvised practice"; q7b="originally only improvised and later written down"; q7c="always notated exactly; composers had total control over the performance of their works"; q7d="considered unseemly and would never be performed in the presence of ladies"; q7e="none of the above"; q7review=""; q7answer="b"; q8="A four-movement chamber work consisting of contrasting movements was the __________."; q8a="trio sonata"; q8b="fugue"; q8c="orchestral suite"; q8d="any of the above"; q8e="none of the above"; q8review=""; q8answer="a"; q9="The instrumentation for a trio sonata consisted of __________."; q9a="two treble instruments and a cello"; q9b="two bass instruments and a keyboard instrument"; q9c="two treble instruments, a bass instrument, and an instrument capable of playing chords"; q9d="a solo organ"; q9e="none of the above"; q9review=""; q9answer="c"; q10="Features of Corelli's style include __________."; q10a="extreme virtuosity"; q10b="sequences and straightforward modulations with almost no chromaticism"; q10c="imitative texture throughout, with few cadences and extreme chromaticism"; q10d="all of the above"; q10e="none of the above"; q10review=""; q10answer="b"; q11="Town bands were popular in __________."; q11a="Italy"; q11b="France"; q11c="England"; q11d="all of the above"; q11e="none of the above"; q11review=""; q11answer="e"; q12="The concerto has its roots in __________."; q12a="works that introduced Masses or other works"; q12b="trio sonatas that were turned into orchestral works"; q12c="sinfonias for one or two trumpets with string orchestra"; q12d="all of the above"; q12e="none of the above"; q12review=""; q12answer="d"; q13="The typical movements of a Torelli concerto were __________."; q13a="fast-slow-fast"; q13b="a succession of fugal and nonfugal movements"; q13c="fast-slow-fast-slow"; q13d="slow-fast-slow-fast"; q13e="none of the above"; q13review=""; q13answer="a"; q14="The large instrumental ensemble in a concerto grosso is referred to as the __________."; q14a="concerto grosso"; q14b="tutti"; q14c="ripieno"; q14d="all of the above"; q14e="none of the above"; q14review=""; q14answer="d"; q15="What is the opening section of a concerto grosso called?"; q15a="concerto grosso"; q15b="ritornello"; q15c="subject"; q15d="introduction"; q15e="none of the above"; q15review=""; q15answer="b"; q16="The instrument most commonly featured in solo sonatas was the __________."; q16a="recorder"; q16b="violin"; q16c="trumpet"; q16d="lute"; q16e="none of the above"; q16review=""; q16answer="b"; // End of hiding the script. --> <body>This page requires a browser that can display frames.<script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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