Chapter 12: Quiz

" // Questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5) q1="In which city did Vivaldi spend most of his career?"; q1a="Florence"; q1b="Rome"; q1c="Vienna"; q1d="Venice"; q1e="none of the above"; q1review=""; q1answer="d"; q2="What instrument did Vivaldi prefer to feature as soloist in most of his concertos?"; q2a="flute"; q2b="violin"; q2c="cello"; q2d="harpsichord"; q2e="none of the above"; q2review=""; q2answer="b"; q3="Which patron was instrumental in Rameau's earliest successes as a composer?"; q3a="Louis XIV"; q3b="Jean-Baptiste Lully"; q3c="Pierre Corneille"; q3d="Jean-Joseph de La Pouplinière"; q3e="none of the above"; q3review=""; q3answer="d"; q4="To which type of composition is Bach's Orgelbüchlein<\/i> devoted?"; q4a="preludes and fugues"; q4b="suites"; q4c="chorale preludes"; q4d="written-out improvisations"; q4e="none of the above"; q4review=""; q4answer="c"; q5="Which of the following is true of Bach's Mass in B minor<\/i>?"; q5a="It contains movements adapted from earlier compositions."; q5b="It was written for use in liturgical services at Cöthen."; q5c="It mixes movements in the French, Italian, and German styles."; q5d="Bach often heard the work performed."; q5e="none of the above"; q5review=""; q5answer="a"; q6="Which composer's concerti grossi were the most direct models for Handel's Opus 6?"; q6a="Bach"; q6b="Corelli"; q6c="Scarlatti"; q6d="Vivaldi"; q6e="none of the above"; q6review=""; q6answer="b"; q7="What is the language of the oratorios that Handel composed for London audiences?"; q7a="English"; q7b="Latin"; q7c="Italian"; q7d="German"; q7e="none of the above"; q7review=""; q7answer="a"; q8="Bach absorbed elements of the Italian style by __________."; q8a="studying with Vivaldi"; q8b="traveling extensively in Italy"; q8c="teaching at a school for orphaned girls in Venice"; q8d="copying manuscripts of works by Italian composers"; q8e="he never absorbed elements of the Italian style."; q8review=""; q8answer="d"; q9="J. S. Bach composed music in all but which of the following compositional genres?"; q9a="opera"; q9b="cantata"; q9c="suite"; q9d="fugue"; q9e="none of the above"; q9review=""; q9answer="a"; q10="Which of the following statements best describes the impact of patronage on the music of J. S. Bach?"; q10a="Bach composed music to satisfy his own creative leanings regardless of his employers' wishes."; q10b="Bach composed music to satisfy the needs of his employers only."; q10c="Although most of Bach's music was composed for specific purposes, not all of it was for his employers."; q10d="Bach composed music primarily for teaching purposes."; q10e="none of the above"; q10review=""; q10answer="c"; q11="Handel went to London primarily for what musical purpose?"; q11a="to produce his Italian operas"; q11b="to compose instrumental music for the king"; q11c="to compose oratorios"; q11d="to direct the church choir at Westminster Cathedral"; q11e="none of the above"; q11review=""; q11answer="a"; q12="Most of Vivaldi's concertos were first performed by __________."; q12a="female students"; q12b="male students"; q12c="adult amateurs"; q12d="professional musicians"; q12e="none of the above"; q12review=""; q12answer="a"; q13="Bach's cantatas usually end with __________."; q13a="a Lutheran chorale in four-part harmony"; q13b="a fugal chorus with full orchestral accompaniment"; q13c="a dramatic ensemble number involving all the solo singers"; q13d="a prayer"; q13e="none of the above"; q13review=""; q13answer="a"; q14="Which of the following statements best describes Bach's Brandenburg Concertos<\/i>?"; q14a="They were all solo concertos for violin and string orchestra."; q14b="They were all concerto grossos for several instruments and orchestra."; q14c="Some were concerto grossos and some were ripieno concertos."; q14d="They were all ripieno concertos."; q14e="none of the above"; q14review=""; q14answer="c"; q15="The basse fondamentale<\/i> was __________."; q15a="Rameau's concept of an underlying bassline in a progression"; q15b="the French equivalent of basso continuo<\/i>"; q15c="the lowest set of pipes on a Baroque organ"; q15d="a humorous character sung by a bass voice and based on commedia dell'arte<\/i> stock characters"; q15e="none of the above"; q15review=""; q15answer="a"; q16="Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier<\/i> __________."; q16a="demonstrates every fugue type"; q16b="is a double set of preludes and fugues in each key"; q16c="is a collection of pieces put together for his wife to learn keyboard instruments"; q16d="is a treatise on tuning"; q16e="none of the above"; q16review=""; q16answer="b"; q17="Bach's duties in Leipzig included __________."; q17a="composing cantatas for the two most important local churches"; q17b="teaching music and Latin to boys in the St. Thomas School"; q17c="leading an exemplary Christian life"; q17d="all of the above"; q17e="none of the above"; q17review=""; q17answer="d"; q18="Which of the following statements accurately reflects Bach's reputation after his death?"; q18a="His compositions were not performed until they were revived in the nineteenth century."; q18b="His sons kept his memory alive by continuing to compose in their father's style."; q18c="There were annual Bach festivals in Weimar and Leipzig, beginning the year after his death and continuing today."; q18d="His publishers promoted his music."; q18e="none of the above"; q18review=""; q18answer="a"; // End of hiding the script. -->