Chapter 20 Quiz

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. Which statement about Lully's career is NOT true?

Lully was the first composer to believe that the French language would be a viable vehicle for opera. correct incorrect

The operas that Lully wrote for the Sun King were all grand tragedies. correct incorrect

Lully's operas were carefully calibrated to extol the monarch's absolute reign, and thus served as propaganda to glorify the French state. correct incorrect

Lully composed an average of one opera per year for fourteen years. correct incorrect

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. Melodic music in an opera that is introduced by recitative is commonly called:

A song correct incorrect

A monody correct incorrect

A cabaletta correct incorrect

An aria correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "The English court's favored form of entertainment in the late 17^th century was the masque, allegorical spectacles that typically centered on topics such as peace and love in performances that featured poetry and music."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because the masque was not popular until the early 18^th century. correct incorrect

The statement is false because the stories of masques were strictly about topical political stories and events. correct incorrect

The statement is false because masques were silent performances that included, at most, solo violin accompaniment, with no poetry involved whatsoever. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the definition of "basso ostinato"?

Music intended to herald the arrival and presence of the king within an a opera audience correct incorrect

Recitative that precedes a large chorus number in an opera correct incorrect

Operatic solos for low male voices correct incorrect

Music that features a repeated bass pattern with melodic and harmonic material in higher registers correct incorrect

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. Which statement about Henry Purcell is NOT true?

He was the organist of Westminster Abbey and of the Chapel Royal correct incorrect

He is today primarily remembered for composing Dido and Aeneas correct incorrect

He remains one of England's most distinguished composers correct incorrect

He composed anthems for the Lutheran church correct incorrect

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. Aeneas, the male lead in Dido and Aeneas, is the mythical personage commonly held responsible for:

Defeating the armies of Carthage correct incorrect

Saving the royal family of Troy from the armies of Athens correct incorrect

Founding the city of Rome correct incorrect

Establishing the worship of Mercury as the principle religion of the Mediterranean region correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Jean-Baptiste Lully, a Portuguese composer living in Paris, established French opera while working under a royal patent granted by Louis XIV."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Lully was Italian. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Lully was famous for establishing German opera. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Lully was hired by the Bishop of Paris to produce sacred opera. correct incorrect

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. Listen to the selection from "When I am laid in earth" from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas-what instrument do you NOT hear?

Vocalist correct incorrect

Continuo correct incorrect

Violin correct incorrect

Cornette correct incorrect

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. Henry Purcell composed several masques that increasingly took on the trappings of opera-these were described as:

Chamber masques correct incorrect

Semi-operas correct incorrect

Incidental narratives correct incorrect

Staged madrigals correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Monteverdi's "Possente spirtu" and Purcell's "When I am laid in earth"?

Both use a basso ostinato, or repeating pattern correct incorrect

Both represent the dramatic crux of their respective operas correct incorrect

Both are about the portrayal of one unified emotion: grief correct incorrect

Both use instruments correct incorrect

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. Which statement about the traditional French overture is NOT true?

It typically consisted of three sections of drastically different character. correct incorrect

It opened with stately rhythms to mark the entrance and presence of the king in the audience. correct incorrect

It found favor among later Baroque composers, regardless of their nationality. correct incorrect

It featured imitative counterpoint after the solemn opening section. correct incorrect