Test 2 Music 110

Music 11 TEST 2

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A continuous instrumental solo part that usually accompanies an aria in a cantata or oratorio is called
Obligato
A operatic technique that propels the plot action in between arias and chorus solos is called
Recitative
The Latin term opus, abbreviated op. stands for
Work
The term for the technique of tutti playing alternating with solo playing in concerto grossos is
Ritornello
The highest form of imitative polyphony is a
Fugue
The “Red Priest” was the composer
Antonio Vivaldi
In early Baroque music, the composer to virtually invent the trio sonata as a form was
Archangelo Corelli
A numerical shorthand in Baroque music used to tell a keyboard player what chords to play over a bass line is called
Figured bass
The accompaniment of virtually all Baroque music by a harpsichord, organ or lute and a bass instrument is called
Basso continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote over 200 of these Sunday service pieces called ___ for voice and instruments, with recitatives and arias, and wrote a few secular ones as well.
Cantatas
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are referred to as the
Viennese School
The part of an opera that features a character singing solo about one subject or idea is called
An aria
The most operatic of all religious genres, a piece with a narrative plot, acts, real characters, implied action, but no staging is called an
Oratorio
The chamber music genre that features 2 violins, one viola and one cello as perfected by Haydn is the
String quartet
The name of Haydnʼs court patron family was
Esterházy