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A period contains

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a. two or more phrases and a cadence.
b. one phrase and one motive.
c. four phrases and two cadences.
d. one phrase and a perfect authentic cadence.

The correct answer is: two or more phrases and a cadence.

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Among eighteenth-century opera reformers, what was one primary concern?

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a. increasing the number of da capo arias
b. minimizing the role of drama
c. providing more opportunities for vocalists to display their technique
d. heightening the expressivity of the music
 The correct answer is: heightening the expressivity of the music

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Because of periodicity, how does the harmonic motion of Classical music compare
with that of Baroque music?

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a. Harmony tends to change more frequently in Classical music.
b. Harmony tends to change less frequently in Classical music.
c. Harmony tends to change in more surprising and unexpected ways in
Classical music.
d. The notion of harmonic motion was invented with the emergence of
periodicity.

The correct answer is: Harmony tends to change less frequently in Classical music.

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German comic opera was known as

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a. Singspiel.
 b. Empfindsam.
c. Sturm und Drang.
d. era comique.

The correct answer is: Singspiel.

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How did Gluck achieve operatic reform?

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a. He rid opera seria of non-Italian elements.
b. He combined elements of French, Italian, and German opera.
c. He devised a formula for scene structure that moved the plot forward more
quickly.
d. He increased contrasts between aria and recitative.

The correct answer is: He combined elements of French, Italian, and German opera.

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 In La serva padrona, how does Pergolesi create comedy in the music?

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a. He neglects all precedents for composition and creates a new musical
language.
b. He sets the passage to Italian folk melodies.
c. He leaves the most comedic moments to spoken dialogue so that the actor
can focus on physical comedy.
d. He uses techniques reserved for high drama in serious opera for a more
trivial situation.

The correct answer is: He uses techniques reserved for high drama in serious opera
for a more trivial situation.

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In the New World, Moravians

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a. sought musical independence from European practices.
b. imitated the music of the Church of England.
c. published the Bay Psalm Book.
d. regularly performed the music of European contemporaries.

The correct answer is: regularly performed the music of European contemporaries.
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Music that is periodic

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a. contains regularly occurring, perfect authentic cadences.
b. contains a short motive that is constantly varied, spinning a longer musical
statement from a small amount of material.
c. contains articulation markings that designate beginnings and endings of
phrases.
d. contains distinct phrases that relate to each other, forming a larger whole.

The correct answer is: contains distinct phrases that relate to each other, forming a
larger whole.

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What is Alberti bass?

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a. a compositional device that featured repeating patterns of chordal notes
b. a descending tetrachord that frequently appeared in laments
c. a new instrument that doubled the cello line
d. a type of musical sentence that featured dominant-tonic motion in the
lowest line
 The correct answer is: a compositional device that featured repeating patterns of
chordal notes

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What is one distinguishing feature of Italian opera buffa in comparison to comic

opera of other countries?

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a. It typically includes ancient mythology in plotlines.
b. It is sung throughout.
c. It first emerged in high-class public theaters.
d. It contains aria and recitative.

The correct answer is: It is sung throughout.

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Who established the conventional form of opera seria?

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 a. Pietro Metastasio
b. Christoph Willibald Gluck
c. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
d. George Frideric Handel

The correct answer is: Pietro Metastasio

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Why was Italian comic opera more amenable to reform than serious opera?

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a. Comic opera was more prestigious.
b. Comic opera carried fewer traditions.
c. Comic opera relied on stock characters of the commedia dell'arte.
d. Comic opera characters spoke in dialect.

The correct answer is: Comic opera carried fewer traditions.