1. Word painting, the technique of writing musical lines that support the meaning of the text, is primarily associated with a. concertos.
b. tone rows.
c. madrigals.
d. jazz.

2. A collegium musicum was (1 point)
A. a conservatory where musicians studied their craft.
B. a musical composition for orchestra with a prominently featured soloist.
C. a type of amateur musical group that became popular in the Baroque period.
D. a school song, also known as an alma mater.

3. The Baroque style of a single vocal line with simple instrumental accompaniment is known as (1 point)
A. counterpoint.
B. monody.
C. polyphony.
D. organum.

4. Which composer wrote the collection of keyboard pieces known as The Well-Tempered Clavier? (1 point)
A. Claudio Monteverdi
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
C. Felix Mendelssohn
D. Johann Sebastian Bach

5. Click on the play button below to listen to the audio sample. This musical excerpt, with its small group of soloists against an orchestral background, is known as a(n) (1 point)
A. concerto Grosso.
B. symphony.
C. tone poem.
D. overture

6. orchestras were substantially larger than those of earlier periods. (1 point)
A. Renaissance
B. Baroque
C. Classical
D. Romantic

7. Unresolved dissonance, chromaticism, and atonality are characteristics of music. (1 point)
A. twentieth-century
B. Classical
C. Middle Ages
D. Baroque

8. Click on the play button below to listen to the audio sample. In this excerpt, the musicians pluck the strings of their instruments rather than bowing them, a technique known as (1 point)
A. da capo.
B. pizzicato.
C .tone row.
D. temperament.

9. Which of the following composers was from the Baroque period? (1 point) A. Antonio Vivaldi
B. Franz Schubert
C. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
D. Felix Mendelssohn

10. Recitative is (1 point)
A. the part of the Mass that is sung on special occasions.
B. a musical delivery that imitates the patterns of speech in an opera.
C. a text setting typical of the Renaissance period.
D. many notes set to a single syllable of text.

11. A(n) is similar to an opera, but its subject matter is religious, and it is not staged. (1 point)
A. Requiem
B. oratorio
C. aria
D. overture

12. The script of an opera is known as a(n) (1 point)
A. aria.
B. overture.
C. lieder.
D. libretto.

13. Which of the following is not a type of orchestral work? (1 point)
A. madrigal
B. symphony
C. concerto
D. tone poem

14. is music written for a small ensemble. (1 point)
A. Monody
B. An overture
C. Chamber music
D. A libretto

15. Large brass, reed, and rhythm sections are typically found in a(n) (1 point) A. orchestra.
B. collegium musicum.
C. jazz combo.
D. big band

16. Arnold Schoenberg pioneered the technique known as (1 point) A. Impressionism.
B. Nationalism.
C. Serialism.
D. chromaticism.

17. The unique, uneven rhythmic character of jazz music is known as (1 point) A. swing.
B. meter.
C. syncopation.
D. improvisation.

18. Click on the play button below to listen to the audio sample. From which style period is this excerpt? (1 point)
A. the Renaissance
B. the Baroque period
C. the Classical period
D. the twentieth century

19. Click on the play button below to listen to the audio sample. From which style period is this excerpt? 0:00 / 1:12 (1 point)
A. the Renaissance
B. the Baroque period
C. the Classical period
D. the twentieth century

20. Click on the play button below to listen to the audio sample. Jazz music makes liberal use of like the ones you hear in this example. (1 point) A. root-position triads
B. seventh chords
C. ornaments
D. cadenzas