Review Questions - Review Questions: In the multiple choice...

Review Questions:
In the multiple choice section, you will answer 50 questions selected randomly from the
questions below:
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What was the Fronde
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What did the word barocco
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What does the word affection
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Which philosopher saw the world as a perfectly ordered and mathematically inspired
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Which country was wracked by a Civil War between 1642–1649?
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What was another name for the rum-sugar-slave trade in 17
th
and 18
th
centuries?
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Who used his telescope to prove the heliocentric nature of the solar system?
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What was the belief that music had the ability and purpose of moving the emotions?
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What was the name of the style where the bass and harmonies played continuously
regardless of what instruments or voices were carrying the melody?

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What do we call it when performers improvise notes not written on the page?
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What do we call it when the chords and melodic figures clearly outline a strong sense of
home key?
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What kind of singing features music where the words are clearly enunciated in a speech-
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What is the name of singing where the music becomes more important than the words
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Where did Handel settle and write most of his oratorios?
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What do we call many notes on a single syllable of text?
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What musical instrument (besides the voice) was most characteristic of the Baroque era?
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What do we call a multi-movement instrumental work for one or two solo musical
instruments?
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What do we call a large work for full orchestra, with contrasting sections played by a solo
instrument or small group?