The Baroque Era
As musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity rose in the
Baroque. T/F? - correct answer True
Baroque composers often employed which of the following techniques in an attempt
to create musical drama? - correct answer Dissonance and dynamic contrasts
The rise of opera popularized virtuosic male soprano roles in Baroque dramas; these
roles were sung by a singer known as a... - correct answer Castrato
The most notable Baroque innovation was the development of "drama through
music," which we now call... - correct answer Opera
At the time of Monteverdi's opera "The Coronation of Poppea", what type of opera
houses were beginning to open in Venice? - correct answer public
An opera is a large-scale ______ that is ______ - correct answer Drama, sung
Overture - correct answer an orchestral introduction
Aria - correct answer a song, usually of a highly emotional nature
Libretto - correct answer The text or script of an opera
Recitative - correct answer a kind of musical declamation or speech
The purely instrumental sections that the orchestra performs in an opera are called:
- correct answer The overture and sinfonia
