Sample Lessons – The Story of Great Music
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Introduction
What You Need to Begin4 Steps -
The Renaissance to the Baroque Era1. Renaissance8 Steps
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Early Church Music, Minstrels & Madrigals (35 min)
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{+} Minstrels to Madrigals
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Palestrina & Church Music
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Palestrina and Monteverdi (40 min)
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English Music in the Renaissance (35 min)
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Listening Journal, Research Papers, and Projects
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Listen: Renaissance Recordings
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Research & Projects: Renaissance (Optional)
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Early Church Music, Minstrels & Madrigals (35 min)
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2. Early Baroque8 Steps|4 Quizzes
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3. Handel6 Steps|1 Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
Select the types of composition for voice which Monteverdi innovated.
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Question 2 of 15
2. Question
Giacomo Carissimi primarily composed oratorios on _____ subjects.
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3. Question
The key difference between an opera and an oratorio is…
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4. Question
What emotion is appropriately evoked by the words and melody of this piece?
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5. Question
Which of the following is the reason given for the development of opera in Italy?
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Question 6 of 15
6. Question
True or False: Alessandro Scarlatti’s experiments with changes in key and melody within his operas helped popularize a more organized system of keys.
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Question 7 of 15
7. Question
Arcangelo Corelli was the first great _____ player in history, and his compositions for that instrument reflect his intimate knowledge of its capabilities.
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Question 8 of 15
8. Question
Which of these two composers left a legacy that was a turning point in the development of instrumental music?
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Question 9 of 15
9. Question
Sonatas at this time modeled their parts (known as movements) after which other art form?
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Question 10 of 15
10. Question
Domenico Scarlatti composed many pieces in sonata form at a demanding level for which instrument?
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Question 11 of 15
11. Question
Which of the following selections is more likely to have been composed by Corelli, and which by D. Scarlatti?
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Corelli
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Scarlatti
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Hint: Which instruments do you hear? Which of the two composers specialized in that instrument(s)?
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Question 12 of 15
12. Question
In addition to being a composer and violinist, Vivaldi was also a(n)…
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Question 13 of 15
13. Question
According to the reading, Vivaldi was a master of the _____ form.
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
Which Latin word is the conventional term for telling a composer’s works apart from one another?
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
Which of Vivaldi’s works was accompanied by sonnets of his own creation?
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