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HISTORY I: AN OVERVIEW
TEST 2
INSTRUCTOR: JAMES HONG
STUDENT NAME:
DATE: SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2013
Read the questions carefully. Only answer PART A & B on this exam paper. Answer
PART C in the line paper provided.
This exam has 2 pages. You have 1 hour to complete this exam.
Do not turn this examination over until instructed to do so.
COVERAGE (KEYWORDS): Bach, The Well Tempered Clavier, Handel, Messiah
MARK BREAKDOWN
cont.
SECTION RECEIVED TOTAL
A. TERMS 20
B. STYLE
& WORKS
23
C. ESSAY 30
TOTAL 73
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/20 PART A – TERMS
/14 Briefly define the following terms in the space provided. [2]
Term Definition
Oratorio:
Libretto:
Melisma:
Episode:
Tierce di
Picardie:
Subject:
French
overture:
/6 Briefly differentiate between the following terms in the space provided. [2]
Real vs. Tonal Answer
______________________________________________________________________________
Oratorio vs. Opera
______________________________________________________________________________
Recitativo accompagnato vs. Recitativo secco
______________________________________________________________________________
cont.
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/23 PART B - STYLE & WORKS
/6 Bach’s musical style: True or False. The entire statement must be True.
He developed the Art of the Cantata. ___
He used the Italian drama, clear contours, sharp outlines. ___
He noted down very little, leaving everything up to the performer to improv. ___
His harmonic language was atonal, full of drama. ___
Secular music was at the center of his life, but he was devoted to God. ___
His melodies were mainly polyphonic. ___
/4 Answer the following questions regarding Bach’s works.
List two oratorios [2]
1.
2.
List two pieces of keyboard music, excluding The Well-Tempered Clavier [2]
1.
2.
/5 Fill in the blanks regarding Das Wholtemperierte Klavier
How many volumes are there? ______ [1]
Which year(s) were the volume(s) written? ___________________________________ [1]
How many works were in each volume? _______ [1]
Why that particular number of works? ______________________________________ [1]
This work is often considered the “_____________________________ of the piano.” [1]
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/8 Answer the following questions about Handel’s works.
List two orchestral works by Handel. [2]
1.
2.
List two operas by Handel. [2]
1.
2.
List two oratorios by Handel. [2]
1.
2.
True or False. [2]
Handel composed mainly opera buffa. ___
Handel never composed secular music. ___
/30 PART C – ESSAYS
/5 Describe the life of J. S. Bach.
/5 Describe the life of G. F. Handel.
/10 Analyze Prelude and Fugue in c minor from The Well Tempered Clavier
Book 1.
/10 Analyze The Messiah.
END OF EXAM.
