Fine Arts - Chapter 8D

1. 1His works have intense pathos.

   1. ABach
   2. BHandel.
2. 2He was the musical realist.

   1. AHandel.
   2. BBach.
3. 3When Messiah was first performed in London, King George I rose from his seat when he heard the imposing Hallelujah Chorus.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
4. 4He was born in Eisenach.

   1. AHandel
   2. BBach
5. 5The choral work performed more often than any other.

   1. AMessiah.
   2. BMass in B minor.
   3. CThe cantata, Christ lag in Todesbanden.
   4. DThe Passion according to St. Matthew.
6. 6It took just 24 days to write Messiah.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
7. 7His music makes greater demands on the intellect.

   1. AHandel
   2. BBach
8. 8His music is more subtle and personal.

   1. AHandel
   2. BBach
9. 9The content of Bach's cantatas were linked to

   1. AThe scripture lessons of that day in the church year.
   2. BThe secular operas of the day.
   3. CThe madrigals of the French.
   4. DThe sacred oratorios of the day.
10. 10Bach's systematic approach to musical composition was counter to the general spirit of the Baroque period.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

11. 11After public tastes changed, Handel quit writing oratorios, and turned to writing operas.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
12. 12His most famous choral work is sung more often than any other choral work.

    1. AHandel
    2. BBach
13. 13He communicated very little with the musicians around him.

    1. ABach
    2. BHandel
14. 14Bach wrote entertainment music.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
15. 15Bach's greatest creative period was at

    1. AArnstadt.
    2. BAnhalt-Cothen.
    3. CWeimar.
    4. DThe Church of St. Thomas in Leipzig.
16. 16Handel studied music in Italy.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17Bach was steeped in the traditions of Catholicism.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
18. 18Bach was a Protestant church musician.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
19. 19Bach wrote the great oratorio, Messiah.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
20. 20Handel was born in Halle.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
21. 21Messiah is a combination of German opera and Italian polyphony.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
22. 22He did not invent anything that was musically new.

    1. ABach
    2. BHandel
23. 23Bach only composed music for the church.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
24. 24When we say that Bach was "prolific," we mean

    1. AHe was extremely professional in what he did.
    2. BHe supported the theology of the arts as promoted by Luther and the Lutheran church.
    3. CHe was promoting of theLutheran liturgical way of worship.
    4. DHe composed a great quantity of music.
25. 25He sought fame and fortune.

    1. AHandel
    2. BBach
26. 26Handel had financial success writing Italian operas in England.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
27. 27He was a great organist.

    1. ABach
    2. BHandel
28. 28His music had broader appeal.

    1. AHandel
    2. BBach

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