Brigham Young University, IdahoFDHUM 110Humanities Final

Why was Nicholas Fouquet imprisoned? Embezzlement • What was the Fronde? Plot to overthrow Loise XIV • What was the Palace of Versailles before Louis XIV had it remodeled? Hunting Lodge • What did Louis XIV call hi ...

Why was Nicholas Fouquet imprisoned? Embezzlement • What was the Fronde? Plot to overthrow Loise XIV • What was the Palace of Versailles before Louis XIV had it remodeled? Hunting Lodge • What did Louis XIV call himself? The Sun King • What did the word barocco originally refer to? A large, irregularly shaped pearl • What does the word affection mean? Emotion What are the humors? Bodily fluids generated in the glands that affected our emotions • Which philosopher saw the world as a perfectly ordered and mathematically inspired creation? Rene Descartes • Which country saw the most destruction in the Thirty Years War? Germany • Which country was wracked by a Civil War between 1642-1649? England• What was another name for the rum-sugar-slave trade in 17th and 18th centuries? The Triangle Trade • Who used his telescope to prove the heliocentric nature of the solar system? Galileo • What was the belief that music had the ability and purpose of moving the emotions? the Doctrine of Affections What was the name of the style where the bass and harmonies played continuously regardless of what instruments or voices were carrying the melody? Basso Continuo What do we call it when performers improvise notes not written on the page? Ornamentation What do we call it when the chords and melodic figures clearly outline a strong sense of home key? Tonality The birth of what art form marks the beginning of the Baroque era? Opera What kind of singing features music where the words are clearly enunciated in a speech-like manner with simple accompaniment? Recitative What is the name of singing where the music becomes more important than the words and seeks to explore a single emotion of the character? AriaWhere did Handel settle and write most of his oratorios? England What do we call many notes on a single syllable of text? Melisma What musical instrument (besides the voice) was most characteristic of the Baroque era? Violin What do we call a multi-movement instrumental work for one or two solo musical instruments? Sonata What do we call a large work for full orchestra, with contrasting sections played by a solo instrument or small group? concerto What do we call a section of a composition that keeps returning throughout? Ritornello What musical composition sounds like improvisatory finger exercises on a keyboard? A toccata, or prelude What is the main theme of fugue called? Subject What do we call the first section of a fugue? ExpositionWhat do we call the center part of a fugue where the main theme disappears? Episodes What do we call the return of the main theme near the end of the fugue? Recapitulation Who remodeled a portion of the Versailles gardens to make them more sensitive? Marie Antoinette What is the word we use to describe a landscape that fits our notions of the way it should be ordered? Picturesque Why did Marie Antoinette want a French country village in her gardens? to pretend she was a shepherdess How did Marie Antoinette die? beheaded by a guillotine What culture did Revolutionary France model itself after? Ancient Rome Why did the English call their bloodless revolution of 1688? The Glorious Revolution Who reigned France for 72 years? Louis XIV What do we call the lighter late-Baroque style of Louis XV's reign? The RococoWho wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations? Adam Smith What is the French word for the middle class? The bourgeoisie What movement in the 1700s encouraged critical questioning of traditional institutions, customs, and morals, and a strong belief in rationality and science? The Enlightenment What were the three estates of France? (select all that apply) middle class, nobles, clergy What violent event signaled the beginning of the French revolution? storming of Bastille Who crowned Napoleon emperor? himself What do we call the rate of chord change in a musical composition? Harmonic Rhythm What was the most important musical genre of the Classical period? the symphony What do we call two phrases of equal length? a parallel period