Question

Music Question

1. A work based on a chorale melody and intended to be played as an introduction to a Protestant service is called a/an

A. cantata.

B. fantasia.

C. oratorio.

D. chorale prelude.

Answer 1

D.) Chorale prelude

Chorales were simple melodies that could be easily sung by the congregation of a church. Written by Martin Luther and John Calvin for the Protestant Church, they believed that congregations should participate in singing- a break from Catholic traditions. These chorales were sung in the Lutheran church in the vernacular.It was written by Marth Luther and John Calvin for the Protestant church. They believed that congregations should participate in singing- a break from Cathloic traditions

Cantata was a dramatic work for solo voices, or small chorus and either basso continuo or small orchestra. It was much shorter than the opera and was not staged.

Oratorio was a dramatic work for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, it was long, and not staged like an opera. It was similar to the cantata but longer and on a much larger scale. It would take as long as two or more hours to perform. Based on Bible stories, there was a singing narrator who explained what was happening in the story before and in between musical numbers.

Fantasia is free musical composition structured according to the composer's fancy