What is a punctum?
A) a common cadence formula
B) a lengthy melisma on a single syllable
C) a percussion instrument used to maintain the pulsating beat in dances
D) a succession of couplets, or pairs of musical phrases
Question 2
Despite this composer's success with such vocal genres as the opera, mass, and oratorio, he is remembered today primarily as a composer of instrumental music: symphonies, string quartets, concertos, and keyboard sonatas.
A) Joseph Haydn
B) J. C. Bach
C) Domenico Scarlatti
D) Christoph Willibald Gluck