Baroque Music

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What does "Baroque" mean?

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Misshapen Pearl

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Baroque music can be described as:

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Over the top, excessive, and dramatic

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What is ornamentation?

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Embellishment of a melody by adding special notes.

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Which composer wrote an early opera that is still popular today?

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Monteverdi

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There was a rise in purely instrumental music during this time

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True

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Which of the following is NOT one of the dances that makes up a Dance Suite? Gigue, Sarabande, Polka, Allemande

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Polka

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All of the following describe a Cantata EXCEPT: Cantatas are typically shorter in length, Cantatas are meant to be performed in a chamber rather than on a stage, Cantatas are purely instrumental pieces, Cantatas address Christian issues

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Cantatas are purely instrumental pieces

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Church music was eventually written to compete with secular music

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True

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What kind of stories were told through Oratorios?

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Religious stories

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One of Bach's biggest contributions to music was his development of what? Orchestration, Counterpoint, Dance Suites, Monophony

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Counterpoint