Baroque Music

A large group of instruments.

• Orchestra

• Solo

• Choir

• Quartet

Which instruments WOULD NOT be found in the Baroque era?

• Piano

• Organ

• Flute

• Violin

• Clarinet

A group of four instruments

• Solo

• Duet

• Trio

• Quartet

Dynamics are changed by adding or taking away instruments. Dynamic changes are sudden - there are no gradual changes.

• Terraced Dynamics

• Tempo

• Texture

A piece for instrumental soloist, string orchestra, and basso continuo.

• Concerto

• Opera

• Song

Italian for "continuous bass."

• Basso Continuo

• Ground Bass

• Walking Bass

What instruments could you find in a Basso Continuo?

• Cello

• Harpsichord

• Bassoon

• Violin

• Piano

Non-religious music composed or performed outside the church.

• Secular

• Sacred

• Modern

• Medieval

Music composed for the church - religious music.

• Sacred

• Secular

• Modern

• Medieval

What instruments COULD be found in the Baroque Era?

• Lute

• Guitar

• Oboe

• Timpani

• Voices