Baroque/Rococo Art and Music

This term refers to extreme contrasts between light and dark (value):

• aerial perspective
• linear perspective
• chiaroscuro
• contrapposto

The most famous Dutch artist of the Baroque period was:

• Bernini
• Caravaggio
• Rembrandt
• Vermeer

Which French king is credited with contributing to the development of ballet?

• Henry VIII
• Louis X
• Henry V
• Louis XIV

The Catholic Church used art as an important tool to lure people back to the Church:

• true
• false

Baroque artists made the people look like everyday people:

• true
• false

Baroque era was the first period in which instrumental music was as important as vocal music:

• true 
• false

A musical stage drama that is generally sung throughout:

• cantata
• concerto 
• fugue
• opera

A multi-movement vocal work with instrumental accomplishment that is sacred and frequently based on verses of the Bible:

• cantata
• concerto
• oratorio
• opera

A polyphonic composition based on one theme. The theme is heard many more times while other melodies are played at the same time, always harmonizing with the original theme.

• fugue
• opera
• concerto
• oratorio

An orchestral composition for with a major part for one or more instrumental soloists.

• cantata
• oratorio
• concerto
• fugue