Baroque - Modern Music History

A performer who has great technical ability on an instrument is called a

• virtuoso

• soloist

• amateur

• novice

Mozart was a composer from the

• Baroque Period

• Classical Period

• Romantic Period

• Middle Ages

Which composer is not from the Classical Period

• Mozart

• Haydn

• Beethoven

• Bach

Which famous Christmas show did Tchaikovsky write?

• Christmas Eve
• A Christmas Carol
• The Nutcracker
• The Messiah

When was the Baroque Era?

• 1875-1925
• 1970-2000
• 500-800
• 1600-1750

During what musical period was this art piece created?

• Romantic

• Medieval

• Modern

• Baroque

The classical period was ornamented and improvised.

• False

• True

J.S. Bach is well-known for popularizing the _____________ during the Baroque period. In this, the subject is stated by the first voice, and then other voices enter, imitating the same subject

• Concerto

• Symphony

• Motet

• Fugue

Music was expected to be immediately appealing, pleasing, natural sounding, and tasteful

• renaissance

• baroque

• classical

• romantic

Melodies are tuneful and easily remembered after one or two hearings.

• renaissance

• baroque

• classical

• romantic