The Baroque Era

The Baroque era was between the years...

• 500-1450

• 450-1600

• 1600-1750

• 1980-1995

The Baroque era of music birthed...

• madrigals.

• opera.

• choirs.

• broadway musicals.

Opera combines... (Choose all that apply)

• drama

• music

• weather

• emotional expression

Recitative is a section of an opera that gives more detail about the plot through singing the dialog.

• True

• False

An aria is rhythmic speech providing details about the plot.

• True

• False

Who is the first important composer of opera?

• Bach

• Handel

• Mozart

• Monteverdi

The opera Orfeo...

• transformed drama and music.

• took opera from small-scale to large production.

• had over the top singing and the audience focused on the star of the show.

• All of the above.

What is opera seria?

• A serious opera.

• An opera performed in Syria.

• The name of an opera house.

• The title of a Baroque opera.

Which of the following was a major player in the development of late Baroque instrumental music?

• Mozart

• Beethoven

• Bach

• Williams

What two instruments make up the rhythm section known as the basso continuo?

• Flute

• Violin

• Harpsichord

• Cello