Baroque composers: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach 20-21

Baroque Period dates

• 1600-1750

• 1450-1600

• 1650-1900

• 500-1600

Define the Baroque style.

• unusual

• beautiful

• simple

• extravagant

Which music was more important in the Baroque period?

• vocal

• instrumental

• they were equally important

• neither were important

What is an opera?

• a secular play set to music with staging and an orchestra accompaniment

• a religious play with no staging sung accapella

What is Bach's first name?

• Wolfgang

• Johann

• James

• Hans

Why did Bach move to live with his older brother when he was ten?

• Because his parents died

• Because he wanted to learn how to play the violin from his brother.

• Because there was no room for him in his parents' house

• Because he wanted to move to another city

How many children did Bach have?

Bach wrote many operas.

• true

• false

How can you describe Bach in one sentence?

• He was a famous German pianist

• He was a famous German singer

• He was a famous German composer

• He was a famous German artist

Bach became a wealthy man because hundreds of his compositions were published during his lifetime.

• true

• false