Baroque Music Quiz

Who was the target audience during the Baroque period?

• Local

• Royalty

• Concert

• All of the above

A large work for voice and orchestra, based on a biblical or religious event

• Motet

• Madrigal

• Oratorio

• Opera

Choose a composer famous for Oratorios

• George Frederick Handel

• John Philip Handle

• Joseph Haydn

• Johannes Sebastian Bach

Name a keyboard instrument in which strings were plucked

• Clavichord

• Harpsichord

• Pianoforte

• Organ

Baroque Period dates

• 1600-1750

• 1450-1600

• 1650-1900

• 500-1600

The word "Baroque" comes from a Portuguese term meaning "perfectly shaped pearl"

• True

• False

An ensemble of various instruments and voices playing together, usually with soloists or groups of instruments competing with the larger orchestra

• Concerto

• Oratorio

• Fuge

• Cantata

A staged drama that is mostly sung with an orchestra as accompaniment. Big scenery, drama, and costumes

• Opera

• Oratorio

• Concerto

• Fugue

Brass instrument of the Baroque period

• Trumpet

• Piano Forte

• Cello

• Recorder

Composed the 'Hallelujah Chorus' from 'The Messiah'. One of the most famous German composers of all time.

• Handel

• Bach

• Telemann

• Purcell