Unit 5 Baroque Era

The Baroque era is described as a time of excess, grandeur, and drama.

• True

• False

Which category of music grew during the Baroque era?

• Vocal music

• Instrumental music

• choral music

• sonata

What is homophony?

• a style of music in which there is one distinct melody accompanied by other vocal or instrumental parts, all moving to the same rhythm

• a style of music in which there are multiple melodies of equal importance

• the same thing as counterpoint

• one single melody

Baroque music was the result of what?

• composers keeping the same style as the Renaissance

• common people playing music

• a search for new methods of expression

• royalty needing more musicians

Which of the following was a key change in how congregations worshipped during the Baroque era?

• worship could only be led by the aristocracy

• there were no changes

• they did not use music in church

• worship and spiritual development no longer took place in church alone

The innovation of the timpani pedal allowed the player to do what?

• rapidly change the pitch of the drum

• play faster

• beat the drum more effectively

• it did not change anything about the playing technique

Which of the following was NOT a string instrument in the Baroque era?

• violin

• viola

• flute

• Baroque guitar

Which of the following inspired some of Monteverdi's operas?

• Roman wars

• Greek mythology

• English fairy tales

• Italian folk tales

Monteverdi often had to compose music at the request of his employer.

• True

• False

Why was Henry Purcell referred to as the British Orpheus?

• He was a master of greek theater

• He could write in both Greek and British styles

• He had an ability to combine English counterpoint with expressive, flexible, and dramatic word settings.

• He wrote revived greek theater in Englad