Baroque Quiz

Baroque music is a period or style of Western art music composed from approximately?

• 1400- 1600

• 1750- 1830

• 1600- 1750

The term "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning?

• "Misshapen Spear"

• "Misshapen Board"

• "Misshapen Pearl"

This composer furthered the transition from the Renaissance period to the Baroque period...

• George Handel

• Giacomo Carissimi

• Claudio Monteverdi

The middle Baroque period in Italy is defined by the emergence of these vocal styles:

Cantatas, Operas, &?

• Suites

• Oratorios

• Concertos

In the late Baroque period, the works of ______ and ______ predominated and constitute an important part of the choral repertoire performed today.

• Vivaldi & Lully

• Handel & Monteverdi

• Bach & Handel

The subjects of the first operas are all taken from ____________ reflecting the genre’s close alliances with attempts to recreate the music and drama of ancient cultures

• Chinese Culture

• English Tradition

• Greek Myth

Jean- Baptiste Lully helped create an unique French version of opera known as?

• Opera Seria

• Tragedie- Lyrique

• Da Capo Aria

Oratorio originally meant?

• Prayer Alter

• Word of Christ

• Prayer Hall

Originating in early 17th century Italy, the _______ began as a secular work composed for solo voice and basso continuo, most likely intended for performance at private social gatherings.

• Suite

• Cantata

• Opera

The most prolific composer of the solo concerto was?

• J. S. Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

• G. F. Handel