Baroque Music History

When was the Baroque period?

• 1600-1750

• 500-1400

• 1400-1600

• 1800-2000

Secular music means religious music sung or played in church.

• True

• False

"Opera" is defined as.....

• imitative counterpoint

• a staged drama, with costumes and sets, that is completely sung with an orchestra as accompaniment. Usually secular.

• a music work involving an orchestra and singers, usually telling a Bible story. No costumes or sets are used.

• an ensemble of instruments and voices playing together with some speaking and singing.

Prolific means....

• you are a pro at a lot of things

• you are a pro at a few things

• creating something out of nothing

• to create in large quantities

A "fugue" is ....

• a battle between the North and South that created a Civil war in the 1800's. Soldiers sang phrases back and forth to each other.

• a composition that has no known theme, just random notes played throughout.

• a composition that has musical theme that is stated in each voice parts at different points in the music. To battle back and forth for the musical theme.

• A feud between the Hatfield and McCoys that started the game show "Family Feud" hosted by Steve Harvey

This Baroque composer was prolific in writing fugues.

• Guido d' Arezzo

• J.S. Bach

• Thomas Tallis

• Hildegard von Bingen

This type of musical work involves singers and orchestra, usually telling a story based on sacred text or a story from the Bible. No costumes or sets are involved.

• Opera

• Broadway Musical

• Oratorio

• Concerto

A group of instruments playing together and usually features a solo voice or instrument playing against the larger orchestra.

• Oratorio

• Opera

• Concerto

• Fugue

This composer was known as the "Red Priest"

• J.S. Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Perotin

• Giovanni Palestrina

Handel wrote the very famous musical work "The Messiah" using solo voices, choir, and orchestra. The work is based on Biblical text about the life of Christ. This work is known as a(n) ......

• Opera

• Broadway Musical

• Concerto

• Oratorio