Baroque Era Test

A multi-movement vocal work with instrumental accompaniment, usually sacred (based on verses from the Bible)

• Concerto

• Sonata

• Oratorio

• Symphony

A play, usually secular, set to music, uses

staging, scenery, costumes and action, with

orchestral accompaniment

• Oratorio

• Cantata

• Fugue

• Opera

Musical work for solo instrument, usually

with orchestral accompaniment

• Concerto

• Sonata

• Opera

• Oratorio

Instrumental work for solo instrument

performing alone or with accompaniment in three or more contrasting movements, for example – fast/slow/fast

• Oratorio

• Sonata

• Concerto

• Cantata

The Baroque Era was a period in music history that came directly after what era?

• Romantic

• Ancient

• Renaissance

• Prehistoric

The word Baroque means...

• rebirth or revival

• mystical or mysterious

• emotional and romantic

• extravagant style

The structure of a composition, or the way the musical material is organized is known as...

• dynamics

• articulations

• monophonic

• musical form

In the Baroque Era composers began to specify which instruments should play which parts. This began the development of the modern day...

• orchestra

• chorus

• jazz ensemble

• consort

The Baroque Era was the first period in which instrumental music was as important as vocal music.

• True

• False

Music in the Baroque Era was no longer composed just for special events, but for the sole purpose of listening.

• True

• False