Baroque Period Music (Slemish College)

What are the dates of the Baroque period?

• 1750-1825

• 1600-1750

• 1825-1900

• 1450-1600

What keyboard instrument was exclusive to the Baroque period?

• Church organ

• Synthesizer

• Harpsichord

• Piano

Which statement is true?

• The orchestra began to take shape and consisted mainly of string instruments

• The orchestra continued to take shape and consisted mainly of woodwind instruments

• The orchestra only consisted of brass instruments

What did much of the music sound like?

• Amusing and lighthearted

• Busy and energetic

• Laid back and relaxed

Select all of the composers from the Baroque era.

• Vivaldi

• Handel

• Haydn

• Byrd