Music Appreciation - Baroque Review

What does all Baroque art (painting, music, architecture) have in common?

• Bright colors

• Action and movement

• Everything was large - "go big or go home."

Why did Baroque composers write a lot of music in this era?

• They finally figured out how to notate music in a way that people could understand.

• People always wanted to hear new music.

• There was nothing else for them to do; it was a way to keep busy.

What form of entertainment was invented in the Baroque period?

• Operas

• Gregorian Chant

• Duets

• Saxophone Trios

What are terraced dynamics?

• Gradually getting louder

• Gradually getting softer

• A sudden change in dynamics

What is an Oratorio?

• A program in which a soloist sings for an hour.

• A musical work where singers sing a story like an opera but without acting, costumes, or scenery,

• A story sung by a troubadour about the goings on in the last town he traveled from.

Who was considered the GOAT in the Baroque period?

• Handel

• Beethoven

• Mozart

• Bach

What's a soloist?

• Someone who performs alone.

• Someone who tells a story.

• Someone who organizes an oratorio.

• Someone who directs an orchestra.

What is program music?

• Music written for Operas.

• Instrumental Music that is associated with a story, poem, or idea.

• Music written for Oratorios.

True or False: Bach lived in Vienna.

• True

• False

True or False: Bach had 20 kids.

• True

• False