BAROOUE MUSIC FEATURES

The Baroque period took place between

• 1820 and 1910

• 1600 and 1750

• 1750 and 1820

Predominating texture style of Baroque music

• Contrapuntal (counterpoint)

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

Counterpoint is a synonym of

• Heterophony

• Polyphony

• Monophony

Bass line usually played by low string instruments such as the cello or the lute

• interrupted bass

• figured bass

• basso continuo

Bass line usually played by the harpsichord, using reference numbers for the chords

• interrupted bass

• figured bass

• basso continuo

Scalar system created in the Baroque period

• modal

• major and minor

• arabic

Baroque composers

• Vivaldi, Handel, Bach

• Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

• Brahms, Berlioz, Wagner

Another feature of the Baroque period

• Balance

• Simplicity

• Ornamentation

Dynamics is the property of sound that has to do with its

• strength

• speed

• length

Tempo is the property of sound that has to do with its

• strength

• speed

• length