Quarter 3 Week 5 - Baroque Composers (part 1)

He was one of the most important composers of the early baroque era, and had created the earliest operatic masterpiece, Orfeo.

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Henry Purcell

• Arcangelo Correli

He wanted to create music of emotional intensity.

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Henry Purcell

• Arcangelo Correli

He mastered all the musical forms of late seventeenth-century England.

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Henry Purcell

• Arcangelo Correli

He is the most prominent Italian violinist and composer of string music.

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Henry Purcell

• Arcangelo Correli

As a teacher, he instructed some of the most eminent musicians of his time and laid the foundations of modern violin technique.

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Henry Purcell

• Arcangelo Correli

It is a musical idea that is repeated over and over while the melodies above it change.

(a)  

It is a musical form that has three melodic lines: two high lines and a basso continuo.

(a)  

The sonata da chiesa has a dignified character and was suitable for sacred performance.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Another name for sonata da camera is...

(a)  

It is a type of Baroque sonata that was more dancelike and was intended for performance at court.

• sonata da chiesa

• sonata da camera