Baroque Music Review

Who were the two main composers of the Baroque Period?

• John Williams

  and

  Danny Elfman

• Franz Joseph Haydn

  and

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Johann Sebastian Bach

  and

  Monteverdi

• Franz Schubert and

  Peter Tchaikovsky

The first type of music invented for the everyday person to hear live music was

• Bluegrass

• Ska

• Opera

• Reggae

The new performing group that came to be during the Baroque?

• The Barbershop Quartet

• B

  The Brass Quartet

• C

  The Boy Band

• The Orchestra

Two instruments (one play chords and one playing low notes), accompanying an instrumental or singing soloist, and a definite characteristic of Baroque music

• Junkanoo

• Basso Continuo

• Concerto

• Quintet

The name of Handel's famous oratorio

• Magnificat

• Missa Brevis

• Molto Allegro

• Messiah

What language were most Baroque operas written in?

• Italian

• Latin

• German

• French

Definition of an Opera

• An instrumental performance.

• A short performance with no special roles.

• A musical performed by children.

• A non-religious story that was completely sung with costumes, scenery, and staging.

The term "baroque" literally means

• drunken sailer

• oddly shaped pearl

• music and art

• broken rock

The Baroque period ran from

• 1600-1750

• 1800-1950

• 1400-1550

• 1700-1850

What are the three main VOCAL genres of the Baroque period

• Opera

• Cantata

• Gregorian Chant

• Oratorio