3.24 Baroque Quiz

True or False:

In music, art, architecture, and fashion, fancy decoration and ornamentation became the rule. 

• True

• False

True or False:

Composers were not well versed in the old style as well as the new style.

• True

• False

Which of the following best describes the Baroque Period?

• Dull

• Minimalist

• Lavish

• Clean

Which King Louis was known to be the epitome of the Baroque Period?

• The 14th

• The 1st

• The 16th

• The 2nd

Which of the following describes the ancient style or early Baroque music?

• Stile Antico

• Stile Moderno

Which of the following describes the freedom experimenting with dissonance, recitatives, and continuo?

• Stile Antico

• Stile Moderno

Before Vivaldi was a composer, what did he study first?

• Priest

• Cook

• Baker

• Composer

Which of these terms best describes a maestro di capella?

• A person in charge of the master

• A person in charge of singers

• A person in charge of the orchestra

• A person in charge of the band

True or False:

Instrumental ensembles were named based off the number of instrumentalists

• True

• False

True or False: A sonata is type of musical composition, usually for a solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble

• True

• False