Chapter 3: The Baroque Period

What is the time span of the Baroque Period?

• 1450 - 1600

• 1600 - 1750

• 450 - 1450

• 1750 - 1820

During the Baroque period, what two (2) things happened to the church modes?

• They gradually disappeared

• They gained even more impartance

• They were replaced by the major and minor modes

• They could be used in sacred music but were forbidden in secular music

What is OPERA?

• A cappella singing

• A way of singing that stresses very high pitches

• A way of singing that stresses very loud sounds

• A stage play that is completely sung, and accompanied by an orchestra

The uses of texts conveying extreme emotion and dramatic contrasts led to what form of musical expression during the Baroque period?

• Opera

• Madrigals

• Chorales

• Oratorios

What kind of dynamics are prominent in the Baroque period?

• No dynamics are expressed

• Everything is loud

• Gradual dynamic shifts

• Terraced dynamics

The most characteristic feature of Baroque music is the...

• Basso profundo, or prominent bass

• Basso ostinato, or ground bass

• Basso continuo, or figured bass

• Basso rallentando, or slow bass

What are two instruments which usually make up a basso continuo?

• Violin and Bassoon

• Harpsichord and Cello

• Violin and Flute

• Harpsichord and Violin

What is a Concerto Grosso?

• Fat performers

• A large group of performers pitted against a small group of soloists

• Kings and peasants

• A group of performers who haven't paid taxes

The tempo and character of the different movements of a Concerto Grosso are...

• Fast, Slow, Fast

• Slow, Slow, Fast

• Fast, Dance related, Fast

• Slow, Fast, Slow

What is the name of the type of form a Concerto Grosso uses that usually consists of a refrain alternated with solo sections?

• Binary

• Through-composed

• Ritornello

• Ternary