Baroque Era Review Quiz

"Baroque" comes from a Portuguese word that means

• pretty pearl

• misshapen circle

• misshapen pearl

• ugly

A major characteristic of Baroque music is that it is

• highly ornamental

• mostly quiet

• old

• very plain

Mark ALL the differences between oratorio and opera

• Oratorio uses sets and costumes while opera does not

• Oratorio does not use sets and costumes but opera does

• Opera can be about anything while oratorio is only based on religious text

• Opera is only based on religious text while oratorio can be about anything

During the Baroque period, instrumental music became just as important and popular as vocal music.

• True

• False

Who was not a composer during the Baroque time period?

• HIldegaard V

• George Frederic Handel

• Antonia Vivaldi

• George Telemann

Who wrote the violin concerto The Four Seasons?

• Bach

• Handel

• Vivaldi

Baroque style was...

• uncomplicated and general

• elaborate and highly detailed

• smooth and jazzy

• military-sounding

These 2 keyboard instruments were used during the Baroque era:

• accordian/Piano

• harmonica/Flute

• organ/Harpsichord

• Organ/Harmonica

Of these composers, whose death marked the end of the Baroque era:

• Palestrina

• Handel

• Vivaldi

• Bach

Which composer wrote The Messiah?

• Bach

• Beethoven

• Handel

• Mozart