Baroque Music Quiz

How old was Johann Sebastian Bach when he walked 260 miles to visit Dietrich Buxtehude?

• 30

• 20

• 40

• 25

The Baroque period lasted approximately how many years?

• 100

• 200

• 150

• 50

Where were musicians primarily employed during the Baroque period?

• Universities

• Theaters

• The court of a monarch or noble

• Taverns

What is the term for a fairly long piece for choir and orchestra, based on a religious text?

• Symphony

• Concerto

• Cantata

• Fugue

What musical technique is described as the interaction of different lines of music and is also known as polyphony?

• Counterpoint

• Harmonization

• Monophony

• Homophony

Which composer is credited with inventing opera?

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

• George Frederic Handel

• Claudio Monteverdi

What is the iconic chorus from Handel's oratorio 'Messiah' called?

• Alleluia Chorus

• Gloria Chorus

• Sanctus Chorus

• Hallelujah Chorus

Antonio Vivaldi worked as a maestro de violino at which state-sponsored orphanage?

• El Pio Ospedale della Pieta

• Santa Maria della Salute

• Basilica di San Marco

• Teatro La Fenice

Vivaldi's most famous piece is called 'The Four ___ '.

• Seasons

• Concertos

• Sonatas

• Cantatas

• Amigos

Bach's music is often described as mathematical or pattern-based because of:

• Its use of religious texts

• Its evocative orchestration

• Its incorporation of counterpoint

• Its connection to folk music