Baroque Era Music

What is a virtuoso?

• A string instrument played with a bow

• A person who is extremely good at playing an instrument or singing

• A type of song found in an opera

• A group of instrumentalists who play cantatas

A basso continuo might contain which two instrument?

• a harp and a piano

• an organ and a trumpet

• a harpsichord and a cello

• a trombone and a harpsichord

An oratorio is...

• a secular comedic play about love

• a sacred larger concert piece with a Biblical plot

• a secular non-staged instrumental piece

• a sacred piece for church services for choir and continuo

A Concerto Grosso features...

• a solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment

• a full orchestra with solo instrumental accompaniment

• a small group of instrumentalists with orchestral accompaniment

• a choir with orchestral accompaniment

Baroque arts typically borrowed from which culture the most?

• Ancient Japanese

• Ancient Greek

• Ancient Spanish

• Ancient French

TRUE or FALSE: Baroque opera has spoken dialogue with arias in between.

• True

• False

What word describes the instrumental introduction to a Baroque opera?

• Libretto

• Recitative

• Overture

• Chorus

What word describes the reflective, emotional songs interspersed with the dialogue of a Baroque opera?

• Libretto

• Recitative

• Aria

• Chorus

What word describes the sung dialogue of a Baroque opera?

• Libretto

• Recitative

• Aria

• Chorus

What word describes the written script of a Baroque opera?

• Libretto

• Recitative

• Aria

• Chorus