Music Appreciation Chp 8-9

What are the years of the Baroque Period?

• 1400-1600

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1820

• 1800-1900

Where did the focus of composition move to in the Baroque Period?

• St. Mark's Basilica in Venice

• The Church of England

• The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

• The Palace of
  the French King

What was the new invention in the Baroque of drama set to music?

• Musical

• Shakespeare Plays

• Opera

• Singspiel

What is dramatic dialogue set musically called?

• Aria

• Sequence

• Arioso

• Recitative

Which composer created "Orfeo" & "The Coronation of Poppea"

• Gabrieli

• Monteverdi

• Nero

• Ottavia

Who was the most famous English composer who created "Dido and Aeneas"?

• William Byrd

• Arcangelo Corelli

• Henry Purcell

• Isaac Newton

Which person was the absolute monarch of France during the Baroque?

• King Henry VIII

• King Louis XIII

• King Louis XIV

• King William I