Baroque Check-In

What is the meaning of the word 'Baroque'?

• A. Regular shaped pearl

• B. Irregular shaped pearl

• C. Smooth pearl

• D. Round pearl

During which period did instrumental music become just as important as vocal music for the first time in history?

• B. Renaissance

• A. Medieval

• D. Classical

• C. Baroque

What is the main characteristic of the music in the Classical period?

• C. Perfectly simple and balanced

• A. Highly detailed and complex

• D. Larger and more complex orchestrations

• B. Use of polyphony

Which music form became big and increasingly emotional in the Baroque period?

• A. Oratorio

• B. Cantata

• C. Mass

• D. Opera

What is the Basson Continuo in Baroque music?

• C. A type of symphony

• B. A tuning system for keyboards

• D. A musical form for solo keyboard

• A. Continuous bass and keyboard part

What is Equal Temperament in Baroque music?

• D. A musical form for solo keyboard

• C. A type of symphony

• B. A tuning system for keyboards

• A. Continuous bass and keyboard part

What is Ornamentation in Baroque music?

• A. Continuous bass and keyboard part

• B. A tuning system for keyboards

• C. Embellishments in melodies

• D. A musical form for solo keyboard

What is the Prelude & Fugue in Baroque music?

• A. A musical form for solo keyboard

• B. A type of symphony

• D. Embellishments in melodies

• C. Continuous bass and keyboard part