Baroque - Prior Learning Starter

When did the Baroque period take place?

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1825

• 1825-1900

• 1900 onwards

The most famous composer from the Baroque period was Johann Sebastian

Which TWO keyboard instruments were used during the Baroque period?

• Harpsichord

• Organ

• Synthesiser

• Piano

The music is often described as having a happy feel to it.

• Major

• Minor

Which description describes Polyphonic Texture?

• A texture which consists of two or more independent melodic lines

• Texture where you hear a melody with accompaniment, or, where all the parts play a similar rhythm at the same time.

Which describes Ground Bass?

• A theme in the bass which is repeated many times while the upper parts are varied.

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• A long sustained note

• A long sustained note at a high pitch

• The lowest female voice.

A sequence is...

• A slow tempo.

• An exact repeat of a musical idea.

• A melodic phrase which is repeated at a higher or lower pitch.

• A fast tempo

The last chord at the end of a phrase is V.
It sounds unfinished.

• Imperfect cadence

• Perfect cadence

• Crescendo

• Discord

Vocal music where each note is given one syllable.

• Bass

• Syllabic

• Melismatic

• Tenor

Vocal music where several notes are sung to each syllable.

• Soprano

• Syllabic

• Melismatic

• Tenor