Baroque Music and Johann Sebastian Bach

The term 'Baroque' is derived from a word used to describe a ______.

• Perfect pearl

• Misshapen pearl

• Beautiful painting

• Classical sculpture

Which composer is mentioned as one of the earliest Baroque opera composers?

• Bach

• Monteverdi

• Handel

• Vivaldi

In Baroque music, the term 'Polyphonic' means: A) Single voice B) Many voices/parts C) No voices D) Electronic sound.

• Single voice

• Many voices/parts

• No voices

• Electronic sound

The Baroque period lasted for how many years?

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 250

Which of the following is NOT a type of ornamentation mentioned in the text?

• A) Trills

• B) Mordents

• C) Appoggiaturas

• D) Crescendo

Which composer is known as the King of the Concerto Grosso?

• Handel

• Vivaldi

• Corelli

• Telemann

Which composer is Italian and known for his concertos?

• Handel

• Purcell

• Vivaldi

• Telemann

Which composer is associated with the Baroque era and was born in 1685?

• J.S. Bach

• Handel

• Vivaldi

• Telemann

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, what was the instrument we now call a cello typically referred to as?

• Bass violin

• Viola

• Violin

• Double bass

The term 'Ordre' was favored by which composer?

• François Couperin

• J.S. Bach

• Christoph Graupner

• Vivaldi