Baroque Music

What does Baroque mean?

• Irregularly Shaped Pearl

• Twisted Diamond

• Dull Sapphires

• Perfect Coal

What language does the word Baroque come from?

• Portuguese
• French
• Spanish
• Italian

What were Italian songs called?

• Madrigals

• Motets

• Monophonic

• Music

During the Baroque Era, what did soloists start doing?

• Embellishing their solos

• Singing only what was on the sheet music

What country started writing Operas first?

• France
• Italy
• Germany
• Austria

What was the first opera called?

• Omelette

• Orpheus & Eurydice

• Orfeo

• Odyssey

What is Orfeo about?

Operas are usually (a)   (Happy endings or sad endings).

What did the French invent that is part ballet and part opera?

• Comedie Ballet

• Opera-ballet
• Semi-Opera

• Masque

What was a performance done by costumed performers for British royalty?

• Semi-Opera

• Masque
• Ballad Opera

• Comedie Ballet