Brandenburg- Bach

Who is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era?

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Franz Schubert

What was Johann Sebastian Bach's role at the town of Köthen?

• Kapellmeister (court music director)

• Church organist

• Concert pianist

• Opera singer

What type of music did Prince Leopold prefer not to have?

• Elaborate church music

• Secular music

• Chamber music

• Orchestral music

What is the title of the famous set of 48 preludes and fugues composed by Bach?

• The Well-Tempered Clavier

• The Art of Fugue

• Goldberg Variations

• Mass in B minor

To whom were the six Brandenburg Concertos dedicated?

• Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg

• Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen

• Frederick the Great

• George I of Great Britain

What is unique about the instrumentation of the six Brandenburg Concertos compared to most Baroque concertos?

• They include only string instruments.

• They feature wind instruments and unusual combinations.

• They have no solo instruments.

• They are performed without a continuo.

What is a continuo in Baroque music?

• A solo violin part.

• A type of wind instrument.

• A bass instrument with a chordal instrument like a harpsichord.

• A fast-paced solo section.

What is a figured bass?

• A solo violin technique.

• A shorthand system of numbers under the bass notes.

• A type of flute used in Baroque music.

• A dynamic marking for loud passages.

What is a concerto grosso?

• A solo performance for a single instrument.

• A concerto for a large number of instrumental parts.

• A type of dynamic marking.

• A specific type of harpsichord.

Why were there no dynamic markings for the harpsichord in the original score?

• The harpsichord was too loud to require dynamics.

• The mechanical action of the harpsichord prevented variations in dynamics.

• The harpsichord was not used in Baroque music.

• Dynamics were not invented during the Baroque period.