Baroque

How does the The Melk Abbey (which Sabba and Saffta and your mom have visited with the Alaska Children’s choir) differ from monasteries built during the Medieval and Renaissance eras?

• It is simple reflecting the monks’ life of prayer and fasting

• It shows the power of the Emperor

• It emphasized light and height

Which statement is true about the Baroque period?

• Known for the simplicity of the musicians

• Melodies are less dynamic

• Early composers favored the Renaissance musical characteristics

• Melodies are very elaborate and ornamental

Which Baroque musician is also known as the Red Priest?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• GF Handel

• Giovanni Palestrina

• Johann Sebastian Bach

Which Baroque vocal music refers to the extended musical setting of sacred music?

• Cantata

• Fugue

• Oratorio

• Cantata

Which artistic style was characterized by drama and grandeur with some artists delving into religious subject matter and others in genre works.

• Baroque

• Rococo

• Neoclassical

What do you call the style known to be extremely decorative version of the Baroque?

• Neoclassical

• Gothic Revival

• Rococo Style

• Romanesque Style

Ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s

• Baroque

• Laissez Faire

• Natural Laws

• Enlightened Despot

Which architectural feature is commonly associated with Baroque churches?

• A) Flying buttresses

• B) Pointed arches

• C) Ornate domes and frescoes

• D) Minimalist design

Which of the following is a characteristic of Baroque art?

• A) Emphasis on symmetry and simplicity

• B) Use of dramatic lighting and intense emotion

• C) Focus on abstract forms

• D) Predominance of pastel colors

Which Baroque artist is known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, often called chiaroscuro?

• A) Michelangelo

• B) Caravaggio

• C) Raphael

• D) Leonardo da Vinci