Baroque Music History

When was the Baroque period?

• 1600-1750

• 500-1400

• 1400-1600

• 1800-2000

This composer was known as the "Red Priest"

• J.S. Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Perotin

• Giovanni Palestrina

Who composed "The Four Seasons"?

• Guido d' Arezzo

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Giovanni Palestrina

• Perotin

Handel wrote the very famous musical work "The Messiah" using solo voices, choir, and orchestra. The work is based on Biblical text about the life of Christ. This work is known as a(n) ......

• Opera

• Broadway Musical

• Concerto

• Oratorio

A group of instruments playing together and usually features a solo voice or instrument playing against the larger orchestra.

• Oratorio

• Opera

• Concerto

• Fugue

The term "Baroque" comes from Poruguese meaning...

• Underwater sea creature

• Bizarre or irregularly shaped pearl

• perfectly round pearl

• Things easily break

Secular music means religious music sung or played in church.

• True

• False

Music that has religious text would be considered Sacred

• True

• False

The time period that directly precedes (comes before) the Baroque is....

• Ancient

• Medieval

• Classical

• Renaissance

This Baroque composer was prolific in writing fugues.

• Guido d' Arezzo

• J.S. Bach

• Thomas Tallis

• Hildegard von Bingen