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WorksheetsBaroque Period - Composers
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what country was George F. Handel born?
a)
England
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
France
2.
In what country did Handel serve most of his career?
a)
England
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
France
3.
How did Handel gain experience in German, Italian, French, and English composition styles?
a)
He studied them in Halle
b)
He traveled throughout Europe
c)
He was born with it
d)
He was just that smart
4.
What area did Handel study before he got into music?
a)
Law
b)
Religion/Priesthood
c)
Biology
d)
Astronomy
5.
Where was Handel music director for eight years?
a)
Royal Opera House
b)
Weimar
c)
Royal Academy of Music
d)
St. Thomas School
6.
Where is Handel buried?
a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
Royal Cemetery in London
c)
In France
d)
St. Mark's Cathedral
7.
For what occasion was "Water Music" written?
a)
The dedication of a ship
b)
A tribute to the Royal Navy
c)
An outdoor concert on a barge in the River Thames
d)
No specific occasion
8.
What type of production was "The Messiah"
a)
Cantata
b)
Passion
c)
Opera
d)
Oratorio
9.
Who is this guy?
a)
Handel
b)
Bach
c)
Vivaldi
d)
Monteverdi
10.
Who is this guy?
a)
Handel
b)
Bach
c)
Monteverdi
d)
Vivaldi
11.
Where was J.S. Bach born?
a)
Eisenach, Germany
b)
Leipzig, Germany
c)
Weimar Republic
d)
Luneburg, Germany
12.
Bach was the first musician in his family.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What instrument was Bach known for playing?
a)
Violin
b)
Organ
c)
Harpsichord
d)
Oboe
14.
Bach traveled around Europe to see famnous organists Reinken & Buxtehude.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Where was Bach's first professional appointment?
a)
Court musician at Eisenach
b)
Violinst with Prince Johann Ernst of Weimar
c)
Church organist at Mulhausen
d)
Court Organist to Duke Wilhelm Ernst
16.
What is Bach's most notable work while at Weimar?
a)
Cello suites
b)
Toccata and Fugue in d minor
c)
Well-Tempered Clavier
d)
Brandenburg Concertos
17.
Which of the following is not a reason Bach wrote more secular music when serving Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen?
a)
The church there was Calvinist.
b)
He had gotten bored with religious music.
c)
The church there had no substantial organ.
d)
They only used acapella music in worship.
18.
What book written by Bach contained preludes and fugues in all 12 major and minor keys?
a)
2-part inventions
b)
Anna Magdalena Notebook
c)
Well-Tempered Clavier
d)
Twilight
19.
What system of tuning used 12 equally spaced notes to each octave, enabling the player to play equally in tune in every key?
a)
Equal temperament
b)
Just temperament
c)
Whole tone scale
d)
12-tone system
20.
How many Brandenburg concertos did Bach write?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
21.
Which of the Brandeburg concertos is unique in form and instrumentation?
a)
#1
b)
#2
c)
#4
d)
#6
22.
During his appointment at the St. Thomas School, Bach wrote over 200 of what type of piece?
a)
Inventions
b)
Cantatas
c)
Fugues
d)
Madrigals
23.
Near the end of his life, Bach began work on a book exploring all of the possibilities of the fugue. What is it called?
a)
Anna Magdalena Notebook
b)
The Art of Fugue
c)
Well-Tempered Clavier
d)
Magnificat
24.
Bach married twice, and had how many children?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
none
d)
20
25.
In what year did Bach die?
a)
1685
b)
1750
c)
1759
d)
1727
26.
How many cello suites did Bach write?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
27.
To whom were the Anna Magdalena notebooks written?
a)
Bach's first wife
b)
Bach's second wife
c)
Bach's mother
d)
Bach's mistress
28.
For what purpose were Bach's inventions written?
a)
Study etudes for his students
b)
for fun
c)
for his children
d)
to see how much he could write
29.
What do the letters "BWV" stand for?
a)
Back Werke Verzeichnis
b)
Bovine Wacky Vermin
c)
Bach Work Versions
d)
Butter Wax Volatility
30.
Which of the following is not a "special" aspect of Bach's writing?
a)
Superb melodies
b)
Inventive, highly creative, and individualistic
c)
Master musical architecture
d)
A really good beat that you can dance to
31.
Where was Vivaldi born?
a)
Venice, Italy
b)
London, England
c)
Leipzig, Germany
d)
Rome, Italy
32.
For what instrument was Vivaldi known?
a)
Organ
b)
Harpsichord
c)
Violin
d)
Cello
33.
What was Vivaldi's nickname?
a)
The Red Priest
b)
Violin Guy
c)
The Fiddler of Venice
d)
Tony
34.
Vivaldi's music is known for expanding the virtuosity and scope of solo instruments.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
"The Four Seasons" was written for what solo instrument with orchestra?
a)
Cello
b)
Organ
c)
Violin
d)
Trumpet
36.
Claudio Monteverdi is best known for what opera?
a)
L'Orfeo
b)
Dido and Aeneas
c)
Magnificat
d)
Gotterdamerung
37.
Who was considered a transitional composer between the Renaissance and Baroque periods?
a)
Monteverdi
b)
Bach
c)
Handel
d)
Vivaldi
38.
Where did Henry Purcell serve as both organist and composer?
a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
Vatican
d)
St. Thomas School
39.
What chamber opera is Purcell's greatest work?
a)
Dido and Aeneas
b)
L'Orfeo
c)
Brandenburg Concertos
d)
The Messiah
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