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WorksheetsUnit 3. The age of ornamentation and drama
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who composed the Messiah?
J. S. Bach
G. F. Haendel
L. van Beethoven
W. A. Mozart
What is an oratorio?
A composition for violin, cello and viola
A composition related exclusively to the passion and death of Christ
A composition similar to the opera, but with a religious plot, narrator and large choir
A polyphonic musical form
Where did the opera appear?
In Milan
In Rome
In Munich
In Florence
What is the Camerata Fiorentina?
A group of men who lived in Florence
A group of men who worked under the protection of Giovanni de Bardi
A group of men who tried to revived the Classical Greek tragedy
All answers are correct
What is the title of the first preserved opera?
Tosca
Euridice
La Bohème
Orfeo
What are the two characteristics of a fugue?
There is just one movement
There are many different movements
All voices have the same importance
The highest voice has more importance than the lowest one
A concerto grosso is written for...
A string quartet
A large orchestra
A soloist and orchestra
A small number of soloists and orchestra
What is a suite?
A musical work based on popular songs
A musical work composed of different movements based on operas
A musical work composed of different movements based on dances
A vocal composition composed of different movements based on dances
Who composed the famous Canon in D?
W. A. Mozart
J. S. Bach
J. Haydn
J. Pachelbel
Who composed The Four Seasons?
L. van Beethoven
A. Vivaldo
A. Vivaldi
G. F. Haendel
What are the three characteristics of Baroque music you have learnt?
The use of contrasts, basso continuo and improvisation
The use of contrasts, basso continuo and balance
The use of idealization, balance and beauty
The use of contrasts, bajo Alberti and improvisation
What is a luthier?
A person who sells musical instruments
A person who make musical instruments
A person who destroys musical instruments
A person who plays musical instruments
What the three section in an orchestra?
Woodwind, brass and percussion
String, wind and wond
Wind, percussion, and woodwind
String, wind and percussion
Find the false sentence about Baroque period:
The orchestra was created
Composers did not use ornaments in their compositions
The first virtuosos and great composers appeared
Art was full of emotion and drama
Musically, when did the Baroque period end
When America was discovered
When J. S. Bach died
When the printing press was created
When the opera was created
