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Baroque Period Music History Quiz - Grade 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Baroque Period occurred from ______________ .

a)

1600 - 1750

b)

1500 - 1650

c)

1550 - 1700

d)

1800 - 1950

2.

The _____________ became very important during the Baroque Period.

a)

sports

b)

sciences

c)

languages

d)

dances

3.

What word means that a composer was asked to write a certain piece for a specific occasion?

a)

Commission

b)

Offer

c)

Notice

d)

Request

4.

Unity of ________ meant that a Baroque piece usually expressed on basic emotion.

a)

rhythm

b)

mood

c)

melody

d)

space

5.

Gradual changes in ___________ were not typical.

a)

instruments

b)

voices

c)

volumes

d)

speeds

6.

Two new developments in the Baroque Period were the orchestra and _________ .

a)

puppets

b)

organs

c)

opera

d)

dancing

7.

Who was the first major composer of opera?

a)

Mozart

b)

Wagner

c)

Monteverdi

d)

Beethoven

8.

An opera is a ____________ that is sung.

a)

play

b)

drama

c)

sport

9.

Monteverdi's most famous opera is called _________ .

a)

The Magic Flute

b)

Don Giovanni

c)

Orfeo

d)

La Serva Padrona

10.

________________ began to find their way into more and more types of music.

a)

Voices

b)

Puppets

c)

Instruments

d)

Sports

11.

What word means a highly skilled musician?

a)

Expert

b)

Prodigy

c)

Virtuosi

d)

Gifted

12.

Bach was born in ______________ , Germany.

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Berlin

c)

Eisenach

d)

Munich

13.

Bach was gifted at playing the __________ .

a)

trumpet

b)

piano

c)

organ

d)

trombone

14.

A Cantata is not _______________ .

a)

musical

b)

dramatized

c)

easy to learn

d)

played on instruments

15.

Handel was born in _____________ , Germany.

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Halle

c)

Berlin

d)

Munich

16.

Handel wrote _______ oratorios.

a)

12

b)

10

c)

8

d)

6

17.

An oratorio, as a rule, is based on a story from the _____________ .

a)

dictionary

b)

Bible

c)

text book

18.

Handel's ______________ is perhaps his most famous oratorio.

a)

Hallelujah

b)

Messiah

c)

Kyrie

d)

Agnus Dei

19.

Word painting is when the _______ and their meanings are depicted vividly in the music.

a)

words

b)

notes

c)

instructions

20.

The church sonata had a more _____________ tone than the chamber sonata.

a)

fun

b)

boring

c)

serious

d)

musical