WorksheetsBaroque
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are the dates of the Baroque Era?
1500-1650
1600-1750
1750-1820
1820-1990
What keyboard instrument is this which was only used in the Baroque era?
Harpsichord
Piano
Organ
Which instrument was most frequently paired with the harpsichord to form the bass part of the concerto?
Cello
Violin
Bass Guitar
Trumpet
What was the name for the 'continuous bass' part of the Baroque concerto?
Ostinato
Drone
Loop
Basso Continuo
Which of these best describes a concerto grosso?
One soloist against an larger orchestra
Small group of soloists against a larger orchestra
No soloists and just an orchestra
Which of these composers IS NOT a Baroque composer?
Mozart
Bach
Corelli
Vivaldi
What does the word 'Imitation' mean?
When a pattern moves up or down in pitch
A part that is repeated throughout
Where one part copies another part
Baroque ensembles can be described as 'chamber' groups. Where two venues would they most likely be heard in?
Church
Large Room
Arena
Stadium
What does the word 'Virtuosic' mean?
Very talented, exceptionally skilled at an instrument
Not very talented or skilled at an instrument
A pattern which is repeated
Which ornament does this symbol represent?
Turn
Mordent
Acciaccatura
Trill
What is an ornament?
Decoration added to the melody
A type of dynamic
A thing you put on the mantelpiece
Which of these instruments were not used in the Baroque era? Choose two
Piano
Trumpet
Oboe
Clarinet
How many movements were in a Baroque concerto?
1
2
3
4
What was the order for the speed (tempo) of the movements?
Slow-Fast-Slow
Fast - Slow - Fast
Fast - Fast - Slow
Slow - Slow- Fast
What is the correct name for the main body of the larger orchestra?
Ripieno
Concertina
Cadenza
Which of these words relates to the texture where there is a melody line and accompaniment (mainly chordal)?
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Polyrhythmic
Which of these textures is when there are many melody lines that interweave with each other to make the piece sound complicated?
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Polyrhythmic
What are 'terraced dynamics'?
Using crescendos and diminuendos during the performance
From loud to quiet and no in between
Always loud
Always quiet
