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WorksheetsBaroque Era
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins
The historical period of time from 1600 to 1750.
Opera
Baroque
Aria
Overture
A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Opera
Baroque
Aria
Overture
An instrumental genre in several movements for soloist or small ensemble.
Sonata
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Note or notes added to the original melodic line for embellishment and added interest.
Neumes
Ornamentation
Harpsichord
Decoration
A piece for instrumental soloist, string orchestra, and basso continuo.
Concerto
Opera
Song
A short theme, usually in the bass, that is constantly repeated as the other parts of the music vary.
Ground Bass
Basso Continuo
Variation
Melody
Which of the following instruments were used in the Baroque period?
A hammond organ
A pianoforte
A fortepiano
A harpsichord
This instrument was added to almost every piece of music in the Baroque period, and is similar to the piano
Hurdy Gurdy
Harpsichord
Horn
Lute
This Baroque Composer wrote a lot of fugues
Bach
Mozart
Palestrina
Hildegard Von Bingen
When there are two or more independent lines of music played simultaneously its called
homophony
counterpoint
monody
melody
The method of musical notation in which the melody and bass line are written out and the harmonic indicated in a type of shorthand is called
basso continuo
counterpoint
monody
polyphony
A baroque composer who move to England and his music is still performed today
Antonio Vivaldi
George Friedric Haendel
Johan Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
A baroque composer very famous for his organ works
Antonio Vivaldi
Johan Sebastian Bach
George Friedric Haendel
Frederic Mendelssohn
The composer of 4 concertos calles "The Four Seasons"
Antonio Vivaldi
George Friedric Haendel
Johan Sebastian Bach
Clément Janequin
Brass instrument of the Baroque period
Trumpet
Piano Forte
Cello
Recorder
Keyed instruments of the Baroque period (hint: there are 3)
Harpsichord
Piano Forte
Sackbut
Organ
Founder of French Opera
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Henry Purcell
J.S. Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Best known for violin concertos 'The Four Seasons'. Nickname: The Red Priest
Vivaldi
Corelli
Scarlatti
Giovanni
Collection of short musical pieces to be played one after the other - usually dance movements (French "suite" means "sequence")
Suite
Sonata
Prelude
Tocatta
Friends with Handel, more popular than Bach in his lifetime.
One of the most prolific composers in history.
Bach
Telemann
Purcell
Lully
What keyboard instrument is this which was only used in the Baroque era?
Harpsichord
Piano
Organ
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
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
Which of these words relates to the texture where there is a melody line and accompaniment (mainly chordal)?
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
