WorksheetsWestern Classical Music Y9
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What keyboard instrument is this which was only used in the Baroque era?
Harpsichord
Piano
Organ
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
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
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 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
Which two instruments were more widely used during the early Baroque period?
Violin and Oboe
Lute and Cornett
Recorder and Bagpipe
Harpsichord and Flute
A popular style of playing during the Baroque era was to make up melodies on the spot without any preparation, also known as:
Counterpoint
Improvisation
Harmony
Opera
Before the Baroque era, instrumental music was mostly used for what?
Sleeping
Eating
Studying
Dancing
The Baroque period was roughly from:
1400-1500
1950-2000
1600-1750
1830-1900
Which composer was NOT part of the Baroque era?
JS Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Johann Pachelbel
What is a concerto
A piece of orchestra and soloist(s)
A piece for orchestra
An early version of the symphony
a piece for singers and orchestra
In the Baroque period, a group of soloists was the norm in a concerto. What is this called?
Solo concerto
Sinfonia Concertante
Concerto Grosso
Concerto Rosso
A concerto is usually divided into sections called...
Chapters
Stanzas
Episodes
Movements
Which of these is NOT a form found in the Baroque period?
Ritornello form
Sonata form
Binary (AB)
Ground Bass
What is a melodic sequence?
Turning a melody upside down
Turning a melody backwards
Playing the same thing higher or lower
Copying other instruments
Which of these instruments did not exist in the Baroque Period?
Oboe
Flute
Bassoon
Clarinet
What word describes the music changing key?
Modulation
Retrograde
Mumbling
Mitochondria
Which of these statements describes an acciaccatura?
A fast movement between two notes
Note written, note above, note written, note below
A fast repeated movement between two notes
A small 'crushed in' note
Which of these words means a fast tempo?
Andante
Allegro
Lento
Adagio
Trills, mordents, turns and acciaccaturas are all examples of what?
Instruments
Notes
Ornaments
Dynamic Markings
If these periods of music were in order from earliest to latest, which would be 3rd in the list?
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
20th Century
What word describes how dynamics were used within the Baroque Period?
Terraced
Detached
Crescendo
Bungalow
What word is used to describe cadenzas?
Victorious
Vile
Vehemently
Virtuosic
