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WorksheetsMusic Appreciation - Unit 3: Chapter 1 Baroque
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What significant historical events happened during the Baroque period?
Jamestown was founded
Galileo confirms that earth revolves around sun
Salem Witchcraft trials in Massachusettes
All of the above
The time period of the Baroque period was from
1600-1750
450-1450
1450-1600
1750-1820
What is opera?
A way of singing that stresses very high pitches
A way of singing that stresses very loud sounds
A drama sung to orchestral accompaniment
A cappella singing
What musical texture did EARLY Baroque composers favor?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
What musical texture did LATE Baroque composers favor?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
What happened to the church modes in the Baroque period?
A. They gained even more importance
B. They gave way to the major and minor scales of today
C. They gradually disappeared
D. Both b and c
During the LATE Baroque phase, instrumental music
was less important than vocal music
was more important than vocal music
became just as important as vocal music
no longer existed
Because of the use of texts conveying extreme emotion and dramatic contrast, _______________ was created during this time
opera
chant
madrigals
chorales
A Baroque piece of music usually expresses _________mood(s) or affection(s).
four
three
two
one
The beat is emphasized more in Baroque music than it is in Renaissance music
True
False
Baroque melodies (choose two)
Are easy to sing
Are NOT easy to sing
Contain melodic sequence
Are balanced and symmetrical
What kind of dynamics are prominent in the Baroque period?
Gradual dynamic shifts
No dynamics whatsoever
Everything is forte
Abrupt shifts from loud to soft, soft to loud
Chords became increasingly important during the Baroque period.
True
False
The most characteristic feature of Baroque music is the
Basso continuo, or figured bass
Basso ostinato, or ground bass
Basso profundo, or prominant bass
Basso rallentando, or slow bass
What are two instruments which usually make up a basso continuo?
violin and flute
harpsichord and violin
harpsichord and cello
violin and bassoon
