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WorksheetsHistory of Western Music: Baroque Period
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What do you call the figures underneath the bass line that indicate chords other than root position during the baroque period
Basso Continuo
Basso Repetito
Basso Cantata
Basso Recitative
Which of the following is true about the picture?
He was known as "The Sun King"
He was the French monarch
He was King Louis XIV
He sponsored musical innovation
In the Baroque period, which of the following that was NOT part of the French Court music?
Music of the Royal Chapel
Music of the Chamber
Music of the Great Stable
Music of Grand Fountain
Which of the following are Baroque composers?
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Henry Purcell
Antonio Vivaldi
Palestrina
True or False: Jean Philippe Remeau wrote the Treatise on Harmony, 1722
True
False
Who wrote The Well-Tempered Clavier?
JS Bach
Handel
Rameau
Vivaldi
Who created the English Oratorio?
Handel
JS Bach
Vivaldi
Purcell
Which of the following are types of monody
aria
recitative
cantata
oratorio
What which of the following best describes the ritornello form?
The ritornello are played by orchestra
The solo sections usually have virtuosic display
The ritornellos alternate with episodes for the solo player
Ritornellos are part of a Cornetto
Which country is JS Bach from?
Germany
Italy
France
England
Which of the following was considered to be the FIRST GREAT composer of Opera
Vivaldi
Peri
Monteverdi
Carissimi
What is the instrument in the picture?
Cello
Harpsichord
Recorder
Theorbo
What is the name of this instrument?
Theorbo
Harpsichord
Viola da gamba
Bassoon
The word 'Baroque' is derived from the Portuguese word for a misshapen what?
Pearl
Peach
Plant
Peanut
Who were the composers that were buried at Westminster Abbey in London?
Handel
Lully
Purcell
Vivaldi
