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Baroque & Classical Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How Long Did the BAROQUE Era (1600-1750) Last?

a)

Over 1000 Years

b)

200 Years

c)

150 years

d)

70 Years

2.

What does the word "BAROQUE" mean?

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Rebirth

c)

Oddly Shaped Pearl

d)

Innovation

3.

Practically EVERYTHING in the Baroque Era was overly decorated.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Emotion & Contrast were important to Baroque music & art

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Baroque Paintings often showed contrast between light and....

a)

Texture

b)

Darkness

c)

Emotion

6.

Baroque music would often show contrast between quiet and......

a)

Fast

b)

Smooth

c)

Loud

7.

Concertos and Sonatas belong to which category of music?

a)

Vocal

b)

Instrumental

8.

Oratorio, Cantata & Opera belong to which category of music?

a)

Vocal

b)

Instrumental

9.

Which instrument became very important during the Baroque Era

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Synthesizer

10.

Who was perhaps the greatest Baroque composer

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

Donatello

11.

The Classical Era (1750- 1820) lasted how many years?

a)

Over 1000 years

b)

200 years

c)

150 years

d)

70 years

12.

During the Classical Era innovation was becoming more important than religion.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Inventing machines, and developing factories was part of what kind of revolution?

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Industrial Revolution

14.

What kind of Revolution was the American Colonies' war against England?

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Industrial Revolution

15.

During the Classical Era, people wanted music that had a lot of confusing melodies going on all at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Piano's original name was "Pianoforte". Pianoforte literally means what?

a)

Hot-Cold

b)

Soft-Loud

c)

Fast-Slow

17.

Because the piano could play both soft and loud, it allowed musicians to be more expressive and emotional with their music.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Although Mozart was a musical genius, he was kind of a JERK.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which new instrumental genre is gaining popularity in the Classical Era?

a)

Plainsong

b)

Organum

c)

Motet

d)

Symphonies

20.

Beethoven's symphonies grew to EPIC SIZES (both in how long the music lasted, and in how large the orchestra was)

a)

True

b)

False