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WorksheetsBaroque Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Baroque era in music is the period between
1650-1750
1600-1750
1600-1700
1650-1700
Who used the telescope to find the moons of Jupiter?
Johannes Keppler
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei
Louis XIV
The adjective "Baroque" originally had a negative connotation, conveying the
Distorted and Grotesque
Happy and Light
Dark and Ominous
Sappy and Romantic
When was the term Baroque used to describe the 17th and 18th centuries?
20th Century
21st Century
17th Century
19th Century
Who advocated the "divine right of kings" of himself as king?
Henry VII
Louis VII
Henry XIV
Louis XIV
Where was Louis XIV's palace located?
Paris
Venice
Versaille
London
Baroque musical compositions tried to
Demonstrate movement
Demonstrate power
Glorify God
Demonstrate emotions
Which genre became more public during the Baroque?
Fugue
Cantata
Opera
Madrigal
A characteristic of the Baroque period is?
Living in the past
New music
Deleting emotion from music
Playing the Sacbut
Whose work led to a better understanding of the stars?
Tycho Brahe
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which describes one vocal line (sometimes with a rhythmic accompaniment)?
Polyphony
Homophony
Fugue
Monophony
Who wrote Orfeo?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Johann Sebastian Bach
Claudio Monteverdi
Jean-Baptiste Lully
When the public started attending operas, what changed about operas?
More special effects were added
Performers became more virtuosic
More seats were added to theaters
Ticket prices went up
Italians focuses on these two types of vocal compositions
Fugue and Concerto
Madrigal and Air de cour
Madrigal and Concertato Madrigal
Air de cour and Sonata
When did the first public opera house open in Venice?
1637
1750
1905
1535
Which composition style is through composed?
Sonata
Concerto
Opera
Madrigal
"That which is sounded"
Cantata
Sonata
Suite
Concerto
What are the two main types of concertos in the Baroque?
Solo and Duet
Trio and Solo
Solo and Grosso
Duet and Grosso
What instrument represents the underworld?
Drums
Trumpets
Strings
Trombones
Which instrument slowly replaced the recorder?
Trumpet
Transverse Flute
Trombone
Violin
