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Baroque music (unit 4)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Baroque era, the following new music styles emerged:
a)
Concerto, oratorio, sonata, suite and salsa
b)
Concerto, sonata, suite, oratorio and zumba
c)
Concerto, sonata, cantata, oratorio and suite
d)
Concerto, sonata, cantata, oratorio and gregorian chants
2.
A concerto is:
a)
A piece of music where a solo instrument (such a violin, a flute or a piano) is accompanied by an orchestra. 
b)
A composition for a single instrument, very often a piano.
c)
A composition where some singers sing, similar to an opera
d)
I have no idea!!!!!
3.
Which are the most famous baroque composers?
a)
Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach
b)
Bach, Vivaldi, Handel
c)
Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven
d)
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
4.
Who is the master of Baroque?
a)
Justin Bieber
b)
Mozart
c)
Vivaldi
d)
Bach
5.
Vivaldi was very well known for his performances on which musical instrument? 
a)
The organ
b)
The piano
c)
The guitar
d)
The violin
6.

J.S, Bach composed

a)

0-500 works

b)

500-1000 works

c)

more than 1000 works

d)

he wasnt composer

7.

A maker of instruments is called

a)

maker of instruments

b)

luthier

c)

cuprier

d)

sweetbox

e)

composer

8.

Orfeo was written in 1606 by

a)

Jacopo Peri

b)

Claudio Monteverdi

c)

Johann Sebastien Bach

d)

Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky

e)

Valentino Rossi

9.

¿A cuantas corcheas equivale una blanca?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

e)

ninguna

10.

What are the two most important vocal styles of opera? ¿Cuáles son los dos estilos vocales más importantes de la ópera?

a)

Madrigal

b)

Aria

c)

Recitative

d)

Monophony/monofonia

11.

L’Orfeo was the first important composition in which genre?

a)

Opera

b)

Madrigal

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Lute Song

12.
When did Baroque take place?
a)
Last week
b)
XVII and first half of XVIII centuries
c)
XVIII and first half of XIX centuries
d)
XVII and XVIII centuries
e)
XVI and XVII centuries
13.
What happened at the beginning of Baroque?
a)
Bach died
b)
Vivaldi was born
c)
The first concertos were composed
d)
The first opera was composed
e)
Star Wars premiere
14.

What is the name when one of the voices is the main one and the rest are accompanying?

a)

Policoralism

b)

Opera

c)

Concerto

d)

Accompanied melody

e)

Basso continuo

15.

What is the name of the accompaniment formed by a low string instrument (usually contrabass) and a keyboard instrument (organ or harpsichord) playing chords?

a)

Marked rhythm

b)

Conductor

c)

Policoralism

d)

Basso continuo(figured bass)

e)

Accompanied melody

16.
What is the name of the first instrumental song in an opera?
a)
Fugue
b)
Interlude
c)
Overture
d)
Door
e)
Suite
17.
What is the name of a very expressive and difficult song in an opera?
a)
Recitative
b)
Farruca
c)
Choir
d)
Arioso
e)
Aria
18.
What is the name of a vocal-instrumental musical form that Its theme is the Passion and death of Christ?
a)
Cantata
b)
Passion
c)
Fugue
d)
Oratorio
e)
Tango
19.
What is the name of a collection of contrasting dancings?
a)
Fugue
b)
Concerto
c)
Opera
d)
Aria
e)
Suite
20.

The concertante style consists of....

a)

contrasting sections between a soloist and the rest of the orchestra

b)

two groups of instruments playing in turns

c)

a singer and the orchestra..

21.

Choose the statements that are true about the BAroque music:

a)

use of monophony

b)

the most important instruments are violins and keyboard instruments.

c)

Mechanical rythm.

d)

short melodies with no ornamentation.