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BAROQUE TEST

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Composition for orchestra in which the most characteristic feature is the contrast between the whole ensemble (tutti) and a soloist.

a)

Suite

b)

Concerto

c)

Oratorio

d)

Fugue

2.

Musical piece consisting of various contrasting dances. It can be played by an orchestra or any other ensemble or soloist

a)

Suite

b)

Concerto

c)

Oratorio

d)

Fugue

3.

Polyphonic composition in only one movement, mostly performed by a solo instrument as a clavichord or an organ.

a)

Suite

b)

Concerto

c)

Oratorio

d)

Fugue

4.

Piecee structured into three movements in which contrasts were provoked by the variation from small groups of instruments (concertino) to the full orchestra.

a)

Concertino

b)

Concerto

c)

Concerto solo

d)

Concerto grosso

5.

Bach was a very good

a)

Violinist

b)

Pianist

c)

Organist

d)

Guitarist

6.

Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri were specialized in making...

a)

pianos

b)

violins

c)

guitars

d)

violas da gamba

7.

Haendel composed

a)

The Messiah

b)

The Four Seasons

c)

Brandemburg Concertos

d)

Orfeo

8.

Monteverdi composed

a)

The Messiah

b)

The Four Seasons

c)

Brandemburg Concertos

d)

Orfeo

9.

Suite, Concerto and Fugue were ....

a)

Instrumental forms

b)

Religious forms

c)

Vocal forms

d)

Profane vocal forms

10.

Oratorio, Passion and Cantata were...

a)

Instrumental forms

b)

Religious instrumental forms

c)

Vocal religious forms

d)

Profane vocal forms

11.

The Baroque period originated in ...

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

France

12.

Some important Baroque composers were ..

a)

Bach, Lully and Palestrina

b)

Peri, Perotin and Tomas Luis Victoria

c)

Bach, Mozart and Haendel

d)

Bach, Haendel and Monteverdi

13.

New forms originated during Baroque period

a)

Opera, oratorio and Concerto

b)

Motet, Concerto and Opera

c)

Opera, orchestra and concerto

d)

Opera and sonata

14.

Baroque period is between ,..............

a)

Middle Ages and Renaissance

b)

Renaissance and Classicism

c)

Classicism and Romanticism

d)

Renaissance and Middle Ages

15.

Baroque orchestra is mostly....

a)

STRING INSTRUMENTS

b)

WIND INSTRUMENTS

c)

KEYBOAR INSTRUMENTS

d)

PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

16.

Choose the baroque dances

a)

Sarabande and Polka

b)

Courante and Branle

c)

Allemande and Sarabande

d)

Waltz and Sarabande

17.

What musical form is the religious version of the opera?

a)

Opera

b)

Cantata

c)

Oratorio

d)

Passion

18.

What is an ‘ostinato’ or ‘continuo?

a)

a bass

line that was repeated during the piece.

b)

a melodic line singing by a woman

c)

a bass line that wa imporvised during the end of the piece.

d)

a bass line which is performed repeteadly by a piano

19.

Choose the Baroque composers

a)

Palestrina, Monteverdi, Juan de la Encina y Corelli

b)

Palestrina, Victoria y Monteverdi

c)

Monteverdi, Bach, Haendel y Purcell

d)

Haendel, Corelli, Bach y Victoria

20.

Baroque period is charaterized by

a)

Dramatic expresions and opera buffa

b)

Balanced expressions and simplicity

c)

Vocal music and poliphonic textures

d)

Ornamentation and exagerated feelings