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Quiz 8 Baroque Music: Genres

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of instruments were popular during the Baroque period?

a)

Keyboards

b)

Horns

c)

Strings

d)

Sackbut

2.

What was the popular size of the instrumental ensembles during the Baroque Period?

a)

Small Ensembles

b)

Medium sized-ensembles

c)

Large Ensembles

3.

True or False: A sonata is type of musical composition, usually for a solo instrument or a large instrumental ensemble

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: A concerto grosso pairs the orchestra with an ensemble.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Sometimes, the composer may also to choose to include a prelude to the suite.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What type of genre is usually for a solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble

a)

Fugue

b)

Sonata

c)

Concerto

d)

Suite

7.

What type of musical period do we hear on so-called “classical” music stations?

a)

Classical Period

b)

Ancient Greek Music

c)

Baroque Music

d)

Renaissance Music

8.

What does the literal term of baroque mean?

a)

A bar of gold

b)

A rounded pearl

c)

The medieval period

d)

A misshaped pearl

9.

Other than baroque meaning misshapen pearl, what does it mean in terms of art?

a)

Still refers to misshaped pearl.

b)

Used to describe the style of the era.

c)

Anything used to describe anything that is irregular or grotesque

d)

The Renaissance

10.

What was the heliocentric theory?

a)

The model of the sun and the orbits around the planets

b)

The model to describe helium.

c)

The model of the solar system’s planets and their orbits around the sun.

d)

Talking about Helios

11.

What was the contribution William Harvey made to science?

a)

Mapping the circulatory system

b)

Using leeches to cure patients

c)

Digging up corpses for science

d)

Founded Harvard University

12.

Who was considered the founder of the Enlightenment Movement?

a)

Plato

b)

Descartes

c)

Mr. Robles

d)

John Locke

13.

Who laid the foundation for an analysis and classification of human emotions?

a)

Mr. Robles

b)

John Locke

c)

Descartes

d)

Plato

14.

Which of the following was something the Renaissance Period and Baroque Period had in common?

a)

Performances in both church and courts

b)

Dynamics were written in music

c)

Polyphony was still being composed

15.

Which version of the Courante was generally lighter in color and faster in tempo?

a)

French Version

b)

German Version

c)

Italian Version

d)

Portuguese Version

16.

In a Baroque Dance Suite, which was the last section? (Hint: Remember the formula ACSG)

a)

Allemande

b)

Courante

c)

Sarabande

d)

Gigue

17.

In a Baroque Dance Suite, which was the first section? (Hint: Remember the formula ACSG)

a)

Allemande

b)

Courante

c)

Sarabande

d)

Gigue

18.

In a Baroque Dance Suite, which was the third section? (Hint: Remember the formula ACSG)

a)

Allemande

b)

Courante

c)

Sarabande

d)

Gigue

19.

Which term best describes concerto grosso?

a)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a marching band.

b)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a small ensemble.

c)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a soloist

d)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a vocalist.

20.

Which term best describes solo concerto?

a)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a marching band.

b)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a small ensemble.

c)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a soloist

d)

A concerto that pairs the orchestra with a vocalist.