WorksheetsMusic Appreciation - Baroque Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does all Baroque art (painting, music, architecture) have in common?
Bright colors
Action and movement
Everything was large - "go big or go home."
Why did Baroque composers write a lot of music in this era?
They finally figured out how to notate music in a way that people could understand.
People always wanted to hear new music.
There was nothing else for them to do; it was a way to keep busy.
What form of entertainment was invented in the Baroque period?
Operas
Gregorian Chant
Duets
Saxophone Trios
What are terraced dynamics?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
A sudden change in dynamics
What is an Oratorio?
A program in which a soloist sings for an hour.
A musical work where singers sing a story like an opera but without acting, costumes, or scenery,
A story sung by a troubadour about the goings on in the last town he traveled from.
Who was considered the GOAT in the Baroque period?
Handel
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
What's a soloist?
Someone who performs alone.
Someone who tells a story.
Someone who organizes an oratorio.
Someone who directs an orchestra.
What is program music?
Music written for Operas.
Instrumental Music that is associated with a story, poem, or idea.
Music written for Oratorios.
True or False: Bach lived in Vienna.
True
False
True or False: Bach had 20 kids.
True
False
Which composers belonged to the Baroque era?
Bach
Beethoven
Handel
Mozart
