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Baroque Music Lesson 4

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Baroque music, art and architecture was known to have little detail. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of following was not a famous composer of the Baroque Era

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Handel

d)

Monteverdi

3.

Baroque music expresses several moods throughout the piece. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Melodies are often repeated in Baroque music. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Basso continuo was usually played by harpsichord and cello in Baroque music. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Baroque instrumental music was frequently made up of several

a)

Operas

b)

Arias

c)

Movements

d)

Themes

7.

Movements of Baroque music often ___________________ with each other.

a)

Sound the same

b)

Repeat

c)

End

d)

Contrast

8.

In Baroque courts, music was the primary source of _______________________.

a)

Money

b)

Entertainment

c)

Problems

d)

War

9.

Which of the following does NOT describe a concerto grosso

a)

They had no aria's

b)

For small group of soloists playing vs. the orchestra

c)

Multi-movement work

d)

movements were often Fast, Slow (usually quieter), Fast (sometimes dance-like)

10.

Ritornello can be described as a main __________________ that is repeated and changed throughout the piece.

a)

Instrument

b)

Composer

c)

Theme

d)

movement

11.

Tutti means everyone plays. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Fugue, a cornerstone of Baroque music, was a polyphonic composition based on one main theme called a __________________.

a)

Subject

b)

theme

c)

repeater

d)

Priest

13.

Baroque fugues are usually vocal. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Opera is a ______________________ which is sung to orchestral accompaniment.

a)

trumpet song

b)

solo

c)

drama

d)

tutti

15.

__________________ expresses emotion and is usually a 'show-off' vehicle for the singer.

a)

Aria

b)

Libretto

c)

theme

d)

Kings

16.

Ensemble is another name for solo. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the name of a piece that opens an opera act?

a)

Finale

b)

Music

c)

Overture

d)

Starter

18.

Which of the following was not true of Monteverdi?

a)

He wrote first great operatic work, Orfeo

b)

He composed both sacred music and secular music for the aristocracy

c)

He was an early Baroque composer

d)

He was French

19.

Basso Ostinato, or ground bass was a repeated musical idea in bass line in Baroque music.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A Baroque Sonata was an instrumental work and a multi-movement piece for one singer. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which of the following is not true of A. Vivaldi?

a)

He was famous as a virtuoso violinist & composer

b)

His private life was not known

c)

He was known as the court composer

d)

He was a late Baroque Italian composer

22.

Which of the following is not true of JS Bach?

a)

He traveled around the world

b)

He was a late Baroque composer

c)

He was an organist and violinist

d)

He was German

23.

An Oratorio is like an opera in all of the following ways except:

a)

It has no acting or scenery

b)

It has no singing

c)

It is a large-scale work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra

d)

It is commonly performed today in both churches and concert halls

24.

Which of the following is not true of Handel?

a)

He wrote many operas in London

b)

He became England's most important composer

c)

He didn't write any good vocal music

d)

He was born in Germany, the same year as Bach