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WorksheetsBaroque Music Lesson 4
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Baroque music, art and architecture was known to have little detail. True or False?
True
False
Which of following was not a famous composer of the Baroque Era
Bach
Beethoven
Handel
Monteverdi
Baroque music expresses several moods throughout the piece. True or False?
True
False
Melodies are often repeated in Baroque music. True or False?
True
False
Basso continuo was usually played by harpsichord and cello in Baroque music. True or False?
True
False
Baroque instrumental music was frequently made up of several
Operas
Arias
Movements
Themes
Movements of Baroque music often ___________________ with each other.
Sound the same
Repeat
End
Contrast
In Baroque courts, music was the primary source of _______________________.
Money
Entertainment
Problems
War
Which of the following does NOT describe a concerto grosso
They had no aria's
For small group of soloists playing vs. the orchestra
Multi-movement work
movements were often Fast, Slow (usually quieter), Fast (sometimes dance-like)
Ritornello can be described as a main __________________ that is repeated and changed throughout the piece.
Instrument
Composer
Theme
movement
Tutti means everyone plays. True or False?
True
False
The Fugue, a cornerstone of Baroque music, was a polyphonic composition based on one main theme called a __________________.
Subject
theme
repeater
Priest
Baroque fugues are usually vocal. True or False?
True
False
Opera is a ______________________ which is sung to orchestral accompaniment.
trumpet song
solo
drama
tutti
__________________ expresses emotion and is usually a 'show-off' vehicle for the singer.
Aria
Libretto
theme
Kings
Ensemble is another name for solo. True or False?
True
False
What is the name of a piece that opens an opera act?
Finale
Music
Overture
Starter
Which of the following was not true of Monteverdi?
He wrote first great operatic work, Orfeo
He composed both sacred music and secular music for the aristocracy
He was an early Baroque composer
He was French
Basso Ostinato, or ground bass was a repeated musical idea in bass line in Baroque music.
True
False
A Baroque Sonata was an instrumental work and a multi-movement piece for one singer. True or False?
True
False
Which of the following is not true of A. Vivaldi?
He was famous as a virtuoso violinist & composer
His private life was not known
He was known as the court composer
He was a late Baroque Italian composer
Which of the following is not true of JS Bach?
He traveled around the world
He was a late Baroque composer
He was an organist and violinist
He was German
An Oratorio is like an opera in all of the following ways except:
It has no acting or scenery
It has no singing
It is a large-scale work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra
It is commonly performed today in both churches and concert halls
Which of the following is not true of Handel?
He wrote many operas in London
He became England's most important composer
He didn't write any good vocal music
He was born in Germany, the same year as Bach
