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WorksheetsBaroque Era Music
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
What is a virtuoso?
A string instrument played with a bow
A person who is extremely good at playing an instrument or singing
A type of song found in an opera
A group of instrumentalists who play cantatas
A basso continuo might contain which two instrument?
a harp and a piano
an organ and a trumpet
a harpsichord and a cello
a trombone and a harpsichord
An oratorio is...
a secular comedic play about love
a sacred larger concert piece with a Biblical plot
a secular non-staged instrumental piece
a sacred piece for church services for choir and continuo
A Concerto Grosso features...
a solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment
a full orchestra with solo instrumental accompaniment
a small group of instrumentalists with orchestral accompaniment
a choir with orchestral accompaniment
Baroque arts typically borrowed from which culture the most?
Ancient Japanese
Ancient Greek
Ancient Spanish
Ancient French
TRUE or FALSE: Baroque opera has spoken dialogue with arias in between.
True
False
What word describes the instrumental introduction to a Baroque opera?
Libretto
Recitative
Overture
Chorus
What word describes the reflective, emotional songs interspersed with the dialogue of a Baroque opera?
Libretto
Recitative
Aria
Chorus
What word describes the sung dialogue of a Baroque opera?
Libretto
Recitative
Aria
Chorus
What word describes the written script of a Baroque opera?
Libretto
Recitative
Aria
Chorus
Who writes the text and plot of an opera?
Librettist
Composer
Conductor
Ligeti
TRUE or FALSE: The two types of concertos are Concerto Grosso and Solo Concerto.
True
False
Georg Frideric Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" comes from a(n) ____ called _____.
Oratorio, Messiah
Opera, L'orfeo
Oratorio, Die Fliedermaus
Opera, Messiah
The concept of a universal tuning system was called...
Just intonation
Equal Temperment
Internationalism
Cantata
Castrati were...
famous female soprano singers
virtuosic violin players
male singers who retained their high voices via surgery
orphaned singers who were raised in the Oespedale della Pieta
As the Baroque era progressed, who finally rose in fame and played female operatic roles?
women
counter-tenors
unchanged boys voices
castrati
A large scale music drama which combined poetry, singing, instrumental music, acting, sets, and costumes is called a(n)
Opera
Cantata
Concerto
Oratorio
G. F. Handel was born in ___, trained in ___, and became famous in ___.
France, Italy, Germany
Spain, Germany, Italy
Germany, England, Italy
Germany, Italy, England
The wind-powered keyboard instrument used in churches was
piano
harpsichord
organ
clavichord
How does a harpsichord make sound?
air is forced through metal pipes
the strings are plucked by an internal mechanism
the strings are hammered by an internal mechanism
How does a fortepiano make sound?
air is forced through metal pipes
the strings are plucked by an internal mechanism
the strings are hammered by an internal mechanism
Which composer was famous for his keyboard preludes and fugues?
J. S. Bach
Henry Purcell
Jean-Baptiste Lully
G. F. Handel
Which composer's sacred compositions were primarily Lutheran?
J. S. Bach
Henry Purcell
Thomas Tallis
Claudio Monteverdi
What did Bartolomeo Cristofori do in the 1700s?
Invented the fortepiano
Invented the Printing Press
Created the String Quartet form
Created the Concerto form
What was a major "selling point" for the new fortepiano instrument?
It was smaller than a harpsichord
It could play both softly and loudly
It was easier to learn than the harpsichord
It had bigger keys than the harpsichord
Which composer, famous for his string concertos and compositions for all-women, was called "The Red Priest" because of his red hair and association with the church?
Antonio Vivaldi
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Carl Phillipe Emmanuel Bach
When playing Figured Bass with a Basso Continuo, one instrument is given a written bass line, and the other instrument is expected to...
read a written harmony line
improvise with given chords
play the same bass line in a different octave
write a harmony line before the performance
"Bel canto" refers to what in opera?
Beautiful Singing
Breathing Carefully
Basso Continuo
Bizarre Counterpoint
What is a Clavichord?
A keyboard instrument
A bone near the neck
A guitar-like instrument
A brass instrument
The Baroque Era was all about:
Harmony
Melody
Drama
Wigs
True or false: the Baroque Era was known for it's simplicity, clarity, and plain decoration in all its art, music, and architecture.
True!
False!
The keyboard instrument that hits its peak in the Baroque Era was:
clavichord
harpsichord
fortepiano
hydraulis
Women with careers in music in the Baroque Era: (choose all that apply)
were often in service to the church
were often of noble birth
had a father well placed in the music world
came from the lower classes in society
During the Baroque Era, we see: (check all that apply)
the rise of the soloist
the rise of music for orchestras
sacred music disappearing
the rise of the power ballad
Instruments of the Baroque Era:
stayed essentially the same the entire time period
used electricity for amplification
had to "evolve or die" to keep up with the trends of the time
