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Baroque Dance Suite Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1-12.
1.

Which of the following is the meter of the Gigue dance in a Baroque dance suite?

a)

Simple triple

b)

Simple quadruple

c)

Compound

d)

Simple duple

2.

What is the tempo of the Sarabande dance in a Baroque dance suite?

a)

Fast (Allegro, Vivace)

b)

Moderately fast (Allegretto, moderato)

c)

Slow (Grave, Largo)

d)

Fast (Allegro assai)

3.

Which dance in a Baroque dance suite typically has an anacrusis?

a)

Sarabande

b)

Courante

c)

Allemande

d)

Gigue

4.

What is the form of the Courante dance in a Baroque dance suite?

a)

Binary

b)

Ternary

c)

Rondo

d)

Sonata

5.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Sarabande dance?

a)

Lively and fast

b)

Often in compound time

c)

Serious, solemn mood

d)

Follows the Courante

6.

What does the term "Courante" literally mean?

a)

Running

b)

Jumping

c)

Dancing

d)

Walking

7.

Which dance is the last movement of a Baroque suite?

a)

Allemande

b)

Courante

c)

Sarabande

d)

Gigue

8.

What is the time signature of a Gavotte?

a)

Simple triple (3/4)

b)

Simple duple (2/4, 2/2)

c)

Compound duple (6/8)

d)

Simple quadruple (4/4)

9.

Which of the following describes the tempo of a Minuet?

a)

Moderately fast (Allegro)

b)

Very fast (Presto)

c)

Moderate (Moderato, Grazioso)

d)

Slow (Adagio)

10.

Which dance movement is usually found between the Sarabande and the Gigue in a Baroque suite?

a)

Gavotte

b)

Minuet

c)

Bourrée

d)

Passepied

11.

What is the form of a Minuet?

a)

AB

b)

AABB

c)

ABA

d)

ABACADA

e)

AABBCCDDAB

12.

Which dance movement is described as a "graceful dance" in the document?

a)

Gavotte

b)

Minuet

c)

Bourrée

d)

Passepied

13-20.
13.

What is the time signature of an allemande?

a)

Simple quadruple time

b)

Simple triple time

c)

Compound duple time

d)

Compound triple time

14.

Which dance is known to have a short anacrusis and continuous semiquaver movement?

a)

Allemande

b)

Courante

c)

Sarabande

d)

Gigue

15.

What are the two distinct types of courante?

a)

Italian and French

b)

Spanish and German

c)

English and Italian

d)

French and Spanish

16.

Which dance is often played in 3/2 time and can change to compound duple time in the final bars?

a)

French courante

b)

Italian courante

c)

Sarabande

d)

Minuet

17.

What is the origin of the Sarabande?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

18.

Which dance is often contrapuntal and the last movement of a baroque suite?

a)

Gigue

b)

Minuet

c)

Gavotte

d)

Sarabande

19.

What is the time signature of a minuet?

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

6/8

d)

2/2

20.

Which dance is known for its very rhythmic nature and can be in simple quadruple or simple duple time?

a)

Gavotte

b)

Sarabande

c)

Courante

d)

Gigue

21.

Select all the statements that relate to the Baroque era

a)

An artistic movement that flourished in Europe in the 16-early18th centuries

b)

Its original meaning is 'misshapen pearl'

c)

Began with the creation of opera in Florence and ended with the death of J. S. Bach in 1750

d)

Responisble for the rise of 12 tone music

22.

A Baroque Suite is:

a)

A core collection of binary form dances consisting of Allemand, Courante, Sarabande, and Gigue.

b)

A work for choir and orchestra

c)

A piece for tuba and piano

d)

A 17th century sweet

23.

The Allemande:

a)

is normally the first dance in a suite

b)

is of German origin

c)

is in common time

d)

is in Binary form

e)

normally begins with an Anacrusis of 1 or 3 notes

24.

The Courante

a)

Is in 2 styles: French and Italian

b)

Is slow

c)

Is moderate

25.

The French courante:

a)

consists of an incessant flow of running passages

b)

is in three-two time

c)

changes to six-four in the final bar of each section

d)

is in three-four or three-eight

26.

The Italian Courante

a)

is like a moto perpetuo with running passages

b)

is in triple time - mostly three-four or three-eight

c)

has rhythmic variety

27.

A Sarabande

a)

is a slow Spanish dance

b)

is in triple metre - normally three-four or three-two

c)

often has an emphasis on the 2nd beat

28.

The Gigue

a)

is a lively dance in six-eight or 12 eight

b)

normally the last movement of the suite

c)

is an elegant French dance

29.

The Minuet

a)

is an elegant French dance in three-four

b)

begins on the first beat

c)

ABA form (each section being itself in Binary form)

30.

The Gavotte

a)

is of French origin

b)

is in common time or a strong duple time

c)

begins on beat 2 when in cut common

d)

is slow

31.

The Courante:

a)

is the first dance of a suite

b)

the second dance of a suite

c)

in four beats

d)

in simple triple with an anacrusis

e)

has two versions: French and Italian

32.

The Allemande:

a)

means German

b)

is usually the first dance in a Baroque suite

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

33.

The Baroque Suite:

a)

is a collection of dances usually in the same key

b)

was formed into a core collection of 4 dances consisting Allemande, Courante,  Sarabande & Gigue by Froberger

c)

was formed into a core collection consisting Allemande, Courante,  Sarabande & Gigue by Bach

d)

can begin with a prelude

e)

sometimes has different dances added to the four main dances

34.

The Sarabande:

a)

means German

b)

is slow and solemn

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

35.

The Gigue:

a)

is fast and spirited

b)

is usually the last dance in a Baroque suite

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

36.

The Courante:

a)

is the first dance of a suite

b)

the second dance of a suite

c)

in four beats

d)

in simple triple with an anacrusis

e)

has two versions: French and Italian

37.

The Allemande:

a)

means German

b)

is usually the first dance in a Baroque suite

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

38.

The Baroque Suite:

a)

is a collection of dances usually in the same key

b)

was formed into a core collection of 4 dances consisting Allemande, Courante,  Sarabande & Gigue by Froberger

c)

was formed into a core collection consisting Allemande, Courante,  Sarabande & Gigue by Bach

d)

can begin with a prelude

e)

sometimes has different dances added to the four main dances

39.

The Sarabande:

a)

means German

b)

is slow and solemn

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

40.

The Gigue:

a)

is fast and spirited

b)

is usually the last dance in a Baroque suite

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

41.

The Minuet:

a)

is not part of the 4 core dances

b)

appears after the sarabande when included in the suite

c)

in four beats

d)

in simple triple meter

e)

usually appears as a pair of minuets, creating a compound ternary structure

42.

The Prelude:

a)

is not always part of a suite

b)

is not a dance

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a short anacrusis

e)

when included in the suite, is the first movement

43.

The Baroque Suite:

a)

is a collection of dances usually in the same key

b)

was formed into a core collection of 4 dances consisting Allemande, Courante,  Sarabande & Gigue by Froberger

c)

was formed into a core collection consisting Allemande, Courante,  Sarabande & Gigue by Bach

d)

can begin with a prelude

e)

sometimes has different dances added to the four main dances

44.

The Gavotte:

a)

means German

b)

is slow and solemn

c)

is in a moderate tempo

d)

begins with a half bar anacrusis

e)

is in simple duple meter

45.

The Bouree:

a)

is fast and lively

b)

is not commonly part of the Baroque suite

c)

is moderately fast and lively

d)

begins with a quarter bar anacrusis

e)

is in simple triple meter

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