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Baroque Music - GCSE

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the baroque period?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1900-present

c)

1750-1820

d)

1820-1900

2.

Which of the following is not a baroque composer ?

a)

Johann Christian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Franz Joseph Haydn

d)

Antonio Vivaldi

3.

Which of the following is not a baroque instrument?

a)

Oboe

b)

Harsichord

c)

Recorder

d)

Xylophone

4.

What is not the characteristic of the baroque period?

a)

Literature

b)

Dance

c)

Painting

d)

Elegance

5.

Who were the two main composers of the Baroque Period?

a)

Franz Schubert and

Peter Tchaikovsky

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

and

George Frideric Handel

c)

John Williams

and

Danny Elfman

d)

Franz Joseph Haydn

and

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6.

Match the following

a)

Imitation

1.

One instrument echoes what another instrument played.

b)

A regal, majestic quality

2.

Music that sounds as though someone important was entering the room.

c)

Decorations and embellishments

3.

Extra notes added to the music.

d)

Driving Rhythm

4.

The speed of the beat stayed steady.

7.

An extremely talented musician

a)

Virtuoso

b)

Soloist

c)

Beatboxer

d)

Countertenor

8.

Two instruments (one play chords and one playing low notes), accompanying an instrumental or singing soloist.

a)

Concerto

b)

Continuo

c)

Quintet

d)

Junkanoo

9.

Which was NOT a Baroque composer?

a)

Handel

b)

Beethoven

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Bach

10.

Vivaldi wrote The (a)   Seasons.

11.

What is the name of the highest male voice?

a)

Contralto

b)

Countertenor

c)

Mezzosoprano

d)

Baritone

12.

What is an ornament in music?

a)

A vase

b)

A decorative feature

c)

A long note

d)

A change in tempo

13.

Which of the following are actually ornaments?

a)

crescendo

b)

rallentando

c)

mordent

d)

fermata

14.

Which of the following instruments were used in the Baroque period?

a)

A hammond organ

b)

A pianoforte

c)

A fortepiano

d)

A harpsichord