The early Baroque era of music was centered in the country of ________.

The English composer Henry Purcell and French composers like Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Phillippe Rameau made marks but is was the __________school of Baroque music that was most influential.

The Baroque Era placed emphasis on __________ which is the degree of loudness or softness within the music.

Prior to the Baroque era, a great amount of music was vocal. While Baroque composers still embraced singing in the form of chorales, cantatas, and opera, _____________ music became increasingly popular.

This form of music notation includes a complete bass line called _____________ is usually played by a cello in a Baroque ensemble. A player of a keyboard instrument like a harpsichord or piano then improvises chords using figured bass notation.

Composer Antonio Vivaldi was famed for his mastery of violin, but his most famous work is a series of violin concertos called _____________.

Both Handel and Bach were born in Germany in the year_____.

In 1708, Bach worked for the ______ of Weimar as a member of the orchestra and as court organist.

Though Bach did write secular music, he wrote sacred music such as this slow and very expressive work called _______________

Handel's finest work performed in Dublin, Ireland was in the style of music that tells a religious story called an ________.

This musical suite commissioned by King George I in 1717 is one of Handel's best works to be performed as a ceremonial boat ride called _________.

Although Handel was born in Germany, he spent much of his life in _________ now known as the U.K.

Popular Baroque musical forms include the prelude and fugue, cantana, concerto, oratorio, sonata, and even ______ which is a vocal and instrumental work that tells a story in acts.

A popular way to open up a dance suite, composers used the _________ which was played with a slow introduction.

A dance in 4/4 time played at a moderate tempo with a serious sound and mood, is the ________ which originated in Germany.

A dance in 3/4 time played at a very slow tempo with a halting sound due to emphasis on beat two, is the ________ and has Spanish origins, then became popular in France and Italy in the 1600's.

The ________ is a dance in 3/4 time played at a fast and lively tempo, and the mood depicts a sweet character that originated in France and Italy in the late Renaissance Era.

A dance played in 3/8 or 6/8 compound time is played fast and lively with a contrapuntal texture is the________ and the origins are English (British).

In the year________, Bach passed away and also marked the end of the Baroque Era.