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Baroque Period Quiz - Render

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the two main composers of the Baroque Period?

a)

John Williams

and

Danny Elfman

b)

Franz Joseph Haydn

and

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

and

Monteverdi

d)

Franz Schubert and

Peter Tchaikovsky

2.

The first type of music invented for the everyday person to hear live music was

a)

Bluegrass

b)

Ska

c)

Opera

d)

Reggae

3.

The new performing group that came to be during the Baroque?

a)

The Barbershop Quartet

b)

B

The Brass Quartet

c)

C

The Boy Band

d)

The Orchestra

4.

The name of Handel's famous oratorio

a)

Magnificat

b)

Missa Brevis

c)

Molto Allegro

d)

Messiah

5.

Definition of an Opera

a)

An instrumental performance.

b)

A short performance with no special roles.

c)

A musical performed by children.

d)

A non-religious story that was completely sung with costumes, scenery, and staging.

6.

The term "baroque" literally means

a)

drunken sailer

b)

oddly shaped pearl

c)

music and art

d)

broken rock

7.

The Baroque period ran from

a)

1600-1750

b)

1800-1950

c)

1400-1550

d)

1700-1850

8.

Which of the following is NOT a baroque instrument?

a)

Oboe

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Violin

d)

Piano

9.

What keyboard wind instrument has pipes and is commonly associated with church music.

a)

organ

b)

piano

c)

harpsichord

d)

pan flute

10.

A form written in an imitative contrapuntal style in multiple voices, perfected by J.S. Bach, is called __________.

a)

Fugue

b)

Sonata

c)

Oratorio

d)

Opera

11.

An unstaged sacred music drama for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra is called __________.

a)

Fugue

b)

Cantata

c)

Concerto

d)

Oratorio

12.

Baroque style was...

a)

uncomplicated and general

b)

elaborate and highly detailed

c)

smooth and jazzy

d)

military-sounding

13.

Of these composers, whose death marked the end of the Baroque era:

a)

Palestrina

b)

Handel

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Bach

14.

Which composer wrote The Messiah?

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Handel

d)

Mozart

15.

True or false: The organ is a wind instrument.

a)

True

b)

False