WorksheetsThe Baroque Era – 1600 to 1750
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What does the word BAROQUE mean?
Bizarre, irregularly shaped pearl (Portuguese translation), flamboyant, and elaborately ornamented.
A type of classical dance from France.
A style of minimalist architecture.
A traditional Japanese painting technique.
The word BAROQUE also denotes filling of space with ________, decorations, ornate stuff, etc.
sound
light
water
air
Which of the following artists were part of the Baroque era?
Caravaggio
Bernini
Rubens
Rembrandt
All of the above
In Baroque society, the majority of the population was wealthy.
True
False
In Germany, the Duke of Weimar threw famous Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, in jail for 1 month because he had applied for other jobs without the duke’s permission.
True
False
Baroque clothing is worn by modern Mariachi Groups. The music they perform is ________ Baroque.
French
Italian
German
Spanish
The word 'Mariachi' stems from the French word 'mariage', meaning ________.
marriage
music
celebration
dance
Who were the two main giants of Baroque Music composition?
A) Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel
B) Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C) Antonio Vivaldi and Henry Purcell
D) Claudio Monteverdi and Arcangelo Corelli
Name two other Baroque musical masters besides Bach and Handel.
Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi
Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn
Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt
The Baroque period can be divided into how many phases?
2
3
4
5
True or False: The Baroque music performed today comes from the Early Baroque period.
True
False
Which invention in the 1940s helped revive interest in the latter four Baroque composers?
The invention of long-playing records
The invention of the electric guitar
The introduction of color television
The development of the synthesizer
Which era is characterized by traits held-over from the Renaissance era and a lot of dramatization and passion expressed in the music?
Early Baroque (1600-1640)
Middle Baroque (1640-1680)
Classical Era
Romantic Era
Fill in the blank: The texture of Early Baroque music was mainly ________, simply because the words could be projected more easily.
homophonic
polyphonic
monophonic
heterophonic
During the Middle Baroque (1640-1680), what replaced the old Medieval church modes on which musical tunes were composed?
Polyphonic modes
Major and minor modes
Gregorian chants
Jazz scales
What was the main feature of the Late Baroque (1680-1750) period?
Instrumental music became as popular and as important as vocal music, for the first time.
Opera was completely abandoned in favor of choral music.
The use of electronic instruments became widespread.
Jazz music dominated the musical scene.
Which characteristic of Baroque music refers to a piece starting and ending with the same mood?
Unity of Mood
Terraced Dynamics
Polyphonic Texture
Basso Continuo
Which characteristic of Baroque music means that the rhythms remain mostly consistent throughout an entire movement?
Rhythmic Continuity
Dynamic Contrast
Polyphonic Texture
Terraced Dynamics
Which characteristic of Baroque music means that the melodies heard at the outset will be heard in varied forms throughout the entire movement?
Melodic Continuity
Polyphonic Texture
Terraced Dynamics
Figured Bass
What are Terraced Dynamics in Baroque music?
Either loud or soft, no in-betweens – achieved by pitting solos or small ensembles against larger ensembles.
Gradual increase and decrease in volume throughout a piece.
Sudden changes in tempo rather than volume.
The use of only one dynamic level throughout the entire piece.
Which characteristic of Baroque music involves many musical lines of equal importance occurring simultaneously?
Polyphonic Texture
Homophonic Texture
Monophonic Texture
Basso Continuo
What is Basso Continuo/Figured Bass in Baroque music?
Musical short-hand/code writing, because printing was most expensive, so, less means less expenditure.
A type of Baroque dance form.
A specific type of violin used in Baroque orchestras.
A famous Baroque composer.
True or False: The instrumental constitution of the Baroque Orchestra was fixed and did not vary from piece to piece.
True
False
According to the passage, how were instruments treated in the Baroque Orchestra?
Instruments were treated equally and could play the same parts.
Instruments were only used for solo performances.
Instruments were not allowed in the orchestra.
Instruments were used only for background music.
What does Concerto Grosso consist of?
Contrasts between loud and soft sounds, soloist and large ensemble
Only solo performances
Only large ensemble performances
No contrasts in music
What is a Fugue?
A type of dance
A musical form that developed in the Baroque Era, generally written for groups of instruments or voices, or for single instruments capable of playing several lines at the same time
A type of opera
A solo performance
According to the passage, what is the typical form/structure of a fugue?
A) ABA
B) ABAB
C) AABB
D) ABC
Which composer wrote the Fugue in G minor that is given as a listening example in the worksheet?
Ludwig van Beethoven
J.S. Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonio Vivaldi
What is an opera generally considered to be?
A sung drama
A type of painting
A form of sculpture
A style of dance
A kind of novel
Who writes the text (libretto) for an opera?
A playwriter (librettist)
A conductor
A choreographer
A stage manager
Which of the following art forms are included in opera productions?
Music
Dance
Acting
All of the above
In operas, most of the story lines are sung by soloists and choruses.
True
False
According to the passage, what is the opening music of an opera, usually played by the orchestra alone, called?
Sonata
Overture or Prelude
Finale
Interlude
Who was a famous Italian opera composer of the Baroque Era mentioned in the passage?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giuseppe Verdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Gioachino Rossini
What was the name of Monteverdi's first opera that portrays the Greek Mythology son of Apollo?
Orpheus and Eurydice
Dido and Aeneas
The Magic Flute
Carmen
