MUS 100 Baroque review

Which of these is a characteristic of Baroque music?

What is Vivaldi's Quattro Stagioni a musical depiction of?

What does the term program music refer to?

The music of the baroque was often as highly ornamented as the architecture and paintings of the period.

What are the characteristics of an oratorio production?

Who was one of the most prolific Italian composers of solo concertos during the baroque period?

Which of the following instruments is NOT common to the baroque period?

Who is considered the father of Baroque music?

Which Baroque composer wrote the opera 'Dido and Aeneas'?

Which Baroque composer was famous for his operas and oratorios, including 'Messiah'?

Which of the following pieces is an example of a fugue?

The baroque music that has come down to us was primarily written for the church and the nobility.

What audience reaction is typical during the 'Hallelujah' from Handel's Messiah?

What composer, working in England, took the oratorio to great heights?

Which composer is known for his work 'The Four Seasons'?

What is the name of the keyboard instrument widely used in Baroque music, known for its plucked strings?

What subject was the basis for early oratorio texts?

What is the Baroque period's time frame?

Messiah was the first oratorio Handel wrote.

Handel's Messiah was composed in only 24 days.