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Baroque Period
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A quiz to review the Baroque Period in music and it's composers.
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1
Architecture throughout this period was symmetrical.
False
True
2
What 2 things characterized paintings and artwork?
Dynamic Movement and Overt Emotion
Simplicity and Reasoning
3
What does the italian word
Opera
mean?
Piece
Play
Song
Work
4
What are terraced dynamics?
Alternate levels of loud and soft
Flexible speed
Gradual change in volume
Multiple voices at one time
5
Bach is known as the one of the best composers of all time.
False
True
6
Opera combined many art forms including acting, instruments, singing, costumes, and literature.
False
True
7
Where did the Baroque Period spread to?
Across Europe
Across America
8
Which of the following is
not
a characteristic of the Baroque Period music?
Mood
Melody
Feeling
Basso Continuo
9
What composer was nicknamed "The Red Priest?"
Vivaldi
Bach
Handel
Beethoven
10
What does polyphonic texture mean?
One voice with accompaniment
Multiple voices at one time
A single melody line
No voices
11
What marked the end of the Baroque Period?
Bach died
Beethoven was born
12
Bach lived from when to when?
1650-1785
1680-1720
1685-1750
1700-1750
13
Which composer had 20 children?
Handel
Bach
Vivaldi
Mozart
14
Bach was called the "Red Priest" because of his red hair.
True
False
15
Which of the following is
not
a characteristic of the Baroque Period music?
Dynamics
Mood
Emotion
Texture
16
Why did Handel move to London in 1712?
To become the Director of a Music Academy
To become a lawyer
To become a doctor
To perform for a church
17
Did Vivaldi die rich or poor?
Poor
Rich
18
What years did Vivaldi live?
1678-1741
1641-1728
19
Handel become composer/musician but his father wanted him to be a what?
Soldier
Blacksmith
Lawyer
Doctor
20
What did the Baroque style exhibit?
Exaggerated Gestures
Plain Melodies
21
How did Bach die?
Eye Surgery
Brain Surgery
22
What period started after the Baroque?
Renaissance
Medieval
Classical
Romantic
23
What instrument did
not
create the basso continuo in a musical work?
Cello
Harpsichord
Trumpet
Bassoon
24
Who was born only 80 km away from Bach in the year 1685?
Handel
Vivaldi
25
The Baroque Period took place during what years?
1600-1700 AD
1600-1750 AD
1650-1750 AD
1650-1700 AD
26
What subjects were used to create stories for Operas?
Kings and Mythological Creatures
Normal People
27
How many characteristics of the Baroque music were there?
5
6
4
3
28
What instrument was
not
a member of the Baroque keyboard family?
Harpsichord
Virginal
Piano
Spinet
29
Which of the following instruments were not used during the Baroque Period?
Violin
Harpsichord
Saxophone
Timpani
30
Where did the Baroque style start in 1600?
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
