Baroque Music Flashcards

1

Which musical form was NOT invented during the Baroque period?

Cantata
Concerto
Sonata
Madrigal

2

When was the Baroque period?

1600-1750
1800-1900
1400-1650
1650-1800

3

Bach wrote most of his pieces for who?

The middle class
The church
The nobility
His family

4

What is a type of ornamentation?

A loud note
Staccato notes
A trill
A long note

5

Who loved writing fugues?

Mozart
Bach
Guido d'Arezzo
Kings

6

Which composer is not from the Baroque period?

Hildegard of Bingen
Handel
Vivaldi
Bach

7

What is ornamentation?

A decoration of the music
A pause in the music
Music that sounds like Christmas
A crescendo in the music

8

This could be a Baroque building

False
True

9

What are some characteristics of Baroque music?

Simple melodies
No singing, just instrumental music
Lots of tunes at once and ornamentation
No instruments, just singing

10

What is a fugue?

Dance music
A more complicated round
Renaissance music
Angry sounding music

11

What does the Baroque period come after?

The Medieval Period
The Renaissance Period
The Classical Period
The Romantic Period

12

What group developed during the Baroque period?

Orchestras
Composers
Singers
One Direction

13

Which is NOT a correct difference between the harpsichord and the piano?

The harpsichord can have two rows of keys
The harpsichord's strings are plucked instead of hammered
The harpsichord has "stops" that change the sound
The harpsichord was invented after the piano

14

What is Handel's most famous piece?

The Pumpkin Pie-ah
The Mariah
The Me'Khye-ah
The Messiah

15

This could be a Baroque building

False
True

16

Orchestras were bigger in the Baroque than they are now

False
True

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