The earth revolves around the sun

Play the violin by plucking the strings

Bach's Fugue in G Minor (the Little Fugue)

Played the violin and composed instrumental music

Describe the plot of Orfeo

Orfeo's wife dies, Orfeo travels to Hades to rescue her

Same melody passed to different voices

A man who was castrated as a young boy to sing higher

Concerto for a solo instrument with orchestra

A song for a solo performer, often about emotions

A group of nobles and poets who wrote operas

The feudal system included

Very rich nobles and very poor peasants who worked for them

Religious influence on Western art was

Important, but less than before

The part of an opera that moves the action, A spoken style of singing

Drama with musical accompaniment

Repetitive bassline that continues throughout a piece

The person who writes the words for an opera

Started in Venice and spread throughout Europe

Someone with great skill in an art

Alternate the bow back and forth rapidly on one note

What is happening in this scene?

Tancredi and Clorinda are fighting

Music designed to tell a story or about a topic

Composition in several movements for 1-8 instruments

Trio Sonata in A Minor by Corelli

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1
Which city was the center of Baroque opera?
Venice
Dallas
Miami
London
2
Which instrument was NOT important in Baroque music?
Piano
Organ
Violin
Flute
3
Dido and Aeneas
All of the above
Written by Purcell
Composed for a girls' school
Based on the Aeneid
4
This scene is from
Tancredi's Dance
Dido's Lament
Clorinda's joyful aria
Orfeo
5
Galileo discovered
America
Gunpowder
The earth revolves around the sun
Gravity
6
"machines for flying in the air...most magnificent diversions the wit of man can invent"
Bach's Cantata
Venetian opera
Shakespearean theater
Sacbut
7
In class, Mr. Dunning played the
Violin
Saxophone
What?
Trumpet
8
Trumpets in this time period
Were simple, with no valves
Did not exist
Nearly identical to modern trumpets
9
Pizzicato
Shift rapidly between two notes
Play the violin by plucking the strings
Tasty pizza
Play the violin with the bow
10
This piece is
Ode to Joy
Mahler's 5th Symphony
Bach's Fugue in G Minor (the Little Fugue)
Mozart's Requiem
11
Arcangelo Corelli
Played the flute and danced
Visited the Virgin Mary
Played the violin and composed instrumental music
Played the saxophone and wrote operas
12
Describe the plot of Orfeo
Orfeo is visited by a raven which symbolizes his fate
Orfeo is bitten by a radioactive spider, gains mutant powers
Orfeo learns karate and life skills from a kindly old man
Orfeo's wife dies, Orfeo travels to Hades to rescue her
13
Vivaldi
Composed solo concertos
Sang bass
Was a castrato
To play fast
14
Which of these images is Baroque art?
The left one
Both
The right one
Neither
15
Fugue
Same melody passed to different voices
Many different melodies at the same time
Composition for only one instrument
16
A castrato is
A man who sings in a very low voice
A woman who sings in a very low voice
A man who was castrated as a young boy to sing higher
A man who plays violin very well
17
Solo Concerto
Concerto for a solo instrument with orchestra
Mr. Dunning's jam
Small concert featuring only one performer
To practice by yourself
18
An aria is
The part of an opera that moves the action
A song for a solo performer, often about emotions
A small air
A spoken style of singing
19
Camerata
A small camera
A group of teachers who started a charter school
A group of nobles and poets who wrote operas
A group of dancers and violinists who wrote sonatas
20
The feudal system included
Family Feud
Powerful central government
Hatfields and McCoys
Very rich nobles and very poor peasants who worked for them
21
La Primavera
Spring from The Four Seasons
Tasty sauce for your pizzicato
Green from the Four Tops
An opera by Purcell
22
The clavichord and harpsichord
Popular in Baroque times
Had limited dynamics
All of these are correct
Ancestors of the piano
23
Religious influence on Western art was
Not important at all
Important, but less than before
All art was religious
24
This picture is by
Mozart
Michelangelo
Pietro
Mr. Dunning
25
Musicians were employed by
All of these
Churches
Courts of nobles
Cities and towns
26
Recitative
A short recital
The part of an opera that moves the action
A spoken style of singing
A song for a solo performer, often about emotions
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da chiesa
Topping for your pizzicato
For church
From Spain
For dancing
28
This piece is entitled
Go to the Hallway by Mr. Dunning
Tu Se Morta by Monteverdi
I Like Girls by Gaddiel
Dido's Lament by Purcell
29
Opera is
A musical composition for one instrument only
Not something we studied
A talk-show host
Drama with musical accompaniment
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The man in the red robe is
Mr. Dunning
Gaddiel
Dido
Orfeo
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Overture
An early guitar
The end of a symphony
The first piece of an opera
Pep rally music
32
This piece is
Fight Song by Mr Dunning
da Chiesa by Purcell
La Primavera by Vivaldi
da Camera by Stephano
33
Ground bass
A particular kind of string bass played on the ground
Repetitive bassline that continues throughout a piece
To play bass so loud the ground shakes
To play only one bass note throughout a piece
34
Librettist
An early branch of Christianity
The person who writes the music for an opera
A Greek god
The person who writes the words for an opera
35
Which if these is NOT a characteristic of Baroque music?
Contrast
Syncopation
Repetitive rhythm
Ornamentation
36
Newton discovered
Applesauce
Italy
the West Indies
Gravity
37
Orfeo
A Greek god (in Italian)
An opera by Monteverdi
B and C are correct
Chocolate sandwich cookie
38
Public opera houses
Were only open to nobles
Served wine, beer, and hot dogs at grossly inflated prices
Did not exist until the 1950s
Started in Venice and spread throughout Europe
39
The Baroque period is generally defined as:
100-1000
1600-1750
2000-2015
1900-1950
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da camera
takes da picture
For the concert hall
For the chamber (for fun)
For church
41
A Virtuoso is
Someone with great skill in martial arts
Someone with great skill in an art
Someone who talks out of turn
A simulated world
42
The middle class in the Baroque period included
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha
Knights and kings
Doctors, merchants, traders
There was no middle class
43
Tremolo
Advanced saxophone technique
Russian singer
Play the violin by plucking the strings
Alternate the bow back and forth rapidly on one note
44
Libretto is
The music for an opera
A Greek god
A composer
The words to an opera
45
What is happening in this scene?
Tancredi and Clorinda are fighting
Tristan and Isolde are dancing
Orfeo and Eurydice are making out
46
Program Music
Music for TV
Music written on a computer
Opera
Music designed to tell a story or about a topic
47
This video is from
Saturday night at Mr. Dunning's house
The opera Orfeo
Dido and Aeneas
George and Ira
48
"Movement" in this context means
A part of a larger work
Marching band
This is not a term we studied
49
Sonata
Short song for 3-5 singers
Long opera for full orchestra
Composition in several movements for 1-8 instruments
Character in an opera by Purcell
50
This is a painting of
The Royal Theater
The new ILT Keller building
Mr. Dunning's house
St Mark's Cathedral
51
This piece is
Dido's Lament by Boy George
Trio Sonata in A Minor by Corelli
Bohemian Rhapsody by Mercury
La Primavera by Purcell
52
Which is NOT a place/way music was commonly taught?
Passed from father to son
College
In orphanages
In church
53
Henry Purcell
Buried under the organ in Westminster Abbey
Wrote The Monkey's Paw
Known for composing sympnonies
Started the first pizzicato delivery service
54
Concerto grosso
Solo with no accompaniment
Soloist with a large orchestra
Large orchestra with no soloist
Disgusting concerto
55
Monteverdi
Was the music director for King Louis the XIV
Big mountain
Played the saxophone
Composed music with great emotion
56
The most prestigious job for a musician was
Music Director at a church
Music Appreciation teacher at a high school
Music Director for a noble court
Trumpet player
57
Which of the following does NOT describe arts in the Baroque period?
Realism
Action
Flat
Ornamented
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Eurydice
Mr. Dunning's wife
Died of a broken heart
A strong, independent woman who don't need no man
Orpheus' wife
59
Tancredi and Clorinda
Traditional Italian spices for your pizzicato
Two characters in an opera by Monteverdi
Two Greek gods
Two composers who wrote operas
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Monteverdi was the first to use
Saxophones and tubas
Kahoot
Chromebooks
Tremolo and pizzicato

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