Unit 3: The Baroque Era

The Florentine Camerata helped develop opera.

A form of entertainment that combined vocal and instrumental music with poetry & dance.

Wrote the earliest and most famous English opera.

Large-scale dramatic genre with a religious subject, but no scenery/costumes/action.

The Father of the Concerto.

Lyrical song for solo voice.

Creates the music for the opera.

What does Baroque mean?

Bach's collection of educational keyboard works in all keys.

The person who creates the characters & story line.

Important composer of the Baroque suite.

One of the most important instrumental genres to come from the Baroque era - a group of dances.

What language does 'Baroque' originate from?

Large-scale drama that is sung.

Instrumental music grew because rich people wanted to invest in dramatic displays.

The text/script of the opera.

Who is the lead composer of oratorios?

Keyboard work that has interweaving and competing themes.

Master players with extreme technical ability.

Group of people in the early Baroque era who supported fine arts and encouraged the new style.

A nun who wrote sacred music dedicated to Mary.

Singing schools started because lining-out got sloppy.

Henry Purcell was considered an international composer.

The Baroque Era saw developments in math and science.

What are the dates for the Baroque Era?

Medley of instrumental tunes from the opera; heard at the beginning.

Who created the chorale?

Bach taught organ/keyboard lessons.

Instrumental genre for solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment.

Music that depicts something extramusical.

What is Handel's most well-known oratorio?

Opera composer that transitioned from Renaissance to Baroque.

Fine arts in the Baroque era were all about simplicity and beauty.

Wrote the first opera.

Women as professional musicians were growing in popularity in the Baroque era.

Who is the culminating figure of Baroque church music?

Castrato is a young male singer castrated to preserve the higher register of his voice forever.

Fine arts in the Baroque era were all about drama and extremes.

Basic speech of opera; moves along the plot and action.

What is the name of the first opera?

America's first choral composer

What was Baroque culture obsessed with?

What instrument was Bach known for playing?

William Billings started music education in America.

The name of the earliest and most famous English Opera.

The dances in the Baroque suite can be different depending on the composer.

The first composer considered to be truly international.