Baroque Music History

Question 1

Before the Baroque Era was the...

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 2

(From the film) Bach got in trouble for performing at the _____.

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Red Palace

Question 3

"If it isn't Baroque..."

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Don't fix it.

Question 4

Handel's later operatic works were inspired by works such as...

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The Beggar's Opera

Question 5

(From the film) The sign posted on Jamie's home when his mother is arrested states...

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House for Let

Question 6

St. Thomas's Church is located in which of the following German cities?

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Leipzig

Question 7

(From the film) Handel was initially _____ with the choir.

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Disgusted

Question 8

J.S. Bach never learned which of the following instruments?

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Question 9

Which composer was Cantor of the St. Thomas School?

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 10

Handel's father actually wished for the young boy to become a _____.

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Lawyer

Question 11

Johann Sebastian Bach is from which of the following countries?

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Germany

Question 12

(From the film) Jamie's voice part in Mr. Handel's choir is...

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Alto

Question 13

One of J.S. Bach's most prolific works is...

Accepted Answer

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Question 14

(From the film) The word that the Duke utters when he loses his temper is...

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Cuckoo

Question 15

The Baroque Era is typically shown to be between the years...

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1600-1750

Question 16

Immediately after the Baroque Era came the...

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Classical Era

Question 17

Which work by J.S. Bach was unfinished as of his time of death?

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Art of Fugue

Question 18

Although born in Germany, Handel is considered a(n) _____ composer.

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English

Question 19

Handel is most well known for which of the following masterworks?

Accepted Answer

Hallelujah Chorus (from The Messiah)

Question 20

The predecessor to the piano featured during the Baroque Era, and played most often by Bach

Accepted Answer

harpsichord

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