Baroque 9 ACE Test

Which of the following would be secular in nature?

Which form is written for a GROUP of soloists with ORCHESTRAL accompaniment?

The tempo pattern of movements for a concerto grosso would be fast-slow-fast.

Baroque music can be characterized as: (Choose 3)

This type of vocal writing is most likely to use natural, speech-like rhythms.

At the beginning of the Baroque period, ___ music was dominant. By the end of the Baroque period, ___ music was dominant

The group of soloists in #19 is the:

Composed and set the standard for keyboard instruments.

One of the first female composers to publish works under her own name.

Which form is written for ONE solo instrument with KEYBOARD accompaniment?

Which of the folowing would be an appropriate title for the second movement of a concerto?

At the beginning of the Baroque period, ___ was the dominant texture. By the end of the Baroque period, __ was dominant.

All major vocal forms of the Baroque period were performed primarily in theatres.

Humble man who wrote no opera.

When the entire ensemble would play in #19, it was called:

One of the definite signs that you are hearing Baroque music is the presence of the ___ playing with the orchestra.

The group leader of #19, the harpsichord, is called the:

Which form is written for ONE solo instrument with ORCHESTRAL accompaniment?

Though all major vocal forms use the chorus, it is used much less often in the opera than in the other 3 forms.

How many movements would that form (#19) have?

This is considered to be the highest, most strict form of musical composition.

The Baroque period took place during the following years:

Love stories would most likely be told in a(n):

Composed Water Music for King George.

Terraced dynamics are achieved primarily by adding or taking away the continuo.

This instrument would be most likely to play a fugue.

Which of the following told a story about the suffering and death of Christ?

Wrote 43 operas and 27 oratorios; arrogant; well traveled.

Nicknamed "The Red Priest." Composer of The Four Seasons.

Which of the following is NOT a popular VOCAL form of the Baroque period?

Often written in da capo form, this style of singing is very song-like, with much repetition of words and emotion.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major INSTRUMENTAL forms of the Baroque period?

The string group, which accompanies the soloists in #19, is the:

All of the major vocal forms of the Baroque period:

There was no conductor as we think of it in the concerto grosso.