Baroque music

A Chaconne is a type of Ground Bass composition where the Ground Bass melody can be transferred to any part

Peri's opera 'Dafne' predated Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo'

Who established the model for the trio sonata?

Dance movements of the Baroque period were normally in Ternary Form

The solo motet of the early Baroque period was....

What is a German keyboard suite otherwise known as?

Which composition did NOT come out of the Lutheran tradition?

The ripieno in a Concerto Grosso represents the small group of soloists

Which element of operatic music did NOT influence instrumental music?

Which of the following was NOT a major church composer of the early to mid German Baroque period?

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Francois Couperin?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Handel?

Which of the following works was NOT written by Bach?

Which of the following works was NOT written by Handel?

Which of the following was NOT a type of early French opera

Early in the Baroque period, German composers were combining Italian splendour with the German simplicity of the chorale

Who wrote the Venetian opera 'Orontea'?

What is a sonata da chiesa?

Which Baroque work uses an orchestral ritornello?

The Orchestral Suite opened with a French overture and consisted mainly of dance suites

What is another name for Neapolitan opera?

The Florentine Camerata were instrumental in the establishment of opera. Which description best describes their beliefs?

Bach's 2nd Brandenburg Concerto is an example of....

What were the 4 main movements of the Baroque dance suite?

The instrumentation for a trio sonata consists of 2 treble instruments with basso continuo (cello and harpsichord)

Who wrote "A Proposition for Advancement of Moralitie", advocating the use of opera as propaganda for Cromwell's regime?

"He was despised" is a tenor recitative from Handel's "Messiah"

What is meant by the stile concitato?

The Masque was popular amongst the aristocracy in C17th England and was inspired by the French court ballet

Which of the following styles/techniques did NOT come out of Neapolitan opera?

Which of these forms is NOT commonly used in the keyboard suite?

Where does the term 'Baroque' come from?

When and where was Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo' produced?

Which piece is an example of a solo motet?

When was the Thirty Years' War?

What was the German equivalent of an opera?

Which composer was most associated with Neapolitan opera?

This composer, like Bach, endured various posts as Kapellmeister and wrote Tafelmusik ("table music" for banquets)

Which of these was NOT a precursor to Italian opera?

Which of the following is a cycle of 7 cantatas depicting the different parts of Jesus' crucified body?

The Commonwealth period under Cromwell lasted between 1649 and 1659

The term stile concitato was coined by Domenico Scarlatti

Who composed the opera 'Armide'?

Which piece of music influenced Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'?

The Baroque Minuet starts on the first beat of the bar unlike the Classical Minuet which starts on the third