Baroque Music Review

Who wrote "The Four Seasons?"

Which composer was referred to as the "Red Priest?"

Who was the first violin virtuoso?

Which composer didn't travel much? He stayed within a small section of Germany.

When was the Baroque period?

Which two composers were born in the same year and had eye surgery from the same doctor?

When did Johann Sebastian Bach die?

For the first time, there was a clear separation between ___________________ and _________________ music.

How are the strings on a violin typically played? This technique is called ___________________.

Opera was ___________________ in Rome until the 1700s.

This composer never married.

What piece did Handel compose as an apology to the King of England?

Who irritated the King of England before he was named King?

Baroque instrumental music started to have the same importance as vocal music. True or False?

Johann Sebastian Bach could improvise fugues at the keyboard without writing them down. True or False?

Whose name does this musical "signature" spell out?

This type of music started as basically opera without costumes and sets.

This piece of music was composed in 24 days by Handel.

The Concerto contrasts between ______________ and __________________ music.

Which composer was orphaned at 10 years old?

Equal temperament _________________________ the distance between each note.

_____________________ is a complicated form of cannon or round.

Arcangelo Corelli created this new form of music.

What is the name of the family in Italy that created the violins that are really expensive today?

This composer had a total of 20 children.

Brass instruments in the Baroque period had valves and could play in any key easily. True or False?

_____________________ shows off the skills of the performer.