Baroque Music

Question 1

Which type of singing in Messiah involved a large group of singers?

Accepted Answer

Chorus

Question 2

Who were the two major composers of the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel

Question 3

The Baroque Period happened between which years?

Accepted Answer

1600-1750

Question 4

When the musician takes the original melody and makes up notes as he or she goes along.

Accepted Answer

Improvisation

Question 5

For whom or what did Johann Sebastian Bach mostly work?

Accepted Answer

The Church

Question 6

What are the main characteristics of opera?

Accepted Answer

Non-religious and performed with costumes and scenery

Question 7

Which style of singing has more of a melody and allows the singer to show off with melismas?

Accepted Answer

Aria (or Air)

Question 8

Name the musical form where an orchestra played with a soloist who showed off a little.

Accepted Answer

Concerto

Question 9

What was the first type of music invented for the everyday person to hear live music?

Accepted Answer

Opera

Question 10

An extremely talented musician

Accepted Answer

Virtuoso

Question 11

Which style of vocal music is a mix between spoken and sung?

Accepted Answer

Recitative

Question 12

What are the main characteristics of an oratorio?

Accepted Answer

Religious stories and no costumes or scenery

Question 13

Two instruments (one playing chords, one playing low notes) accompanying a soloist

Accepted Answer

Continuo

Question 14

Name the musical idea where the tempo (speed) of the music stays steady from beginning to end.

Accepted Answer

Driving Rhythm

Question 15

George Frideric Handel worked for the king of which country?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 16

To which class of people did musicians belong during the Baroque Period?

Accepted Answer

The servant class

Question 17

What is the name of George Frideric Handel's famous oratorio?

Accepted Answer

Messiah

Question 18

What two groups could afford to hire musicians during the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

Aristocracy (monarchy) and the Church

Question 19

What does vocal music mean?

Accepted Answer

Music that is sung

Question 20

Where was the "heartbeat" of the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 21

What language is used for most musical terms?

Accepted Answer

Italian

Question 22

What larger group of instrumental performers began during the Baroque Period?

Accepted Answer

The orchestra

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