Baroque Era

Florentine Camerata was the name of an active group of scholars and aristocrats interested in the ancient world.

26. What is the name of the orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera?

What term is used to describe art from end of the Baroque period?

Opera, Oratorio, concerto, cantata, and fugue were new musical genres of the Baroque era.

What do we call the words of the opera?

Sackbut was an early version of the modern trombone.

What Baroque genre featured two voices, that of the orchestra and that of either a solo instrument or small ensemble?

Who was one of the first composers to write for brass instruments?

Concertos are most often composed of 4 movements.

What is the name of Handel’s most famous oratorio?

Who was one of the most important composers of Baroque concertos?

What is the common term for a solo instrumental work?

Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo is a comedic story.

What is a sacred opera that is not staged?

What do we call the continuous bass line over which chords were built toaccompany a melodic line?

What were the main genres of early Baroque instrumental music?

What was the most common language for operas in the Baroque era?

The new instruments of the violin family provided the backbone of the Baroque orchestra?

What are the beginning and ending years of the Baroque Era?

What do we call speak singing in Baroque vocal music?

What do we call a sung solo in Baroque vocal music?

“Allegro” is Italian tempo marking that indicates slow.

The beginning of the Baroque period is in many ways synonymous with the birth of Opera.