Late Baroque

Who was the King of Prussia?

What was the main reason people went to the operas?

Which 3 Baroque composers were considered masters and are popular to this day?

What did Handel and the King have in common?  

Most of Vivaldi's concertos are for what?

What health problem afflicted Handel late in his life?

Who considered himself a francophile? 

What is the significance of the letters ‘SDG?’

Describe Bach the man.

Who was the King of Prussia?

How is Bach's death significant?

Vivaldi’s concertos were studied and imitated by which composer?

What styles did Bach meld together?

Define program music.

What did Bach never compose?

Vivaldi’s nickname was?

Why was Bach referred to as ‘Old Bach?’  

Define Da Capo.

Who is the undisputed master of the concerto in the late Baroque period?

What were operas usually based on?

What form of entertainment became more popular than opera in the late Baroque?  

How old was Handel when he wrote his first opera? 

How many harpsichord concertos did Bach write?

What was the main form of Italian opera known as? 

What kind of concerto became extremely popular during this time?

Introductory and improvizatory organ music.

Which piece is considered to be the most monumental musical masterpiece of all time?

How many operas did Handel write?

How many children did Bach have?

What town did St. Thomas’s church stand in? 

What was the previous role for the new group of instruments concertos were written for?

What group of instruments did composers begin writing concertos for during this time?

List responsibilities, other than cantatas, Bach had while music director at St. Thomas’s.

What was the center for opera in Germany?

What was King George I’s title before ascending to the English throne?

How many acts were usually in an opera?

What is the material alternating between soloist and orchestra?

Who studied to be a lawyer?

How many concertos did Vivaldi write?

Describe Handel the man.

How many of Bach's children were famous?

Contrast between soloist and orchestra is?

Bach's Harpsichord concerto's were imitations of which composer's?

How many of Bach's Harpsichord concertos were original?