GOING FOR BAROQUE!

Question 1

The only percussion instrument used in the Baroque orchestra was:

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Timpani

Question 2

Known as the king of instruments

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pipe organ

Question 3

This word means "flight"

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Fugue

Question 4

Tutti means:

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Everyone playing together

Question 5

How did "Water Music" get its title?

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It was music played for a party on the river

Question 6

Vivaldi composed many of his concertos for:

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a girls' orphanage

Question 7

Who stayed in trouble with the Catholic Church because he wrote operas?

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Vivaldi

Question 8

The dates of the Baroque period are approximately:

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1625-1750

Question 9

The maximum number of players in a Baroque orchestra would have been

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30

Question 10

This family's last name usually meant you were a musician by trade:

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Bach

Question 11

There are ___ Brandenburg Concertos

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6

Question 12

What was one characteristic of Baroque period music

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All of the above

Question 13

How Bach signed all of his music

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"Soli deo Gloria"

Question 14

When the "Hallelujah Chorus" is played/sung it is typical to:

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stand

Question 15

Ancestor of the piano

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harpsichord

Question 16

Baroque music is often a choice for:

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Weddings

Question 17

What was Bach's attitude toward opera?

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"Opera is a waste of my time"

Question 18

This instrument family was dominant in the Baroque orchestra

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Strings

Question 19

Polyphonic means:

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Several melodies played/sung at once

Question 20

THEME:

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the main melody

Question 21

Who is credited with developing the concerto form?

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Vivaldi

Question 22

Two words that describe Baroque music:

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fancy and organized

Question 23

What was Vivaldi's nickname?

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The Red Priest

Question 24

What had NOT happened during the Baroque period:

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Revolutionary War

Question 25

Sacred musical form in which everything is sung

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Oratorio

Question 26

How many Brandenburg Concertos are there?

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6

Question 27

What composer is known for his organ musiic?

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Bach

Question 28

I wrote both operas and oratorios:

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Handel

Question 29

MESSIAH is an example of:

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oratorio

Question 30

What composer was from Italy?

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Vivaldi

Question 31

Both Bach and Handel were from:

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Germany

Question 32

A section in a musical work is known as :

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A movement

Question 33

A secular form of music in which everything is sung:

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Opera

Question 34

"The Four Seasons" is:

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a set of concertos

Question 35

One song we have learned from MESSIAH is:

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Hallelujah Chorus

Question 36

Music that suggests a mood or tells a story is:

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Program music

Question 37

MESSIAH was first performed in:

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Dublin, Ireland

Question 38

Handel became a __________citizen:

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British

Question 39

Homophonic music is:

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Melody is the star and is supported by harmony

Question 40

VIRTUOSO:

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Person with highly exceptional skill/talent

Question 41

How many movements does a concerto have?

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3

Question 42

The Baroque period comes AFTER the....

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Renaissance Period

Question 43

CONCERTO:

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Music for solo and orchestra

Question 44

There are a total of ___ MOVEMENTS in the FOUR SEAONS

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12

Question 45

Beethoven looked to this composer as his musical model:

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Handel

Question 46

MESSIAH is about:

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the life of Christ

Question 47

This word means "touch" :

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Toccata

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