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Baroque Music Quiz Review
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1
How long did it take Handel to write the
Messiah?
One Day
Two Years
One Month
Six Months
2
Vivaldi's operas were popular throughout Europe.
False
True
3
What era follows the Baroque era?
Impressionistic
Classical
Romantic
Renaissance
4
A virtuoso is a...
highly skilled musician or artist
Court musician
Church composer
Conductor
5
What does "Baroque" mean?
Plain song
Song for soprano voice
Extravagant style
Instrumental Music
6
Handel was born in what country?
Italy
Germany
England
United States of America
7
What two composers were born in the same year?
Vivaldi and Bach
Bach and Handel
von Bingen and Vivaldi
Handel and Vivaldi
8
Handel wrote...
Operas
Neither operas nor oratorios
Oratorios
Both operas and oratorios
9
Over 200 of Vivaldi's concertos were written for what instrument and string orchestra?
Cello
Viola
Violin
Bass
10
Most Baroque Music was...
Monophonic
Uniphonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
11
Which term describes a secular work, set to music and staged, with an orchestral accompaniment?
Opera
Oratorio
Sonata
Cantata
12
Why was Bach such a significant composer during the Baroque Era?
He only wrote secular music
His operas for the King
He wrote music for the Protestant Church
He wrote spectacular Masses
13
Which or the following were types of mostly sacred music?
opera
sonata
cantata
oratorio
14
In addition to being a composer, Vivaldi was also active as....
A Priest
A knight
A nun
A Singer
15
Vivaldi was born in what country?
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
16
Claudio Monetverdi was well known for ...
his operas
being a priest
His beard
his conducting
17
What is a patron?
Church composers
someone who supports something
someone who wrote music for Kings
the people who perform operas.
18
What country was Bach born in?
France
England
Germany
Italy
19
Vivaldi served as an orchestral conductor at what famous cathedral in Venice, Italy?
St. Mary's
St. Mark's
St. Matthew's
St. John's
20
Who is Miss Butterfield's favorite composer?
Vivaldi
Handel
Mozart
Bach
21
Vivaldi was well supported by patrons.
False
True
22
The group that performs an opera is called...?
Opera Company
Patrons
Ballet Company
Court Musicians
23
What is commissioned music?
Extravagant music with terraced dynamics
Music written upon request for a certain occasion
Church music
Music written by unemployed composers
24
Handel composed vocal music in what language?
English, Italian, and German
English
Italian and German
German
25
Bach wrote several operas
True
False
26
The Musical representation of an idea or mood is called...
Plainsong Chant
Program Music
Opera
Oratorio
27
Vivaldi composed music for
non-church activities
Both church and non-church activities
Neither
church services
28
What is a conservatory?
A school for study of music or arts
A school for study of culinary arts
A school for study of math and science
An army program
29
Which instrument did Bach not play?
Harpsichord
Organ
Oboe
Clavier
30
After his death, Vivaldi became more popular for ...
His orchestral works
His cantatas
His operas
31
What instrument was introduced around the last part of the Baroque Era?
Clarinet
Harpsichord
Cellos
Violins
32
Bach lived his entire life in Germany
True
False
33
Handel's
Messiah
is an example of....
an opera
Sonata
an oratorio
Gregorian Chant
34
Vivaldi's
Four Season's
is an example of....
overture
opera
concerto
oratorio
35
What is a court musician?
church musicians
A composer who worked for the king or emperor
An independent composer
A church composer
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What is a sonata?
Sacred Music performed by monks
Instrumental solo performed with/without accompaniment
Secular music
Song written in three contrasting movements (fast-slow-fast)
