Renaissance and Baroque Music -- Mr Swinchoski

Question 1

The first composer to mark dynamics (loud and soft) in sheet music was.....

Accepted Answer

Gabrieli

Question 2

A short, secular a cappella choral piece of music was called a .............

Accepted Answer

madrigal

Question 3

The lowest voice in a motet or madrigal had the main tune and was called the..........

Accepted Answer

cantus firmus

Question 4

In a concerto, there are ____ sections, called movements, that change a mood, key or tempo.

Accepted Answer

3

Question 5

The orchestra which developed during the Baroque Period mainly of what family of instruments?

Accepted Answer

strings

Question 6

The composer of the first opera was.....

Accepted Answer

Monteverdi

Question 7

A short, sacred a cappella choral piece of music was called a .............

Accepted Answer

motet

Question 8

A composition that was written for soloist (soloists) and orchestra was called a(n)

Accepted Answer

concerto

Question 9

A staged production with costumes, scenery and singing, based on a secular theme is a(n)

Accepted Answer

opera

Question 10

The two most important composers of the Baroque Period that we haven't studied yet are...

Accepted Answer

Bach & Handel

Question 11

Vivaldi, the red haired priest, wrote many concertos for his students. Where did he teach?

Accepted Answer

orphanage

Question 12

A long production where singers stand still and sing sacred theme music is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

oratorio

Question 13

The first major composer to write concertos was ........

Accepted Answer

Corelli

Question 14

Renaissance is a French word meaning..........

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 15

Gabrieli wrote music where two groups of instruments played in different parts of large church

Accepted Answer

antiphonal music

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