Review on Baroque Music

Who was the master of Italian opera?

Recitatives are elaborate and emotional songs

Which of the following are stage dramas that came from opera?

Who was the master of French opera?

How did instrumental music grow as a genre?

What are the 2 main categories of Italian opera?

Why were cantatas so popular?

What was the operatic genre based on?

Which of the following are string instruments?

What genres used vocal and instrumental music together

How were dance styles such as ballet incorporated into opera?

Which of the following are musical developments of the Baroque?

Who was a prominent composer of cantatas?

Which of the following are styles of instrumental operatic music?

Arias are sung-spoken pieces that can introduce a plot point, new situation, or character

Instruments themselves were regulated more making it easier to compose for specific instruments

What are some differences between Italian and French opera?

What is a cantata?

Which of the following are keyboard instruments?

Why were early operas only written on commission for special occasions?