Baroque Compositions and Composers

Unity of mood- express one basic mood throughout the piece

composition that features ONE soloist against a larger group

who wrote Four Seasons

Terraced dynamic- sudden shift in dynamic for contrast

Baroque sonata usually consists of 4 short movements often in this order

who wrote Messiah

large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, orchestra, no costumes

who was famous for mastering the art of fugues?

German religious text, used in the Lutheran services, sermon in music

sets of dance-inspired movements written for solo, small groups or orchestra

3 parts to this Handel oratorio, text from old and new testament, syllabic and melismatic

great variety and contrast of mood within the same composition

hymn tune, sung to a German religious text. Easy to sing and remember, syllabic.

who wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas?

Who was famous for English oratorios and Italian operas?

how many players are involved in a Baroque trio sonata?

who wrote the opera Orfeo?

Which of the following composers is not a Classical composer?

During the Classical era, instrumental compositions consist of several movements arranged as ..

Flexibility of rhythm, composers use variety rhythmic patterns