Duplicate of Baroque Composers and Instruments

Question 1

Born the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. German who made the Messiah

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George Frideric Handel

Question 2

Solomon act 3, "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", was performed at the 2012 London Olympics

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George Frideric Handel

Question 3

A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera. Italian

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Claudio Monteverdi

Question 4

A musical instrument played by a keyboard and a row of levers. The piano made it obsolete

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Harpsichord

Question 5

it was a basis for stringed instruments in western classical music. Stradivari's are popular.

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Violin

Question 6

His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto.

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Luigi The Great, Arcangelo Corelli

Question 7

German composer. Known for works such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 8

Best known for the Canon in D, as well as the Chaconne in F minor. Another German

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Johann Pachelbel

Question 9

English but had Italian and French elements. Known to be one of the greatest English composers

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Henry Purcell

Question 10

A crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque. Born in Cremona, Italy.

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Claudio Monteverdi

Question 11

A stringed instrument in the lute family that is played with a pick. Used often in Europe.

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Mandolin

Question 12

An important French composer of the Baroque era. A well known work isTreatise on Harmony (1722)

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Jean-Philippe Rameau

Question 13

Like his renowned father Alessandro, he used a variety of forms. Known for his 555 sonatas

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Domenico Scarlatti

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