Baroque music

• Who where the two composers who are generally considered the greatest composers of the baroque period

  Johann sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel
• In terms of mood, a baroque piece that begins joyfully will usually do which of the following


  They usually remain joyful throughout the piece
• Generally, how are patterns used in baroque pieces?

  They start the piece and are repeated
• Select all the characteristics of melody that are typical in baroque music

  The melody creates a feelings of continuity

  The opening melody is hear again and again

  The melody has a constant character even with varied form
• What type of keyboards were used in the baroque period and had characteristics well suited for continuity of dynamics

  Organ and harpsichord
• Whose death marks the end of the Baroque?

  The death of Johann Sebastian Bach
• How does the baroque composer Handel generally utilized the parameter of texture in his composition?

  He used contrast between polyphonic and homophonic sections
• What term refers to the baroque music principle in which one affection, such as grief or agitation, is represented through a work?

  Unity of mood
• What conveys unity in baroque music?

  Continuity of rhythm
• During the late baroque period, what type of dynamics was commonly used?

  Terraced or a rut changes
• Select all the keyboard instruments that were used in the baroque period and had characteristics well suited for continuity of dynamics

  Organ and Harpsichord
• A notable feature in baroque music is the use of basso:

  Continuo
• For composers of baroque music, which element was the LEAST importan


  Tone color
• Select all the features that create a sense of directed motion for melody in baroque music.


  The successive repetition of a musical idea at higher or lower pitches

  The continuous unwinding of a melody
• What are the structures that would be typical of a baroque musical composition.

  An instrumental section followed by a vocal section

  A fast, energetic movement followed by a slow, solemn movement

  Alternation between a small group and a large group of instruments
• What are all the forms that are common in baroque music.

  A B A three-part form

  A B two-part form

  Undivided form
• The different movements of a baroque composition are usually _____

  Contrasting
• What were the statements that accurately describe the baroque period.

  The arts were symbols of royal wealth and power.

  The aristocracy held enormous power and wealth.
• What were all the responsibilities of the music director of a church.

  Training choristers for their performances

  Composing works for church performances on a regular basis
• What were the requirements often needed for being hired as a town musician in the baroque period.

  Making a payment to the town treasury

  Submitting compositions

  Performing as part of an examination
• Which of the following statements describes the role of music in baroque society?

  Music was an important source of entertainment in the courts of the aristocracy.
• What were some of the characteristics of musicians in baroque society.

  Musicians commonly taught their art to their sons.

  Towns employed musicians to play in churches and for such events as processions.

  Italian music schools were connected with orphanages.
• What were all the ways in which people learned to become musicians during the baroque period

  By being taught by one's parents or other relatives

  By being taught as a boy or girl in an orphanage

  By attending a choir school in a church
• What is the baroque period (1600-1750) also known as?

  The age of absolutism
• The position of court composer was one with many benefits, however, the composer was still a ______.

  Servant
• Musicians of which nationality were held in high regard and paid more than others during the baroque period?

  Italians
• The ritornello is always played by the ______.

  Tutti
• Which instruments are typically members of the tutti in a concerto grosso?

  Strings and harpsichord
• In a concerto grosso, the larger group of players is called the ______, meaning all.

  Tutti
• Select all the instruments that are the soloists in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.


  Flute

  Harpsichord

  Violin