| Briefly define the term Baroque |
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| Baroque is a period from 1600-1750. It was very dramatic, flamboyant, decorative, and emotion in the arts. Music, literature, and story telling all helped or were a part of the music |
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| Outline at least three socio-economic influences on the Baroque era |
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| Counter Reformation was a movement towards the church. Although the Reformation from before that time played a role, the counter Reformation played a big role. Also, the 30 Year War was also a big influence because people didn’t want to worry about fighting, but it brought them back to the church |
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| Briefly describe the functions of Baroque music |
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| One function of Baroque music was to get music out of solely the church and focus more on the instrumental aspect than the vocal aspect. Another function was to tell a story without people or props or like an opera with people, props, and lighting |
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| When was the Baroque era? |
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| Who were the two giants of Baroque composition? |
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| By about 1680, what kind of scales were the tonal basis of most compositions, replacing the church modes |
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| True or false: Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the late Baroque |
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| True or false: Baroque melodies often are elaborate and ornamental |
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| The sudden change from one dynamic level to another |
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| What are the main keyboard instruments of the Baroque? |
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| Harpsichord and the clavichord |
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| What family of instruments was perfected by Corelli during the Baroque |
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| A piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a large composition |
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| True or false: A large court during the Baroque might employ as many as 80 performers |
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| Where did the ordinary citizen’s opportunity to hear music come from during the Baroque? |
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| How many movements does a Concerto or Concerto grosso have? |
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| What are the tempo markings of the movements of a concerto or concerto grossos? |
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| A polyphonic composition based on one main theme, a cornerstone of Baroque music |
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| A play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes and action |
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| The text, or book, of a dramatic work |
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| A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment which usually allows the soloist to “show of” |
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| A vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech |
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| True or false: Since its beginnings in Italy around 1600, opera has spread to many countries and remains a powerful form of theatre today |
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| The person who beats time, indicates expression, cues in musicians and controls the balance among instruments and voices |
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| An orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic production |
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| True or false: Antonio Vivaldi is closely identified with the musical life of Venice |
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| True or false: Vivaldi wrote around 450 concertos or concerto grossos |
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| Where was the longest period of Bach’s professional life spent as Director of Music at St. Thoma’s Church |
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| True or false: Bach was recognized as the most eminent composer during his life |
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| Bach created masterpieces in every Baroque form except which form? |
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| True or false: In bach’s time, the Lutheran Church service was the social event of the week and lasted about four hours |
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| True or false: Music was not a significant part of the Lutheran service |
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| A small version of an oratorio, generally performed in churches |
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| True or false: Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no acting, scenery or costumes |
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| Handel’s “Messiah” is an example of what? |
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| Handel was born in 1685, the same as who? |
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| Handel spent the major portion of his life where? |
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| True or false: Handel’s oratorios are usually based on the Old Testament |
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