Era - Baroque - p. - 16-17

Question 1

Baroque Era timeframe

Answer 1

ca 1600 - ca 1750

Question 2

Name three Baroque composers we studied

Answer 2

Vivaldi, Bach, Handel

Question 3

We studied this piece by Bach.

Answer 3

Prelude and Fugue in B flat major,

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Question 4

Name the genre and composer of The Well-Tempered Clavier

Answer 4

Solo keyboard music by Bach

Question 5

We studied this piece by Vivaldi

Answer 5

Spring in The Four Seasons

Question 5

We studied this piece by Handel

Answer 5

Messiah.

Question 6

Genre and composer of Messiah.

Answer 6

Oratorio by Handel

Question 7

Genre, composer of The Four Seasons

Answer 7

Solo violin concerto by Vivaldi

Question 8

Name three music elements of Baroque musical style

Answer 8

basso continuo

major-minor tonal system

polyphonic texture

idiomatic writing

improvisation

virtuosity

ornamentation

terraced dynamics

motoric (driving) rhythm

dance rhythm

Question 9

Provide the term.

• highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument in the style of writing
• opposite of ‘generic’
• developed in the Baroque era

Answer 9

idiomatic writing

Question 10

This word is used particularly to describe musicians to mean great skills but also often for writers, actors, dancers, and athletes with great skills.

Answer 10

Virtuosity

Question 11

created without preparation.

Answer 11

improvisation

Question 12

What is the name of this period in ca 1600 - ca 1750?

Answer 12

Baroque Era

Question 13

Name the composer and genre of The Well-Tempered Clavier

Answer 13

Solo keyboard by Bach.

Question 14

Name a piece of solo keyboard music by Bach

Answer 14

Prelude and Fugue in B flat major from The Well-Tempered Clavier

Question 15

Composer and genre of The Four Seasons

Answer 15

Violin concerto by Vivaldi

Question 16

Composer and genre of Messiah.

Answer 16

Oratorio by Handel

Question 17

Oratorio by Handel

Answer 17

Messiah.

Question 18

Solo violin concerto by Vivaldi

Answer 18

Spring in The Four Seasons

Question 19

What period are the following music elements from?

basso continuo

major-minor tonal system

polyphonic texture

idiomatic writing

improvisation

virtuosity

ornamentation

terraced dynamics

motoric (driving) rhythm

dance rhythm

Answer 19

They are all Baroque music characteristics.

Question 20

give definition of idiomatic writing

Answer 20

• highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument in the style of writing
• opposite of ‘generic’
• developed in the Baroque era

Question 21

Give definition of Virtuosity

Answer 21

Virtuosity is used particularly to describe musicians, but also often for writers, actors, dancers, and athletes with great skills. A virtuoso is a highly skilled performer, and a virtuoso performance is one that astonishes the audience by its feats. I

Question 22

Give definition of improvisation

Answer 22

created without preparation.