AOS 1

Question 1

When was the baroque era?

Answer 1

1600 - 1750

Question 2

When was the classical era?

Answer 2

1750 - 1810

Question 3

When was the romantic era?

Answer 3

1810 - 1910

Question 4

Some key features of the baroque era are:

Answer 4

Harpsichord
Ornamentation
Terraced dynamics
Basso Continuo
Small orchestras

Question 5

Some key composers of the baroque era would be:

Answer 5

Bach
Vivaldi
Handel

Question 6

Some key features of the classical era would be:

Answer 6

Slightly larger orchestras
Fortepiano
Alberti bass
String quartets

Question 7

Some key composers of the classical era would be:

Answer 7

Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven

Question 8

Some key features of the romantic era would be:

Answer 8

Large orchestra
Piano
Chromatic
Larger range of dynamics
Emotion

Question 9

Some key composers of the romantic era would be:

Answer 9

Tchaikovsky
Wagner
Debussy

Question 10

What is repetition?

Answer 10

When a musical idea is repeated exactly

Question 11

What is a sequence?

Answer 11

A musical idea that is repeated at a higher or lower pitch

Question 12

What is an ostinato?

Answer 12

A short repeated pattern or phrase

Question 13

What is an anacrusis?

Answer 13

An “up-beat” or pick-up before the first strong beat

Question 14

What are the primary chords?

Answer 14

I
IV
V

Question 15

What are the secondary chords?

Answer 15

II
III
VI
VII