Baroque Era Flashcards
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What is one of Vivaldi’s still highly regarded works? What is it a set of?
Four Seasons, Set of 4 concertos for violin
What is the lute part played on today?
Classical guitar
Why is 4 seasons still played?
It’s still considered one of Vivaldi’s highly regarded works
Approximately how many concertos did Antonio Vivaldi write during his lifetime? What years did he live?
More than 500 concertos. Vivaldi lived from 1678 - 1741.
Who was an earlier composer of the baroque era
Antonio Vivaldi of course!!!!
Who wrote some of the most complex music of all time?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Approximately how many pieces of music did Johann Sebastian Bach write?
About 1,000
What instruments are featured in Bach’s solo works?
Cello and Violin
What was Bach’s music mainly written for?
Church
Are the remainder of Bach’s pieces lost forever?
No, people are still finding them to this day.
When was George Frideric Handel born
1685
What was George mostly known for?
Hallelujah Chorus
When performing “Water Music” for King George I, where was George performing?
River Thames in England
Where did George’s “Water Music” come from?
A party held by his employer King George I
When was the recorder invented?
Before the Baroque era
What are recorders used in school settings made of?
Plastic
What does a recorder sound like?
Soothing sound
How do you play the recorder?
You blow through the mouthpiece
What instrument family is the recorder in?
Woodwind
When was the Harpsichord most famous?
During the Baroque era
What instrument resembles the Harpsichord?
Piano
What does the Harpsichord contain?
A mechanism the plucks the string.
The “continuo,” featured in Baroque music is a part commonly played by what?
Harpsichord
The Harpsichord could only play at one volume [True/False]
True
