Quiz on Baroque Period |

#1. What are the three most significant keyboard instruments of the Baroque period?

pianoforte, harpsichord, organ

piano, organ, clavichord

organ, harpsichord, clavichord

pianoforte, harp, organ

#2. Name a Baroque composer.

George Gershwin

Frédéric François Chopin

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Sebastian Bach

#3. Which is a typical characteristic in Baroque music?

Sudden and dramatic contrasts

Extensive usage of sustaining pedal

Heavily ornamented

Lush chromatic harmonies

#4. Which type of ornamentations were used in Baroque music?

glissando, slide, nachschlag

turns, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, slide

mordents, nachschlag, turns

trills, mordents, turns, appoggiaturas, grace notes, passing tones

#5. When did the Baroque period begin and end?

started around 1300 and ended around 1500

started around 1500 and ended around 1600

started around 1600 and ended around 1750

started around 1750 and ended around 1800

#6. Which piece was composed during the Baroque period?

The Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 / 300i

Air on the G String

Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9, No.2

Für Elise

#7. Name a German composer during this period.

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Vivaldi

Pachelbel

George Frederick Handel

#8. Why was it called Baroque period?

It was named after the father of Baroque music, Johann Sebastian Bach.

The word 'Baroque' came from the Portuguese word 'barroco', meaning 'misshapen pearl'- a negative description of the ornate and heavily ornamented music of that period.

'Baroque' was named after a composer called 'Baro' during the 1600 century.

A philosopher gave that term as music during that time was irregular, bizarre and unequal.

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