Quiz on Baroque Period |

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

piano, organ, clavichord

pianoforte, harp, organ

pianoforte, harpsichord, organ

organ, harpsichord, clavichord

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

mordents, nachschlag, turns

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

turns, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, slide

glissando, slide, nachschlag

#3. Name a Baroque composer.

George Gershwin

Frédéric François Chopin

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Sebastian Bach

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

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

Air on the G String

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

Für Elise

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

Heavily ornamented

Extensive usage of sustaining pedal

Sudden and dramatic contrasts

Lush chromatic harmonies

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

started around 1600 and ended around 1750

started around 1300 and ended around 1500

started around 1750 and ended around 1800

started around 1500 and ended around 1600

#7. Why was it called Baroque period?

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

'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.

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.

#8. Name a German composer during this period.

George Frederick Handel

Vivaldi

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Pachelbel

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