Chapter 26. Grace And Grandeur: The Baroque Dance Suite

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Which of the following genres is a group of dance movements, usually in the same key?
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suite
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The Baroque suite typically consisted of a group of dances.
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true
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Water Music is one of Handel's best-known orchestral suites.
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true
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Technology played a crucial role in the development of instrumental music in the Baroque era.
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true
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The strings of Baroque violins were made out of wrapped steel.
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false
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Some of the - in the Baroque suite were of peasant origin, bringing a bit of earthiness to the more -surroundings.
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dances formal
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Trumpets of the Baroque era were still "natural," meaning that they -.
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had no valves
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Which of the following dances are included in a standard Baroque suite and which are not?
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allemande sarabande gavotte courante
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Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks are the best-known suites by which composer?
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Handel
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Which of the following dances are included in the Suite in D Major from Handel's Water Music and which are not?
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bourrée minuet
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For what event was Handel's Water Music performed on July 17, 1717?
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for a royal party on the Thames River
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Which of the following were noted makers of string instruments in the Baroque era and which were not?
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Guarneri Stradivarius Amati
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One of the most important instrumental genres in the Baroque era was the -, which was a group of -dances.
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suite short
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Match each Baroque suite dance form to the country with which it is most often associated.
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Germany Correct label: allemande France Correct label: courante Spain Correct label: sarabande
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Composers combined dances into suites of solo instrumental music most notably for which instruments?
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violin harpsichord