Question 1

The Baroque Period spanned the years:

Accepted Answer

1600-1750.

Question 2

An instrument from the Baroque period that has been revived is the:

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harpsichord.

Question 3

Much of the Baroque music we hear today is from the late Baroque era, which spanned the years:

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1700-1750.

Question 4

Who are the two most important composers of the late Baroque period?

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Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel

Question 5

Historians might speak of the Baroque Period as the:

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Age of Absolutism.

Question 6

Which best describes the dualism found in Baroque art and music?

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pomp and extravagance versus system and calculation

Question 7

Who was the leading monarch in the Age of Absolutism?

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Louis XIV of France

Question 8

The purpose of art in the Age of Absolutism was:

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to impress and overwhelm.

Question 9

Which is true of music in the Age of Absolutism?

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Music functioned at least partly to flatter the nobility who paid for it.

Question 10

Opera arose around the year:

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1600.

Question 11

Which characteristic of Baroque theater made it appealing to Baroque audiences and composers of opera?

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the display of strong emotions

Question 12

Which best describes rhythm in the Baroque era?

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It became more regular

Question 13

Which best describes the musical depiction of emotion in the late Baroque era?

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Emotions were scientifically categorized, and musical expression of emotion was systematized into techniques and devices.

Question 14

Baroque composers were likely to think of themselves as:

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craftspeople, creating a product on demand.

Question 15

The three main institutions where Baroque composers could make a living were:

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the church, the opera house, and the court.

Question 16

In the early eighteenth century, court musicians had a better sense of new musical trends than church musicians because:

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they were required to travel with their employers.

Question 17

Which is true of the Baroque treatment of rhythm?

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Certain instruments, such as the harpsichord, emphasize a clear, steady beat and meter.

Question 18

A tendency to change chords at every measure or some set interval in Baroque music is called a:

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harmonic rhythm.

Question 19

Baroque dynamics generally:

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stay the same throughout a movement.

Question 20

Baroque music is often very adaptable and changeable with regard to which musical element?

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tone color

Question 21

Which instrument family formed the core of the Baroque orchestra?

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strings

Question 22

The orchestra of the court of Louis XIV was called the:

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Twenty-Four Violins of the King.

Question 23

Which best describes Baroque melodies?

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complex and appearing in sequences

Question 24

Ornamentation is the practice of:

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improvising melodic extras in the music.

Question 25

The standard texture of much Baroque music is:

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polyphonic.

Question 26

In Baroque music, the continuo, or basso continuo, is the:

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bass line that is linked to a series of chords.

Question 27

Which two instruments would most likely have played the basso continuo part in a Baroque composition?

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cello and harpsichord

Question 28

The numerical shorthand below the basso continuo notes indicating the content of chords to be played is called:

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figured bass.

Question 29

How did Baroque composers view the use of emotion in their compositions?

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They isolated emotions, analyzed them, and portrayed them as consistently as possible.

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