2. Baroque Era: Exam 3

Question 1

Vivaldi was known as “The Red Priest”

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Bach lived his life in obscurity, never achieving international fame.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The prelude originated in improvisation in keyboard instruments.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Baroque period was the first in which instrumental music was comparable in importance to vocal music.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Bach wrote his cantatas for use in the Anglican Church.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

In a recitative, a solo vocalist sings a beautiful, emotional song.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

The earliest opera plots were based on Greek and Roman mythology.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

While playing the basso continuo, musicians in the Baroque era improvised their part based on the figured bass.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Improvasiation played no part in Baroque musical practice,.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The baroque era was an age of political freedom and democracy.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Today, Baroque music is performed exclusively on modern instruments.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Although J.S. Bach had over 20 children, none of them became musicians.

Answer 12

False