Baroque Era

Question 1

What is one of Vivaldi’s still highly regarded works? What is it a set of?

Answer 1

Four Seasons, Set of 4 concertos for violin

Question 2

What is the lute part played on today?

Answer 2

Classical guitar

Question 3

Why is 4 seasons still played?

Answer 3

It’s still considered one of Vivaldi’s highly regarded works

Question 4

Approximately how many concertos did Antonio Vivaldi write during his lifetime? What years did he live?

Answer 4

More than 500 concertos. Vivaldi lived from 1678 - 1741.

Question 5

Who was an earlier composer of the baroque era

Answer 5

Antonio Vivaldi of course!!!!

Question 6

Who wrote some of the most complex music of all time?

Answer 6

Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 7

Approximately how many pieces of music did Johann Sebastian Bach write?

Answer 7

About 1,000

Question 8

What instruments are featured in Bach’s solo works?

Answer 8

Cello and Violin

Question 9

What was Bach’s music mainly written for?

Answer 9

Church

Question 10

Are the remainder of Bach’s pieces lost forever?

Answer 10

No, people are still finding them to this day.

Question 11

When was George Frideric Handel born

Answer 11

1685

Question 12

What was George mostly known for?

Answer 12

Hallelujah Chorus

Question 13

When performing “Water Music” for King George I, where was George performing?

Answer 13

River Thames in England

Question 14

Where did George’s “Water Music” come from?

Answer 14

A party held by his employer King George I

Question 15

When was the recorder invented?

Answer 15

Before the Baroque era

Question 16

What are recorders used in school settings made of?

Answer 16

Plastic

Question 17

What does a recorder sound like?

Answer 17

Soothing sound

Question 18

How do you play the recorder?

Answer 18

You blow through the mouthpiece

Question 19

What instrument family is the recorder in?

Answer 19

Woodwind

Question 20

When was the Harpsichord most famous?

Answer 20

During the Baroque era

Question 21

What instrument resembles the Harpsichord?

Answer 21

Piano

Question 22

What does the Harpsichord contain?

Answer 22

A mechanism the plucks the string.

Question 23

The “continuo,” featured in Baroque music is a part commonly played by what?

Answer 23

Harpsichord

Question 24

The Harpsichord could only play at one volume [True/False]

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is known as the “oddly shaped pearl?”

Answer 25

Baroque

Question 26

What term is used for a musical decoration?

Answer 26

Ornament