Baroque Era Quiz Flashcards
A classical Minuet and trio is in which form
Ternary
Texture where there is combination of more that one melodic line
polyphonic texture
True or false: English horn is a brass instrument
False: it is a double-reed woodwind
Coloratura soprano
A high female voice with an extended range capable of creating virtuosic effects with great agility
Name the 4 brass instruments
trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba
Name the instruments in a string quartet
2 violins, viola, cello
a short melodic or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody
motive
The Baroque Era occurred between ca _____________ to ca _____________.
1600-1750
Baroque means
“irregularly shaped or misshapen pearl”
Which tonal system was primarily used in the Baroque Era
major-minor system
How did artists earn a living in the 18th century
patronage support from the aristocracy, church and state
1600 saw the birth of what genre of music
opera
True or False: Terraced dynamics is the practice of gradual changes to volume levels
False - abrupt change in volume creating stark contrast
The basso continuo harmony is played by
harpsichord or organ
The mood of a piece in the Baroque style is called
The Affections
Where and when was Antonio Vivaldi born?
Venice, Italy in 1678
How many operas did Vivaldi compose?
40
True or false: Vivaldi was know as “il prete rosso”
True, he was known as the red priest
What is Vivaldi most known for?
Baroque concertos
What is the significance of the Conservatorio Ospedale della Pieta in Venice, Italy to Vivaldi?
He was employed there for 40 years as violin master and choir master and later became artistic director
Vivaldi died in ________
1741
First movement of Spring is in _________ form, _______ key, ___________ tempo
Ritornello, E major, Allegro