Baroque- Introduction Flashcards

1
Q

What are the dates of the Baroque Era?

A

1600-1750

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2
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What are the dates of the Renaissance Era?

A

1450-1600

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What event signalled the end of the Baroque Era?

A

The death of Johann Sebastian Bach

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What event signalled the end of the Mideaval Era?

A

The end of the Byzantine Empire

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5
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What new genre appeared at the end of the Renaissance Era?

A

Opera

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What event signalled the beginning of the Mideaval Era?

A

The fall of the Roman Empire

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7
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he Baroque era was a time of…

A

absolute monarchy and religious conflict.

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8
Q

What were emotions called in the Baroque Era?

A

The ‘affects’ or ‘affections’

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9
Q

Which instrument became more and more popular in the Baroque Era?

A. The lute

B. The Harpsichord

C. The Clavichord

D. The Organ

A

B. The harpsichord

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10
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How many works for organ did J. S. Bach compose?

A

over 270

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What does Baroque Basso Continuo require?

A

It requires two instruments: a lower-register instrument, often cello or bassoon, to play the notated bass line; and a chord-playing instrument, such as a harpsichord, organ, or lute, to fill in or “realize” the harmony.

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