Instrumental music in the Baroque Era Flashcards
1
Q
Increase in stature and complexity of Instrumental music
A
true
2
Q
Composers began to specify instrumentation
A
true
3
Q
instrument designs improve
rise of famous instrument makers; Stradivarius
A
true
4
Q
Were made entirely from gut; today are metal
A
strings
5
Q
made from wood
A
woodwinds
6
Q
trumpet moves inside from purely military applications; horns are valveless, could only play in one key at a time
A
brass
7
Q
Timpani were occasionally added
A
percussion
8
Q
Baroque Orchestra
A
strings
woodwinds
brass
percussion
9
Q
church and home
A
organ
10
Q
plucked by quills; cannot sustain notes
A
harpsichord
11
Q
metal levers exert pressure on strings
A
Clavichord
12
Q
Keyboards
A
Organ
harpsichord
clavichord
