Baroque and Classical Music Quiz
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What are the dates of the Baroque period?

1600 to 1750

What is the Baroque period known as?

The Age of Basso Continuo

Whose death date is considered to be the end of the Baroque period, and what is the year?

Bach; 1750

Name 6 major composers of the Baroque period.

<p>Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Corelli</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'The Four Seasons (Spring)'?

<p>Vivaldi</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote Brandenburg Concerto?

<p>Bach</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Messiah'?

<p>Handel</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Dido and Aeneas'?

<p>Purcell</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Orfeo'?

<p>Monteverdi</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Little Organ Fugue in g'?

<p>Bach</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Cantata #140, Wachet Auf'?

<p>Bach</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Orchestral Suite No.3 in D, Bouree'?

<p>Bach</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Canon in D'?

<p>Pachelbel</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Julius Caesar'?

<p>Handel</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Bach's sacred music dedication?

<p>Soli Deo Gloria</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an orchestral work pitting a small group (concertino) against a full orchestra (tutti)?

<p>Concerto Grosso</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a variation with the theme in the lowest musical line?

<p>Ground Bass</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a vocal form in three parts (ABA')?

<p>Da Capo Aria</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a set of instrumental dance-inspired movements?

<p>Dance Suite</p> Signup and view all the answers

What Baroque chamber work is for 4 instruments?

<p>Trio Sonata</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a staged dramatic work for singers/orchestra?

<p>Opera</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an unstaged dramatic choral work for singers/orchestra?

<p>Oratorio</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a short multi-movement work for choir and orchestra?

<p>Choral Cantata</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an oratorio based on Holy Week events leading up to the crucifixion of Christ?

<p>Passion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a male singer who was castrated before pubescent voice change?

<p>Castrato</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a popular keyboard instrument of the Baroque period?

<p>Pipe organ</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a sudden alteration between loud and soft sounds?

<p>Terraced Dynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an imitative polyphonic form of 3-5 musical lines that was the cornerstone of Baroque music?

<p>Fugue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another popular keyboard instrument of the Baroque period?

<p>Harpsichord</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a fundamental part performed by keyboard and melodic bass instrument?

<p>Basso Continuo</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a vocal form closely related to spoken declamation?

<p>Recitative</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an Italian term for beautiful singing?

<p>Bel Canto</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a virtuoso female singer?

<p>Prima Donna</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of contrasting vocal and/or instrumental groups?

<p>Concertato Principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

What means mother tongue?

<p>Vernacular</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are words to a dramatic vocal work?

<p>Libretto</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the dates of the Classical period?

<p>1750-1820</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Classical period known as?

<p>The Age of Homophony</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name 3 composers of the Classical period.

<p>Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'?

<p>Mozart</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Symphony No. 94 in G (Surprise)'?

<p>Haydn</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Symphony No. 45 (Farewell)'?

<p>Haydn</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Symphony No. 40 in G, K. 550'?

<p>Mozart</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Symphony No. 5 in C, Op. 67'?

<p>Beethoven</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Choral)'?

<p>Beethoven</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488'?

<p>Mozart</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Don Giovanni' and 'Le Nozze di Figaro'?

<p>Mozart</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'Die Zauberflote'?

<p>Mozart</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'String Quartet in C, Op. 18'?

<p>Beethoven</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Baroque Period

  • Baroque period dates: 1600 to 1750.
  • Known as "The Age of Basso Continuo."
  • End marked by the death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750.
  • Major composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, Arcangelo Corelli.
  • Notable works: "The Four Seasons (Spring)" by Vivaldi, "Brandenburg Concerto" by Bach, "Messiah" by Handel, "Dido and Aeneas" by Purcell, "Orfeo" by Monteverdi, "Little Organ Fugue in g" by Bach, "Cantata #140, Wachet Auf" by Bach, "Orchestral Suite No.3 in D, Bouree" by Bach, "Canon in D" by Pachelbel, "Julius Caesar" by Handel.
  • Bach's motto for sacred music: "Soli Deo Gloria."
  • Musical Forms:
    • Concerto Grosso: orchestral work with concertino and tutti.
    • Ground Bass: variation with theme in lowest musical line.
    • Da Capo Aria: vocal form structured in three parts (ABA').
    • Dance Suite: set of instrumental dance-inspired movements.
    • Trio Sonata: chamber work for four instruments.
    • Opera: staged dramatic work for singers and orchestra.
    • Oratorio: unstaged dramatic choral work.
    • Choral Cantata: short multi-movement work for choir and orchestra.
    • Passion: oratorio based on Holy Week events.
  • Terminology:
    • Castrato: male singer castrated before voice change.
    • Pipe organ: popular keyboard instrument of Baroque.
    • Terraced Dynamics: sudden alternation between loud and soft sounds.
    • Fugue: imitative polyphonic form with 3-5 musical lines.
    • Harpsichord: another popular keyboard instrument.
    • Basso Continuo: fundamental part performed by keyboard and melodic bass.
    • Recitative: vocal form related to spoken declamation.
    • Bel Canto: Italian term for beautiful singing.
    • Prima Donna: virtuoso female singer.
    • Concertato Principle: contrasting vocal/instrumental groups.
    • Vernacular: term for mother tongue.
    • Libretto: words to a dramatic vocal work.

Classical Period

  • Classical period dates: 1750 to 1820.
  • Known as "The Age of Homophony."
  • Major composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven.
  • Notable works: "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Mozart, "Symphony No. 94 in G (Surprise)" by Haydn, "Symphony No. 45 (Farewell)" by Haydn, "Symphony No. 40 in G, K. 550" by Mozart, "Symphony No. 5 in C, Op. 67" by Beethoven, "Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Choral)" by Beethoven, "Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488" by Mozart, "Don Giovanni" and "Le Nozze di Figaro" by Mozart, "Die Zauberflote" by Mozart, "String Quartet in C, Op. 18" by Beethoven.

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Test your knowledge of Baroque and Classical music with this quiz. From important dates to major composers, explore the key elements that define these two influential periods in music history. Challenge yourself and enhance your understanding of this rich musical heritage.

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