If it aint Baroque...
This keyboard instrument was the predecessor to the piano, and made sounds by plucking the strings.
What is a harpsichord?
Wrote the tune known as "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring>"
Who was J.S. Bach?
This term means "majestic."
What is "maestoso?"
A tune we have played composed by Pierpont and arranged byJames Swearingen.
What is "A Jingle Bells Fantasy?"
The number of student in Sinfonia band
What is 46?
This is how the rather abrupt dynamic changes in the Baroque period are described.
What is 'terraced dynamics?"
Famous for his oratorio, "The Messiah."
Who was G.F. Handel?
grazioso
What is gracefully?
This piece contains multiple meters (time signatures) including meter with 5 beats in each measure.
What is Celtic Ritual?
The old name for trombone
What is "sackbut?"
A characteristic of Baroque music that used trills, turns and other elaborate artistic techniques.
What is ornamentation?
Was nicknamed "The Red Priest."
Who was Antonio Vivaldi?
A rapid alternation between one note and the note above.
What is a trill?
This tune was first performed from a barge in a river.
What is "Water Music?"
The "youngest" instrument in the band
What is the saxophone?
Ornate, elaborate, and dramatic style that flourished from the 17th century partway through the 18th century.
What is Baroque?
He wrote the tune known in our method book as "Passepied."
Who was G.P. Telemann?
Continue playing in the same manner.
What is "simile?"
What is "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring?"
Dr. Taylor's dog
Who is Buffy?
Two or more different melodies played at the same time.
What is polyphony?
He lived from 1653-1713.
Who was Arcangelo Corelli?
Two notes that sound the same but are written differently
What are enharmonics?
This piece was originally thought ot have been composed by Henry Purcell, but now is thought to have been composed by Jeremiah Clarke.
What it "Trumpet Tune?"
The name of the HS Play
What is "Almost, Maine."