Composers
Wrote the most famous Oratorio, "The Messiah"
Who is George Fredrich Handel?
The first great Opera
What is Orfeo?
A composition in several movements for one to eight instruments.
What is a sonata?
The _______ was the center of the universe
What is the sun?
An outstanding performer of the highest abilities.
What is a Virtuoso?
The greatest English Composer from the 16th to 19th century.
Who is Henry Purcell?
Creator of the opera text
What is a Librettist?
A composition for instrumental soloist and orchestra , usually in three movements: fast, slow, fast
What is a Solo Concerto?
This was invented during the Baroque
What is the Clock? (or telescope)
These types of scales become the harmonic basis for most music
What are Major and Minor Scales?
This composer wasn't considered a genius until 1829, many years after their death.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
An opera with serious content and plot. Often ending in tragedy.
What is Opera Serio?
The Baroque Orchestra was comprised of the following groups:
What are: Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion and Harpsichord (or other keyboarded instrument)?
The creator of the Laws of Physics
Who is Isaac Newton?
This created extreme emotions, thus it was used more freely
What is Dissonance?
This composer wrote "The Four Seasons"
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
The subjects of opera were drawn from this.
What is Greek Mythology?
This instrument was invented at the end of the baroque era
What is the Piano?
The Baroque was the celebration of _______.
What is reason?
Music technique of repeating an idea at different times in different voices
What is Imitation?
Wrote the Opera Dido and Aeneas
Who is Henry Purcell?
A musical academic society of nobles, poets, and composers who met in the late 1500's for musical discussions
What is Camerata?
The violin was perfected by _____________
Who is Antonio Stradivari?
Rulers still had this in Europe
What is Absolute Power?
There are three important genres of music.
What is an Opera, Cantata, and Oratorio?