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True or False: In the Baroque Era, Europe was almost exclusively run by monarchies
True
Name one of the popular instrument classes from the Baroque Era
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Keys...
The most significant English composer of the Baroque Era
Henry Purcell
True or False: Baroque composers loved writing pieces for piano
False
The year the Baroque Era started
1600
Name a popular scientific invention from the Baroque Era
Telescope
Bach's favorite instrument, which he played as a career and taught to students during his lifetime
Organ
This Baroque Era composer was buried underneath an organ
Vivaldi
True or False: The opera was the most significant and popular new music style to emerge from the Baroque Era
True
The year the Baroque Era ended
1750
Which scientist was influential in physics during the Baroque Era after an apple hit him on the head?
Sir Isaac Newton
Vivaldi mostly composed for this instrument family
Strings
This Baroque Era composer was known for his vocal works
Handel
Handel's most famous composition
The Messiah
The year Bach died
1750
Name the famous scientist from the Baroque Era that made advances in astronomy.
Galileo
This instrument was invented during the Baroque Era
The Piano
This German Baroque Era composer came from a large musical family
Bach
The Baroque musical technique of repeating an idea at different times in different voices
Imitation
The year Henry Purcell was born
1659
These two continents were colonized heavily during the Baroque era.
North and South America/ The Americas
How do we classify instruments? (Brass, strings, woodwinds, etc.)
Based on how the sound is produced/created
This Baroque Era composer was also a Catholic priest
Vivaldi
The name of Vivaldi's most popular piece
The Four Seasons
The year Henry Purcell died
1695