This Italian composer wrote some of the first examples of Program Music, was called the "Red Priest", and is known for his Concertos "The Four Seasons".
Who is Antonio Vivaldi. 1678-1741. La Primavera (Spring).
100
This is the person who writes the words to the opera.
Who is the Librettist. Writes a Libretto.
100
It features an orchestra pitted against a small group of soloists.
What is Concerto Grosso. Brandenburg Concerto.
100
This describes the Baroque desire to display one emotion consistently throughout a composition.
What is Unity of Mood.
100
The main theme of a Fugue is called this.
What is a Subject.
200
This English composer wrote one of the first famous english operas and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Who is Henry Purcell. 1659-1695. "When I am laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)" from Dido and Aeneas.
200
This is a song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment that usually focuses on a character's feelings at a specific moment in time.
What is an Aria. Dido's Lament.
200
This is a polyphonic composition based on one main theme.
What is a Fugue. Bach's Little Fugue.
200
This compositional device repeats the notes in the lowest voice over and over while the music above varies. It is seen in Dido's Lament.
What is a Ground Bass.
200
Concertos often use a form where the same theme returns over and over again in between solo sections. What is it called?
What is Ritornello.
300
This Italian master wrote the first mature examples of Opera, focusing on emotional intensity.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi. 1567-1643. "Te se' morta" from Orfeo.
300
This speech like style of singing is accompanied by continuo and usually moves the plot forward.
What is Recitative. "Tu se' morta"
300
This features a single soloist playing "against" a larger ensemble.
What is a Solo Concerto. La Primavera by Vivaldi.
300
This important part of the orchestra is made up of two instruments that play and embellish the bass line.
What is the Basso Continuo.
300
These are the three places you could find work as a musician during the Baroque.
What are the Opera House, the Courts, and the Church.
400
A strongly Lutheran composer who is known for his Cantata's, Concertos, and The Well Tempered Klavier
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach. 1685-1750. Wachet auf, ruf uns die Stimme, Little fugue in G minor, Brandenburg Concertos.
400
This type of singer was the most popular during the Baroque, a male singer who had been castrated before puberty.
What is a Castrato.
400
A Lutheran composition that used chorus, soloists, organ, small ensemble, and was performed during church on Sunday.
What is a Cantata. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
400
This keyboard instrument was the foundation of the Baroque Orchestra.
What is the Harpsichord.
400
The Messiah was composed in this very short amount of time.
What is 24 days.
500
This German turned English composer is known for his impressive output of Italian Opera and English Oratorios.
Who George Frideric Handel. 1685-1759. The Messiah.
500
This group of Florentine intellectuals are responsible for the backlash against madrigals that led to the creating of opera.
What is the Florentine Camerata.
500
This is a large scale sacred composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra.
What is an Oratorio. Handel's Messiah.
500
This term describes how dynamics were treated during the Baroque, changing rarely but suddenly.
What is Terraced Dynamics.
500
This is a musical ornament consisting of the rapid alteration of two tones that area whole or half step apart.