Instruments
Composers
Historical Figures
Characteristics of Baroque
Characteristics of Oratorios
100
You most likely played this instrument in elementary school.
What is recorder?
100
He was the German composer and organist known as one of the most famous Baroque composers.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
100
He was the father of the Scientific Method.
Who is Sir Frances Bacon?
100
Because opera was created, it was known for a sense of this.
What is motion and movement?
100
Usually based upon this Testament in the Bible.
What is Old Testament?
200
This string instrument was one of the most important instruments during the Renaissance.
What is viola?
200
He was the Italian composer worked for the Duke of Mantua and wrote the opera Orfeo.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
200
He was known for advances in gravity, calculus, and optics.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
200
It has a tendency for this texture.
What is homophonic?
200
Intended for performances here.
What is concert halls?
300
This string instrument was the most important instrument invented during the Baroque period.
What is violin?
300
He was the leading composer of the English Baroque and best known for his opera Dido and Aeneas.
Who is Henry Purcell?
300
He was the father of modern astronomy and physics.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
300
This was essential to this period.
What is emotion?
300
Texture was varied and could be these.
What is homophonic and polyphonic?
400
This was the piano instrument during the Baroque period.
What is the harpsichord?
400
He was the German composer that worked for Elector George Ludwig and took over the Royal Academy.
Who is George Frideric Handel?
400
He was the father of modern philosophy.
Who is Rene Descartes?
400
It had a development of these tonalities.
What is minor and major?
400
The most important innovation of the oratorio was this.
What is chorus?
500
This double reed instrument was similar to the shawm.
What is oboe?
500
He was the Italian composer and violinist that wrote 49 operas and 500 concertos.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
500
He set forth astronomical laws.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
500
Rhythm was this.
What is speech-like?
500
Uses word painting, which is this.
What is text depiction?
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