The Baroque Era
The Baroque Era saw a refinement in Medicine, Mining, Industry and this.
What is navigation.
Bach was born in this country.
What is Germany.
This instrument became widely used in churches in the Baroque Era.
What is the Organ.
Handel played this instrument.
What is the violin.
This type of sonata was written to be played outside of the church, usually in someone's home.
What is the chamber sonata.
Composers in this time period earned money by working on this.
What is commision.
Bach was born in this year.
What is 1685.
This was a new keyboard instrument that used PLUCKED strings.
What is the Harpsichord.
Handel was born in this country.
What is Germany.
This describes a song that focuses on one type of emotion throughout the piece.
What is unity of mood.
Composers used this type of texture in their compositions.
What is homophonic.
This type of music can be based on any poetic narrative. It is not dramatized.
What is a Cantata.
This brass instrument was introduced but did not yet have valves. It is a higher pitched brass instrument.
What is the trumpet.
This oratorio, written by Handel, was perhaps his most well known.
What is the Messiah.
This type of new music was written specifically to be played in churches.
What is the Church Sonata.
Claudio Monteverdi was an important composer of this new musical style.
What is Opera?
Bach wrote a large number of musical pieces that focused on using this main instrument. He was a virtuoso at this instrument.
What is the organ.
This string instrument was introduced. It is the smaller instrument in the string family.
What is the violin.
Having the opening melody of a piece, repeated throughout the song is called this.
What is Continuity of Melody.
Using music to depict the meanings of words in a song is called this.
What is Word Painting.
This other important development in the use of musical groups, focused on new instrument groupings.
What is The Orchestra.
The French Overture had this many sections.
What is two.
This person was a highly skilled musician on a certain instrument.
What is a virtuosi.
Handel is best known for writing 12 of these.
What is an oratorio.
This was a type of Sacred Opera that did not use costumes, or scenery.
What is an Oratorio.