Baroque Background
What are the dates that encompass the Baroque period?
1600-1750
What was the shorthand system developed for harmonies called?
Figured Bass
Who was the composer of "The Messiah?"
George Friderick Handel
What were some instruments that were developed in the Baroque period?
Organ, harpsichord, recorder, trumpet, violin.
What language did the word "Baroque" originate from?
Portuguese
What was the continuous bass line called during the Baroque period?
Where was Handel born?
Germany
What song is famous today but was largely forgotten about in the Baroque period?
Pachelbel's Cannon in D
What did the word "Baroque" originally mean?
Crooked Pearl
How were dynamics handled during the Baroque period?
Terraced Dynamics
What type of composition was "The Messiah?"
Oratorio
What is the term used to describe a series or set of musical works that belong together?
A Suite
How would you describe the style of Baroque?
Dramatic, grand, intensely religious.
This was a skill most musicians and composers had to posses due to the lack of written down notes on the page.
Improvisation.
What types of music were found in oratorios?
Recitatives, arias, choruses.
What is the term used to describe an instrumental work for one or a few instruments?
Sonata
What was the system of tuning invented during this time period called? We still use the same system today.
Equal Temperament
What was the term that extremely skilled musicians were referred as?
Virtuoso
What was the most famous section of "The Messiah?"
Hallelujah Chorus
What major development occured in the Baroque period in regards to vocal and instrumental music?
Composers wrote for each distinct group and designated voices and instruments to certain musical lines.