History
Complete the sentence.
The Baroque period developed between the years ________.
1600-1750
Say and spell the complete name (first and last name will do) of the Italian composer
who is fantastically known by modern day listeners for his series of violin concertos known as the Four Seasons.
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Rearrange the letters.
The word translates from the Italian “cantare” meaning literally “to sing.”
It was originally described as a musical composition where the composer intended the work to be sung.
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CANTATA is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.
Which periods came BEFORE and AFTER the Baroque period?
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Classicism (1750-1800)
Say and spell the complete name (first and last name will do) of the Italian composer
who helped to develop and popularize many aspects of operatic form and design greatly influencing opera composers for generations to come. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera.
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (1660–1725)
Rearrange the letters.
An example of this genre is Hallelujah! composed by Handel
OOARTOSIR
ORATORIOS are religious stories expressed in music. They are normally based on texts from the Bible.
What important vocal music genre appeared in the Baroque period often defined as musical theatre?
Opera
Say and spell the complete name (first and last name will do) of the Italian luthier
who was famous for the particular techniques he used to make violas, violins, cellos, haps and guitars – the details of which are still not completely known to this day, making it impossible for anyone to truly replicate his work.
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737)
TRUE OR FALSE.
Oratorios are different from opera.
TRUE. Oratorios are different from opera. They are often based on a religious theme but with no costume, scenery or acting. They are not acted out on stage like theatre but are simply performed by an orchestra, choir, and soloists who narrate the story.
What piece is generally regarded as the earliest surviving opera?
Jacopo Peri’s Euridice of 1600 is generally regarded as the earliest surviving opera.
Opera’s first composer of genius however, was Claudio Monteverdi, who was born in Cremona in 1567 and wrote Orfeo in 1607 for an exclusive audience at the Duke of Mantua’s court. The story was mostly delivered in the innovative style known as recitar cantando – speech in song – or recitative.
Say and spell the complete name (first and last name will do) of the German-British Baroque composer
who wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah, a composition that tells of the Promise, Passion and the Triumph over Death.
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Rearrange the letters.
In this genre, a piano, violin, flute, or other instrument plays solo parts that are backed up or highlighted by an orchestra.
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CONCERTO
Baroque composers who wrote concertos include Vivaldi, Bach and Handel. Vivaldi wrote over 500, around half of them for violin. There were two types of Baroque concerto - the concerto grosso (a small group of soloists passes the melody between themselves and the orchestra) and the solo concerto (solo instrument plays the melody line and is accompanied by the orchestra).
An opera is structured in acts, just like theatre. Give at least two different (2) sections or parts which are used during the course of an opera.
Say and spell the complete name (first and last name will do) of the prolific German composer
who was a genius at counterpoint. He composed over 1,000 pieces of music. Some of his most famous work included the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Mass in B Minor. He is considered the greatest composer of the Baroque period.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Rearrange the letters.
It is a piece of music for one instrument or one instrument with another instrument accompanying. The word comes from the Italian “sonare” which means “to sound”
TOSAAN
SONATA