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This famous Baroque composer was the father of 23 children.

Who is Bach?

100

Minuets, Gavottes, Sarabandes and Bourrees

What are Baroque dance forms?

100
The first public bus was powered by this during the Baroque period.
What are horses?
100
3/4
What is the time signature of minuets?
100
Allegro
What is tempo that means fast?
200
He wrote the Messiah.
Who is Handel?
200
Trills, mordents, appoggiaturas
What are ornaments?
200
Both boys and girls wore these.
What are dresses?
200
Binary form
What is 2 part form called?
200
Largo or Lento
What is a very slow tempo?
300
This composer wrote The Four Seasons.
Who is Vivaldi
300
Two or more melodic lines woven together
What is Polyphony?
300
Blackbeard
Who is the most feared pirate during this time?
300
Ternary form
What is 3-part form called?
300
Legato
What is a term that means to play smoothly?
400
1685 is the birth year of these 3 famous Baroque composers
Who are Bach, Handel and Scarlatti?
400
This popular Baroque instrument plucks the strings
What is a Harpsichord?
400

This is the meaning of the word Baroque

What is a pearl with an irregular shape?

400
A very common ornament in the Baroque period, also called a shake.
What is a trill?
400
The first beat of a measure is named this.
What is the downbeat?
500

Which one of the 3 most famous Baroque composers  was the Court composer for the Queen of Spain.

Who is Scarlatti?

500
A melodic or harmonic ending of a phrase, section or movement.
What is a cadence?
500
This keyboard instrument wasn't invented until late in the Baroque period
What is the piano?
500

A keyboard instrument used in the Baroque period that is smaller & quieter than a harpsichord.

What is the Clavichord?

500
Two melodies played together as two different voices.
What is counterpoint?