music theory

When was the baroque period?
a. 1500-1600
b. 1600-1750
c. 1650-1750
d. 1650-1700

b) 1600 - 1750

What time period follows the Baroque period?
a. Renaissance period
b. Romantic period
c. Classical period
d. Modernist period

c. Classical Period

What instrument was not part of the Baroque period?
a. viola
b. harpsichord
c. oboes
d. piano

d. Piano

What is not a characteristic of the Baroque period?
a. lyrical
b. counterpoint
c. imitation
d. sequence

a. Lyrical

What is Corelli's most (or one of the most) famous pieces?

a. Quattro Stagioni

b. 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6

c. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

d. Wachet auf ruft us die stimme

b. 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6

1. Who was a major Baroque composer?
a. Beethoven
b. Bach
c. DuFay
d. Chopin

b. bach

What is a Concerto Grosso?
a. An orchestral piece
b. A soloist accompanied by an orchestra
c. A soloist piece
d. A group soloist accompanied by an orchestra

d. a group soloist accompanied by an orchestra

What is a basso continuo?
a. A harmonizing line that a viola plays
b. A solo for a bass
c. A continuous bass line accompanying someone elseusually played by a cello or double bass

d. A solo for a cello

c. A continuous bass line accompanying someone elseusually played by a cello or double bass

4. Which term is not a dance that was common in the Renaissance era?
a. Pavane
b. Courante
c. Gigue
d. Allegro

d. Allegro

Who created the four seasons

the Italian Le Quattro Stagioni piece?
a. Vivaldi
b. Bach
c. Corelli
d. Beethoven

Around what year were Bach's concertos published?
a. 1700's
b. 1750's
c. 1800's
d. 1850's

d. 1850's

When was the four seasons

the Italian Le Quattro Stagioni piece composed?a. 1600's
b. 1650's
c. 1700's
d 1800's

Who composed a piece for King George II (based on the articles we read)?
a. Vivaldi
b. Bach
c. Monteverdi
d. Handel

d. Handel

Along with which composer did the Baroque period die (based on the articles we read)?
a. Vivaldi
b. Bach
c. Corelli
d. Beethoven

b. bach

Where did the Renaissance originate?
a. Italy
b. France
c. England
d. Germany

a. Italy

2. Where did Baroque music originate?
a. Italy
b. France
c. England
d. Germany

a.Italy

What was an instrument introduced in the Baroque period?
a. piano
b. violin
c. lute
d. guitar

b. Violin

From which instrument is the violin derived?
a. the viol
b. the cello
c. the viola
d. double bass

a. the viol

During which timeframe was the Renaissance period?
a. 1300s - 1600s
b. 1400s - 1700s
c. 1500s - 1600s
d. 1300s - 1700s

a. 1300s - 1600s

During which timeframe was the Baroque period?
a. 1600 - 1700
b. 1550 - 1600
c. 1600 - 1750
d. 1500 - 1650

c. 1600 - 1750

which of the following instruments were not included in the renaissance period
a.Bagpipes
b.Harpsichord
c.The viol
d. organs

d. organs

which of these composers are not from the renaissance period
a. Dunstable
b.bach
c.campion
d.bull

b.bach

which is one of the main components of baroque
a.sluring
b.ornamentation
c.staccato
d.crecendo

b.ornamentation

which of the following is the correct term for ornamentation:
a. the form of placing color on the sheets of music
b. the act of decorating the staff with a large amount of signatures and symbols to imply diversity
c. adding loud climaxes and low points
d.including trills, turns, passing tones, and other musical tactics to ad flare to a music piece

d.including trills, turns, passing tones, and other musical tactics to ad flare to a music piece

What was a main cause of the death of the baroque period.
a. inflation caused harpsichord prices to go up
b.the Spanish flu flew out composers which caused a drought in creative travel
c. the death of Johann Sebastian bach
d.all of the above

c. the death of Johann Sebastian bach

What is the main difference between baroque and reinssance?

a) Renaissance music consisted of smooth regular flow of rhythm while baroque music was comprised of a metrical rhythm with varied motion.

b) Renaissance music was hard metal core while baroque wasnt

c) Renaissance was in the 1400 period while baroque was in the 1200 period

d) Baroque started in the 1400 period while renaissance started in the 1500 period

a) Renaissance music consisted of smooth regular flow of rhythm while baroque music was comprised of a metrical rhythm with varied motion.

The renaissance era is known as the "golden age of ... "
a) eggs
b)peace
c) acapella music
d) opera music

c) acapella music

The word renaissance means:
a) peace
b) rebirth
c) song
d) angels

b) rebirth

music of the renaissance is not
a) metered
b) composed
c) played
d) popular

a) metered

the venetian style of music is known for ... (which is where there are many choirs singing in the same church)
a) polychoral
b) polyphonic
c) italy
d) opera

a) polychoral

1) What characteristic came unique to the renaissance period of music that was not seen before?
a) Synthesizers
b) Polyphony
c) Chanting
d) Percussion

b) Polyphony

2) What is a similarity between the baroque and renaissance periods of music?
a) They both started in the 17th century
b) The ability to print music
c) The use of polyphony
d) The use of the violin

c) The use of polyphony

3) When was the renaissance period?
a) 1400-1600
b) 1300-1400
c) 1600-1700
d) 1700-1900

a) 1400-1600

What type of chords do many renaissance musics use?
a) Tritones
b) Thirds and triads
c) Seventh chords
d) Ninth chords

b) Thirds and triads

Which one of these is a Renaissance composer?
a. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
b. Johann Sebastian Bach
c. Henry Purcell
d. Domenico Scarlatti

A) Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina

2. Which one of these instruments from the Renaissance closely resembles a modern day clarinet?
a. Viol
b. Shawm
c. Hurdy-Gurdy
d. Sackbut

Shawm

3. How many seasons did Antonio Vivaldi compose violin concertos for?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

D) 4

4. What was most Baroque music used for?
a. Celebrations/Weddings
b. Funerals
c. Church
d. Dances

A) Celebrations/Weddings

What was the name of the main keyboard instrument during the Baroque Period?
A.) Synthesizer
B.) Harpsichord
C.) Grand Piano
D.) Keytar

B) Harpsichord

Who was the most popular violin composer of the Baroque era?
A.) Vivaldi
B.) Paganini
C.) Beethoven
D.) Joachim

A) Vivaldi

What was the key feature of Baroque trumpets?
A.) Their color
B.) Their huge size
C.) Their lack of valves
D.) There were no trumpets

C) Their lack of valves

What was Henry Purcell's famous contribution to the Baroque Period?A.) Introduction of trumpet solo
B.) Use of 4 voices in one melody
C.) The creation of a new keyboard instrument
D.) The first "full opera"

D.) The first "full opera"

1. Which country was NOT in the Renaissance period?
A: France
B: England
C: Senegal
D. Italy

C: Senegal

2. Which country was NOT in the Baroque period?
A: Italy
B: France
C: Germany
D: India

D: India

3. What was a new idea in musical composition in the baroque period?A: Dynamic shaping
B: Playing loudly
C: Composing
D: Playing quietly

A: Dynamic shaping

In the Renaissance period

what language was commonly used for sacred music? A: Vietnamese B. Hindi C. Latin D: Arabic

Latin

1.Which is considered the "main instrument" of the Baroque era?
Piano
Harpsichord
Violin
Guitar

Harpsichord

2. Who were the most prominent and influential Baroque composers?
Vivaldi and Corelli
Tallis and Byrd
Monteverdi and Des Prez
Larue and Taverner

Vivaldi and Corelli

3. Who was responsible for sponsoring the development of the violin
Antonio Vivaldi
Catherine Medici
Antonio Stradivari
Arcangelo Corelli

Antonio Stradivari

4. What replaced the harpsichord during the Baroque Era?
Violin
Trumpet
Guitar
Pianoforte

Violin/Pianoforte

1. Which of the following is not a famous composer from the Baroque period?
a) Vivaldi
b) Guillaume de Machaut
c) Henry Purcell
d) Bach

b) Guillaume de Machaut

2. Which of the following is not an instrument commonly used during the renaissance period?
a) sackbut
b) piano
c) lutes
d) harps

b) piano

3. Which instrument was discarded as a result of the violin?
a) Viol
b) Harpsichord
c) Tambourine
d) oboe

a) Viol

4. What is not a form of Baroque music?
a) Opera
b) Cantata
c) Concerto
d) Epilogues

d) Epilogues

1. Which country dominated the Baroque period?
a.Germany
b.Italy
c.Spain
d.Britain

b.Italy

2.What is a style of only the Renaissance?
a.Allemande
b.Courante
c.Madrigal
d.Sarabande

c.Madrigal

3.Which is an instrument used in both the Renaissance and Baroque period?
a.Mandolin
b.Tambourines
c.Harpsicord
d.Valve Trumpet

c.Harpsicord

4.Who isn't Baroque period musician?
a.Claudio Monteverdi
b.Johann Sebastian Bach
c.George Frideric Handel
d.Antonio Vivaldi

a.Claudio Monteverdi

5.When did the Baroque period end?
a.1700
b.1850
c.1750
d.1800

c.1750

1. Who is known as the "master of the trio sonata"?
a) Vivaldi
b) Corelli
c) Mozart
d) JS Bach

b) Corelli

2. Which of the following was not an Italian Baroque composer?
a) Franz Liszt
b) George Frederic Handel
c) Claudio Monteverdi
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

a) Franz Liszt

3. What is a sequence?
a) A series of notes creating a melody
b) Another term for polyphony
c) A descending major scale
d)A recognizable progression of chords

d)A recognizable progression of chords

4. Which of the following is not correct about the Baroque period?
a) It is known as the "golden age of opera"
b) It was followed by the Classical period
c) Vivaldi was one of the its first composers
d) It originated in Italy

c) Vivaldi was one of the its first composers

What instrument was replaced by the keyboard?
A.Harp
B. Keyboard
C. Hurdy Gurdy
D.Organ

B. Keyboard

Who was a composer that had their most famous piece was inspired by the renissance?
A. Handel
B. Vivaldi
C. Corelli
D. Purcell

C. Corelli

What type of music was The Mass? How was this style of music carried on from the Renesance?

A. Opera the opera originated in the Renaissance period, but Purcell popularized it. \n B.Classical, this style originated in the Renaissance but became popular from the creation of Viols. \n C.Court, dance music became popular and was meant to replicate types of Renaissance dances. \n D.Sacred, became less popular than classical but then made a comeback in the late Baroque period.

D.Sacred, became less popular than classical but then made a comeback in the late Baroque period.

Who funded the creation of Viols?
A. Medici
B. Bach
C. Handel
D.Pachelbel

A. Medici

What are counterpoints?
A. Supported melodic lines by harmony and rhythm
B. A collection of many sounds
C. Where one line goes up and the other goes down
D. When the volume of the instrument lowers or raises

C. Where one line goes up and the other goes down

What country had a heavy influence on Baroque music?
Italy
Germany
Romania
Hungary

Germany

What is NOT an example of ornamentation of Baroque pieces?
Trills
Acciaccaturas
Allemande
Turns

Acciaccaturas

What trait did Baroque music retain from the Renaissance period?Homophony
Ornamentation
Polyphony
Basso continuo

Polyphony

Which of the following provides the correct definition for its term?Basso continuo - complete treble line
Concerto grosso - soloist without an ensemble
Sarabande - cheerful three
Allemande - moderate four

Allemande - moderate four

\[1] What does Renaissance mean?
A) recovery
B) reaction
C) rebirth
D) reflex

C) rebirth

\[2] Bach is to Baroque as \___ is to Renaissance.
A) Vivaldi
B) Frohnt
C) Du Fay
D) so slay

C) Du Fay

\[3] Spot the outlier!
A) harpsichord
B) timpani
C) claves
D) pipe organ

C) claves

\[4] Which of the following is not a Renaissance instrument?
A) recorder
B) hurdy-gurdy
C) honky tonk
D) bagpipes

C) honky tonk

\[5] What does the French word "barroque" literally mean?
A) irreparable
B) bizarre
C) irregularly shaped
D) funky

C) irregularly shaped

1) Who is "the father" of the fugue?
a. Monteverdi
b. Bach
c. Torelli
d. Handel

a. Monteverdi

2) How can rhythm be described in most baroque music?
a. Fast
b. Varied
c. Continuous
d. Slow

c. Continuous

3) The Baroque period ended in 1750. The same year \____ died.
a. Monteverdi
b. Caravaggio
c. Handel
d. Bach

d. Bach

4) Which of the following was not a famous composer of the Baroque Era.
a. Handel
b. Beethoven
c. Bach
d. Monteverdi

b. Beethoven

5) Which of the following was not an important composer of the renaissance period?
a. Des Prez
b. Palestina
c. Corelli
d. Du Fay

c. Corelli

Who was not a composer in the Baroque period
Bach
Vivaldi
Corelli
Beethoven

Beethoven

Who was not a composer in renaissance
Bach
William Byrd
John Dunstable
Thomas Tallis

Bach

Who wrote Le chant des oiseaux
1. Clément Janequin
2. Taylor Swift
3. Stile Antico
4. Beyonce

3. Stile Antico

What defines the renaissance period music
1. Poly phonic music
2. costumes
3. violin
4. electric guitar

1. Poly phonic music

What is the name of the musical form that consists of a succession of dances for an orchestra or for a small group of instruments?
a) Opera
b) Concert
c) Suite
d) Sonnet

c) Suite

Of these musical forms which is vocal? Suite Concert Fugue Oratorio

Oratorio

3. What is a vocal part of an opera?
Chorus
Air
Chords
Ally

Chorus

4. What instrument used in baroque music had a valve?
Violin
Trumpet
Pipe Organ
Guitar

Trumpet

5.The main Spanish instrument during the Renaissance was...
Flute
Vihuela
Viola
Laúd

Vihuela

1.Which community rose during the Renaissance AND Baroque periods.
A. The Broke(Impoverished)
B. Women
C. The French army
D. Composers of music in previous periods.

B. Women

2. What instrument from the Baroque Period continues to be prominent
A. Classic Guitar
B. Classic Piano
C. Recorder
D. Pan Flute

C. Recorder

3. What dance was prominent during the Renaissance period
A. Ballroom Dancing
B. Tango
C. Salsa
D. The Courante

D. The Courante

4. In which place was the influence of the Baroque Period not common?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
D. Belgium

D. Belgium

Which art form was most common during the Renaissance?
A. Theater
B. Cinema
C. Photography
D. Sculpting

D. Sculpting

1.) The classical period started began when the baroque period ended

What year was this?
a) 1600
b)1750
c)1700
d)1800

What instrument was dropped and replaced with the violin during the baroque period?
a) Pipe Organ
b) timpani
c) harpsichord
d)viol

Viol

what is the term for the an accompanying part that supported the melodic lines by providing harmony and rhythm
a) concierto
b) concierto grosso
c) continuo
d) allemande

continuo

What does forte mean
a) playing loud and with power
b) playing soft
c) playing in a melody
d) improvising

playing loud and with powerhavin