The Baroque Period Test #4 Name:______
1. What does “Baroque” mean?
2. The term “Baroque” described more than just the style of music during this era. Name another category that was described as “Baroque”?
3. Music is generally made up of three elements: Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony. Which element began to be developed during the Baroque period?
4. Traditionally, historians date the Baroque period between what year and what year?
5. Some chords are attracted to other chords. What is this attraction called?
6. What style of music invented by Arcangelo Corelli and championed by Antonio Vivaldi uses a large group of instruments contrasting with a small group of instruments?
7. Name two Baroque period instruments.
8. Minuet, Allemande, Contredance, Gavotte, Gigue, and Sarabande are all examples of what?
9. Who wrote “Music for the Royal Fireworks”, “Water Music Suite”, and “Messiah”?
10. Who wrote, “Toccata and Fugue”, “Air on a G String”, “The Brandenburg Concertos”?
11. Italian and French composers tended to be Roman Catholic. What faith were German composers typically?
12. What innovation made it possible for different instruments to play with each other and has been adopted all over the world?
13. Who wrote “Canon in D minor”?
14. Whose death is considered the end of the Baroque period?
15. After the end of the Baroque period, what happened to the music in the public mind?
Essay: Choose one and write a minimum of one complete paragraph. Make your answer clear and accurate.
A. Describe the life of one of the Baroque composers we discussed in class. B. Discuss King Louis XIV of France’s influence and legacy regarding ballet. C. Explain the origins and development of the modern orchestra.
Bonus: Choose another essay. Get up to 5 points per extra essay.
Video sources for Mr. Porter’s Collins High School General Music
How to recognize Baroque art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFHPAbHaoqk
BBC Howard Goodall's Story of Music 2of6 The Age of Invention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMxsE8wawVA
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F Major Opus 6 No. 2; 1st part, Voices of Music 4K UHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmauT8eZcM8
Vivaldi, the Red Priest: A Short Biography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlLZd2SO0C4
Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in C Major RV 443 (flautino); Hanneke van Proosdij & Voices of Music 4K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USUnFayR1vY
Vivaldi ~ Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno), complete; Cynthia Freivogel, Voices of Music 4K RV 297 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdk5GaIDjo
Johann Sebastian Bach - Mini Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvyLebqTtW4
Celtic Woman - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPeVIuRjUi4
Toccata & Fugue in d minor (BACH, J.S.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXoyr_FyFw
Air on the G String (Suite No. 3, BWV 1068) J. S. Bach, original instruments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzlw6fUux4o
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: Complete 4K UHD; Voices of Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsyNwUoON0
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049, complete; Voices of Music 4K UHD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrSKXgTks_w
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major BWV 1050: FestspielOrchester Göttingen 4K UHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS2_2ZE3M98
Howard Goodall Big Bangs 2 Equal Temperament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41g2fSYZ4Sc
How to Dance Through Time: The Elegance of Baroque | A preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wlU4PP1eUI
Bath Minuet Ball Demo 2013, Dance 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUIfggcILEk
Baroque Dance - L'Allemande: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZWDrjLO7r4
Basic Steps for a Gavotte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKOXVE_pskA
Baroque Dance: Gavotte a 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGcW2JX7rk
Gavotte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo1LfU67XJc
BBC - The Birth of British Music: Handel The Conquering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYR5TP_Y_JA
G.F.Haendel - Watermusic (Minuett I-II-etc): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yurw5Cf4HY
G.F.Haendel - Watermusic (PART II: Air-Menuet-Bourreé-etc.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmG43H9D98
G.F.Haendel - Watermusic (PART III: Hornpipe-Menuet-Rigaudon I/II-etc.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fa2wZEsRWM
Royal Choral Society: 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c
Time Travel Through Music - Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcDfozjh99M
Counterpoint - The Story of the Baroque Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhnV8IQRpVE
Pachelbel Canon in D Major - the original and best version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvNQLJ1_HQ0
The Baroque Period Test #4 Name:______
1. What does “Baroque” mean? Very ornate, very elaborate, lots of extra decoration, dynamic, theatrical, flamboyant, organic
2. The term “Baroque” described more than just the style of music during this era. Name another category that was described as “Baroque”? Art, Fashion, Architecture, Literature
3. Music is generally made up of three elements: Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony. Which element began to be developed during the Baroque period? Harmony
4. Traditionally, historians date the Baroque period between what year and what year? 1600-1750
5. Some chords are attracted to other chords. What is this attraction called? Harmonic Progression
6. What style of music invented by Arcangelo Corelli and championed by Antonio Vivaldi uses a large group of instruments contrasting with a small group of instruments? Concerto
7. Name two Baroque period instruments. Harpsichord, Wood Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Hand Horn, Jangling Johnny, 5-string cello, violin, etc.
8. Minuet, Allemande, Contredance, Gavotte, Gigue, and Sarabande are all examples of what? Baroque dances
9. Who wrote “Music for the Royal Fireworks”, “Water Music Suite”, and “Messiah”? G.F. Handel
10. Who wrote, “Toccata and Fugue”, “Air on a G String”, “The Brandenburg Concertos”? J.S. Bach
11. Italian and French composers tended to be Roman Catholic. What faith were German composers typically? Protestant
12. What innovation made it possible for different instruments to play with each other and has been adopted all over the world? Equal temperament
13. Who wrote “Canon in D minor”? Pachelbel
14. Whose death is considered the end of the Baroque period? J.S. Bach
15. After the end of the Baroque period, what happened to the music in the public mind? It was forgotten
Essay: Choose one and write a minimum of one complete paragraph. Make your answer clear and accurate.
D. Describe the life of one of the Baroque composers we discussed in class. E. Discuss King Louis XIV of France’s influence and legacy regarding ballet. F. Explain the origins and development of the modern orchestra.
Bonus: Choose another essay. Get up to 5 points per extra essay.