9th grade Music
Mr. Roach
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Baroque Time period worksheet
1) What are the dates of the Baroque Era?
2) What does the word baroque mean?
3) List 4 general characteristics of the Baroque era
4) List the characteristics of Baroque artwork
5) For the following, list the differences between the Renaissance and Baroque Eras
Renaissance
Baroque
Melody
Harmony
Rhythm
Form
Texture
6) List 4 musical developments, which occurred during the Baroque Era
7) What was the name of the book written by J.S. Bach that described the tuning system used for
major and minor
8) List the following composers in chorological order.
George F. Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Claudio Monteverdi
Henry Purcell
9) Name and describe 4 vocal forms, which were developed during the baroque era.
10) Name and describe 4 instrumental forms, which were developed during the Baroque era
11) What is a sequence
12) What did musicians of the Baroque use to make their music more elaborate
13) What is the Doctrine of Affections
14) Chart the opening section, the exposition, of a fugue. Use X as subject and ~ as counter subject.
15) What is significant with the end of the Baroque era being 1750?
16) What is Ritornello Form
17) What is Concerto Grosso
18) What is Ground Bass
19) What is Basso Continuo
20) Development of instrumental music during the Baroque era
21) List one Baroque instrument for each category.
StringWoodwindBrassKeyboard1) Significant musical works
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