Baroque Period Quiz Retake
Name:___________________________________
1. Circle the two great composers from the Baroque period.
a. J.S. Bach
b. Mozart
c. Haydn
d. Handel
2. When was the Baroque period?
a. 1750 – 1820
b. 1600 – 1750
c. 1475 – 1600
d. 1820 – 1900
3. Which instrument was made popular by J.S. Bach during the Baroque period?
a. The harpsichord
b. The piano
c. The organ
d. The sackbut
4. Where would you typically find a pipe organ?
a. In a church
b. Under the couch
c. At a school
d. In a king or queen’s court
5. Which two organs were portable? (Be sure to circle two!)
a. The positive organ
b. The portative organ
c. The pipe organ
d. The hydraulic organ
6. Which organ came from ancient Greece and was powered by water?
a. The positive organ
b. The portative organ
c. The pipe organ
d. The hydraulic organ
7. Who typically employed musicians during the Baroque period?
a. The aristocracy
b. Churches
c. They employed themselves
d. Both A & B
8. Which composer was asked by the king to compose his Water Music, which
was performed on a barge in the middle of the Thames River?
a. J.S. Bach
b. Haydn
c. Beethoven
d. Handel
9. How many musicians were in a typical Baroque orchestra?
a. 75
b. 25
c. 50
d. 100
10. Which composer would later be considered one of the greatest composers of
all time?
a. Mozart
b. Handel
c. J.S. Bach
d. Beethoven
11. What does the term “Baroque” mean?
12. What instrument family was the Baroque orchestra centered around?
Baroque Period Quiz Retake
Name:___________________________________
13. Which woodwind instrument existed in the baroque orchestra, but is no
longer used in the orchestra today?
14. What is one of the biggest differences between Baroque brass instruments
and modern brass instruments?
15. Why were these composers not as well known during their lifetimes as they
are today?
Bonus:
1. What was the earliest trombone originally called?
2. How is a sound produced on the harpsichord?