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Antonio Vivaldi

France

Who is the current conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra?

Franz Welser-Most

Johann Sebastian Bach

German

George Frederick Handel

Italy

Bach's Fugue in g minor "Little" was composed for which instrument?

Organ

What were the three primary keyboard instruments of the Baroque Era?

Organ, harpsichord, clavichord

As an employee of the church what were Bach's duties?

Organist, composer and teacher

Who were Vivaldi's music students?

Orphaned girls

What is the primary musical texture of a fugue?

Polyphonic

Which of the following is an example of program music?

Spring Concerto by Vivaldi

What is the best description of terraced dynamics?

Sudden changes from loud to soft

Complete the following sentence: A libretto is the

Text for an opera

Where is the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra?

The Blossom Music Center

What event occurred during the Baroque Era?

The founding of Jamestown, Virgina

In a Concerto Grosso, what group of musicians perform the tutti sections?

The full ensemble

What is the difference between a solo concerto and a concerto grosso?

The number of sololists

Complete the following sentence: The soloist in Bach's Second Brandenburg Concerto are flute, oboe, violin, and

Trumpet

Which of the following would NOT be considered sacred music?

Vivaldi, Spring, from The Four Seasons

What is the best definition of an aria?

A cantata

What is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic worship service called?

A mass

Today a "conservatory" is what?

A music school

What is the musical form of the first movement of Vivaldi's Spring Concerto?

A ritornello

A musician with unusually high performance skills is called what?

A vituoso

A recitative would most likely be part of what musical genre?

An opera

What is the primary difference between an opera and an oratorio?

An opera is staged while an oratorio is only sung

Which of the following composers was a priest?

Antonio Vivaldi

How was Bach known during his lifetime?

As a organist

Which of the following is an example of absolute music?

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

The Baroque Era ended with the death of J. S. Bach in what year?

1750

The beginning of the Baroque Era was in what year?

1600

Fill in the blank: During Bach's lifetime the ________ was an important part of the Lutheran worship service.

Cantana

The term "baroque" refers to what style of art and music?

Elaborate or ornamented

Herny Purcell

England

Complete the sentence: Members of the Cleveland Orchestra are

professional musicians.


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