Baroque Period Music History Quiz - Grade 6

The Baroque Period occurred from ______________ .

• 1600 - 1750

• 1500 - 1650

• 1550 - 1700

• 1800 - 1950

The _____________ became very important during the Baroque Period.

• sports

• sciences

• languages

• dances

What word means that a composer was asked to write a certain piece for a specific occasion?

• Commission

• Offer

• Notice

• Request

Unity of ________ meant that a Baroque piece usually expressed on basic emotion.

• rhythm

• mood

• melody

• space

Gradual changes in ___________ were not typical.

• instruments

• voices

• volumes

• speeds

Two new developments in the Baroque Period were the orchestra and _________ .

• puppets

• organs

• opera

• dancing

Who was the first major composer of opera?

• Mozart

• Wagner

• Monteverdi

• Beethoven

An opera is a ____________ that is sung.

• play

• drama

• sport

Monteverdi's most famous opera is called _________ .

• The Magic Flute

• Don Giovanni

• Orfeo

• La Serva Padrona

________________ began to find their way into more and more types of music.

• Voices

• Puppets

• Instruments

• Sports