Spring from the Four Seasons

A concerto is

• a piece of music for a large group of musicians

• a piece of music for a group of three solo musicians

• a piece for a soloist and orchestra

• a piece for orchestra

The dates for the Baroque period are around

• 1600 - 1750

• 1500 - 1650

• 1750 - 1800

• 1850 - 1950

Two of the features of the Baroque violin that are different to the modern violin are

• Gut Strings and smaller size

• Convex bow shape and gut strings

• Longer body and convex bow shape

• Less strings and gut strings

Three important composers of the Baroque period are

• Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart

• Handel, Mozart, Britten

• Vivaldi, Handel, Bach

• Vivaldi, Handel, Beethoven

Which of the following is not a baroque instrument?

• Oboe

• Harsichord

• Recorder

• Xylophone

What instrument is this

• Oboe da caccia

• Baroque Flute

• Baroque violin

• Baroque trumpet

Baroque harmony was...

• modal - based on modal scales

• tonal -based on major and minor scales

• atonal - based on no scales at all!

The predominant baroque texture was ______

• homophonic (melody and accompaniment_

• heterophony (melody - with ornamentation)

• polyphony (many melodies)

• monophony (a single line)

Who composed The Four Seasons, a group of violin concerti?

• Frescobaldi

• Vivaldi

• Corelli

• Monteverdi

Ritornello Form is defined by:

• one return to the opening idea (ABA)

• Two main ideas are developed (AB)

• A Set of contrasting sections (ABCDE)

• A recurring main theme (ABACADA)