STORY OF MUSIC 2A

Which period saw the rise of purely instrumental music and the birth of the modern orchestra?

• Baroque period

• Renaissance period

• Classical period

• Medieval period

Who was the first violin virtuoso and the composer of the concerto grosso?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• George Frederick Handel

• Arcangelo Corelli

Which composer's music was based on German Protestant hymns and carols?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Arcangelo Corelli

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• George Frederick Handel

What was the name given to the sequence of chords that used the seventh note to trigger chord transitions?

• Chord Sequence

• Circle of Fifths

• Harmonic Progression

• Musical Gravity

Which composer's music was focused on devotion to God in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth?

• Arcangelo Corelli

• Antonio Vivaldi

• George Frederick Handel

• Johann Sebastian Bach

Which Italian composer was known for creating a new form called the concerto grosso?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• George Frederick Handel

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Arcangelo Corelli

What was the main focus of baroque vocal music?

• Political Commentary

• Devotion to God

• Celebration of Nature

• Love and Romance

Which period saw great advances in clock making and the understanding of the dimension of time itself?

• Classical period

• Baroque period

• Renaissance period

• Medieval period

Which composer's music was influenced by the French violin bands and proto orchestras?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Arcangelo Corelli

• George Frederick Handel

• Johann Sebastian Bach

What was the name given to the opening instrumental introduction in French and Italian?

• Overture

• Symphony

• Concerto

• Suite