Baroque Music

Is handle's most famous creation and the very well known "Hallelujah" chorus is part of Handel's Messiah.

Cantara 208 and 211, Tocatta and Fugue in D minor, Christmas Oratorio, Brandenburg Concertos.

Nickname as Prete Rosso (The Red Priest)

He is a 2nd son from the 2nd marriage of a pastor, At age 7 he gained access to a church organ and started to play. He lost both of his eyesight in 1753.

Came from family of musicians and played violin and harpiscord

This refers to two or more notes sounding at the same time.

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Heterophonic

a fancy style with lots of decoration, often seen in art, music, and buildings from a long time ago

• Baroque (adjective)

• performance (noun)

• backdrop (noun)

Baroque (adjective)

• a fancy style with lots of decoration, often seen in art, music, and buildings from a long time ago

• wheels wrapped with rope that people can use to lift heavy objects

• a painted curtain or wall that shows the setting of the scene

Which of the following composers is known for his work during the Baroque period and composed the famous 'Four Seasons'?

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

• George Frideric Handel

• Claudio Monteverdi

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'Baroque music, known for its elaborate ornamentation, was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries.'

• Baroque music, known for its elaborate ornamentation, was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

• Baroque music known for its elaborate ornamentation was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

• Baroque music, known for its elaborate ornamentation was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

• Baroque music known, for its elaborate ornamentation, was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries.