3.18 Baroque: Bach and Handel

Directions: Using the Pear Deck from "3.18 Baroque Period: Bach and Handel", fill in the boxes below with the correct answer. Match the correct definition to the vocabulary to the left.

• The melody of one voice that is imitated exactly by one or more other voices.

• Ornamentation

• Era of music that saw the rise of elaborate music and strict rules about musical structure.

• Counterpoint

• Decorative notes added to a musical line.

• Canon

• Religious versions of an opera performed in a concert hall; only church texts and no costumes/scenery.

• Baroque Era

• 1 or more musical subject that is carried throughout multiple parts.

• Fugue

Johann Sebastian Bach was not famous while he was alive, but his music gained popularity later on. When was his music found that had him gain popularity?

• During his lifetime

• Immediately after his death

• In the 19th century

• In the 20th century

Bach wrote in various musical genres in his lifetime, including both instrumental and vocal works such as cantatas, concertos, fugues, and chorales.

• Bach wrote only organ music.

• Bach composed both instrumental and vocal works such as cantatas, concertos, fugues and chorales.

• Bach specialized only in keyboard music.

• Bach's compositions were limited to secular dance music.

The composer considered a national icon in Britain and treated as a British composer is:

• George Friederic Handel

• Gustav Holst

• Ralph Vaughan Williams

• Benjamin Britten

George Frideric Handel wrote a specific anthem in 1727 that is still used to this day. What is the title of the anthem?

• Zadok the Priest

• Messiah

• Water Music

• Music for the Royal Fireworks

Out of all Handel’s compositions, which piece is used that had the "Hallelujah" chorus

• Rinaldo

• Messiah

• Water Music

• Music for the Royal Fireworks

Which profession did Vivaldi take up when he was 25 years old?

• Baker

• Priest

• Lawyer

• Cappelmeister

True or False

Vivaldi continued publishing music after 1729.

• True

• False

What happened to Vivaldi after 1730?

• He became poor.

• His music became out of style.

• He lost his job when his employer died.

• All the above

Which country was Jean Baptiste Lully born in before he became a French citizen?

• Italy
• Germany
• Spain
• France