What are the main types of dynamics used in the Barouque peiord?
Gradual Dynamics
Terraced Dymanics
Moderate Dynamics
Extreme Dynamics
Name TWO other composers that composed in the Baroque period
Antionio Vivaldi
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Liszt
Camille Saint-Saens
Johann Sebastian Bach
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky
What Naitonality was Handel when he was BORN?
Polish
British
German
Dutch
What is the tonality of And The Glory Of The Lord?
A Minor
G Major
C Modal
A Major
What is the metre of the piece?
2/4
3/4
4/4
6/8
What are the four voices heard in this piece?
Sopranino, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone
Which word best describes the word setting of And the Glory of the Lord?
Melismatic
Legato
Cross Rhythm
Syllabic
Which TWO instruments play the basso-continuo?
Viola
Organ
Violincello
Double Bass
The size of the Baroque orchestra today can be given as what name?
Full Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra
Classical Orchestra
Small Orchestra
Which THREE instruments were NOT used in a typical Baroque Orchestra?
Glockenspiel
Bassoon
Clarinet
Flute
Trumpet
Horn
Harpsichord
What year was The Messiah composed?
1649
1741
1664
1722
What is the tempo marking?
Molto Allegro
Allegro
Allegro Moderato
Allegro Assia
Both Perfect and Plagal cadences are used in And The Glory Of The Lord, but which chords are used to make these cadences. The first FOUR are for the PERFECT CADENCE and the last FOUR are for the PLAGAL CADNECE
Perfect - IV to I
Perfect - V to I
Perfect - VI to I
Perfect - I to V
Plagal - V to I
Plagal - I to V
Plagal - IV to I
Plagal - II to I
In the Baroque period, an orchestral introduction is called what?
Ritornello
Ornamento
Hemiola
Continuo
Handel uses a hemiloa in bars 9 and 10. What is a hemiola?
Where the music feels it is in 2/4 time rather than 3/4
When the music feels it has modulated to another key, from A major to E Major, or B Major
When there is a mix of chromatic and diatonic harmonies in these two bars
When a word is sung over multiple pitches, like 'revealed'
How many 'parts' make up the Messiah?
1
2
3
4