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When was the Baroque Period?
1600 - 1750
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The most famous composer of the Baroque Period was
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Making up the music you play is called
Improvisation
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Improvisation was common and even used in
Church
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Baroque composers also began to write what into their music
dynamic and tempo markers
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Employment of a composer by a church or wealthy person was known as
The patron-age system
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A script from an opera is called a
libretto
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The Baroque Period saw the birth of a new form of vocal music called
Opera
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Opera combines
music, acting, scenery, costumes, and props.
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The Baroque Period saw a rise in music for
Flute, oboe, bassoon, trombone, valveless trumpets and horns, harpsichord, and organ.
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Important Baroque composers of instrumental music were
Antonio Vivaldi, Jahann Pachelbel, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Sebastian Bach.
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A piece for a group of solo instruments and orchestra is called a
Concerto grosso
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A famous Monteverdi opera was called
Orfeo
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Claudio Monteverdi was
1567 - 1643
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Antonio Vivaldi was
1678 - 1741
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Johann Sebastian Bach
1685 - 1750
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Bach composed
the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, and Two - Part Inventions
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What job was Handel
an opera composer and an organ maker
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Bach came from
a musical family
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Handel composed
Water Music
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Handel was
an organ maker
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Both Handel and Bach were born in
Germany
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Handel was a citizen to what country?
England
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Both Handel and Bach were what job
An organist
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What is a cantata?
A long vocal work, often with soloists, choir, and orchestra.
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Handel was what kind of figure?
A public figure
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Henry Purcell was from
England
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Purcell served the king as organist, organ maker, and composer at
Westminster Abbey in London
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Purcell was best known opera is
Dido and Aeneas
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The two most influential composers of the Baroque Period were
George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach
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Handel and Bach have 2 things in common, what are they?
They were both born in the year 1685 and in Germany
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Classical music was
Simple, balanced, and non - emotional
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When was Christoph Gluck
1714 - 1787
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Christoph Gluck is considered what between the Baroque and Classical Periods?
a bridge
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Gluck is known as the
father of modern opera
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Christoph Gluck's most popular opera is
Orpheus and Eurydice
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When was Franz Joseph Haydn?
1732 - 1809
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Franz Joseph Haydn is best known as
The father of the modern symphony
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How many symphonies did Franz Joseph Haydn write
104
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Where was Franz Joseph Haydn born?
Austria
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Who did Franz Joseph Haydn work for?
Prince Esterhazy, a Hungarian nobleman
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For how long was Haydn the musician-in-charge for Prince Esterhazy?
24 years
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When was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
1756 - 1791
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Mozart is know as the
most natural musical genius in history
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How long did Mozart live?
35 years
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Where was Mozart born?
In Salzburg, Austria
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Mozart composed the tune called
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
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As an adult Mozart moved to
Munich
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When was Ludwig van Beethoven ?
1770 - 1827
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Mozart spent his life perfecting the
Classical sonata, symphony, and concerto
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Beethoven was what kind of a composer?
A transition composer
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After Beethoven was 11, did he go to school?
No
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What was Beethoven's personality?
Proud, passionate, and independent
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At the age of 22, where did Beethoven move?
To Vienna
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Beethoven produced
Two symphonies, three piano concertos, six string quartets, and many piano sonatas including No. 8 (Pathetique) and No. 14 (Moonlight)
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Beethoven became one of the what of Romantic styles?
One of the forerunners of Romantic styles
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When was Franz Schubert?
1797 - 1828
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Franz Schubert is another composer whose music is often seen in bridging what Periods?
The Classical and Romantic Periods
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Franz Schubert was born in
Germany
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How old was Schubert when he began composing full time?
18
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A song (voice with piano accompaniment) is called what?
A lieder
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Schubert composed how many lieders?
Over 600
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Where would Schubert write his melodies?
Tablecloths, napkins, or his cuffs
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How did Schubert spend his free time?
With friends, playing music, singing, dancing, and telling jokes.
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What is Schubert's Symphony No. 8 called?
The Unfinished Symphony
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How was Haydn's musical life unique and probably helped him?
It was very isolate and he hardly ever heard music of other composers.
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When did Haydn retire from his position with Esterhazy?
1790
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What did Haydn become after retiring?
A freelance musician
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What was Haydn's nickname?
Papa Haydn
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What did Haydn do when he was a freelance musician?
Give two important concert tours in England, wrote 12 of his best symphonies for these occasions, and six masses between 1796 and 1802
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What was Haydn's two famous oratorios?
The Creation and The Seasons
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Mozart was said to be
Absent-minded
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Mozarts last three symphonies, Nos. 39, 40, 41 were all composed in
a six-week time span
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Mozart composed landmark
symphonies, sonatas, concertos, and chamber music
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What was Mozart's true love?
Opera
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What was Mozart's two most famous operas
Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute
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Beethoven had what disability?
He slowly became deaf
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What symphony by Beethoven begins with perhaps the most famous four notes in all of music?
Symphony No. 5
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What was Beethoven's last symphony?
No. 9
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