Baroque Music questions n answers graded A+ 2023 passed

Baroque MusicStatements that describe the basso continuo - correct answer -the basso continuo has the effect of emphasizing the bass part -the keyboard player improvises chords following written numbers above the bass part -the basso continuo is usually played with a keyboard instrument such as a cello or bassoon True or false: Tone color was the most important element for composers of baroque music - correct answer False Whats a movement in musical composition? - correct answer a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent and is part of a larger composition The two composers who are generally considered the greatest composers of the baroque period - correct answer -George Frideric Handel -Johann Sebastian Bach why is the accompaniment played by the harpsichord called a figured bass? - correct answer the notation for the bass part uses numbers to indicate the bass chords that should form part of the accompaniment The baroque trumpet had? - correct answer no valves Early italian composers created _______, which is a drama sung to orchestral accompaniment. - correct answer opera a melody in one voice will frequently be _______ in another voice in a baroque composition. - correct answer imitated generally, how are rhythmic patterns used in a baroque piece? - correct answer they start the piece and are repeated throughout