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The medieval church modes gradually gave way to the _____ and ______ scales in the middle
baroque - correct answer ✔✔major and minor
The two musical giants of the baroque were _____ and _____ - correct answer ✔✔Johann
Sebastian Back, and George Frideric Handel
A bass part together with numbers specifying chords to be played above it, characteristic of the
baroque is called... - correct answer ✔✔basso continuo
The alteration between soft and loud dynamics in baroque music is known as... - correct answer
✔✔terraced dynamics
A section that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition is
called a... - correct answer ✔✔movement
One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the... - correct answer ✔✔early
baroque
The early baroque was characterized by... - correct answer ✔✔homophonic texture
The middle baroque was characterized by... - correct answer ✔✔homophonic texture
A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced... - correct answer ✔✔clavichord
, Affections in baroque usage refers to... - correct answer ✔✔emotions states or moods of music
In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from
the - correct answer ✔✔church
Fredrick the Great, king of Prussia, was a... - correct answer ✔✔flutist, composer, general
In Italy, music schools were often connected with - correct answer ✔✔orphanages
The music director of a court in the baroque period - correct answer ✔✔supervised and
directed the musical performances, composed much of the music required, and was responsible
for the discipline of the other musicians
A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____ performers - correct answer
✔✔80
A concerto grosso usually has ____ movements - correct answer ✔✔three
The tempo markings of the movements of a concerto grosso are usually ____, ____, and ____ -
correct answer ✔✔fast, slow, fast
The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the... - correct answer ✔✔tutti
The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____ form - correct answer
✔✔ritornello
The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____, ____, and _____ -
correct answer ✔✔flute, violin, harpsichord