1. which of the following ensembles could play basso continuo?

a. harpsichord and flute
b. bassoon and timpani
c. organ and violin
d. organ and cello

2.the gospels are biblical books that tell the story of the birth, life, and death of jesus christ. a gospel set to music is called a/an

a. passion.
b. opera.
c. overture.
d. aria.

3. was a composer who performed regularly for king louis xiv.

a. george frideric handel
b. elisabeth-claude jacquet de la guerre
c. johann sebastian bach
d. antonio vivaldi

4.one of the most prolific composers of solo concertos during the baroque era was

a. johann sebastian bach.
b. elisabeth-claude jacquet de la guerre.
c. antonio vivaldi.
d. george frideric handel.

5. vivaldi's "la primavera" is an example of a

a. suite.
b. solo concerto.
c. sonata.
d. concerto grosso.

6. was an instrumental ensemble designed to accompany signing in early opera but later became a staple in almost all baroque music.

a. arioso
b. aria
c. basso continuo
d. monody

7. henry purcell composed music with texts in his vernacular.

a. french
b. latin
c. german
d. english

8. the castrati sang

a. heroic male roles as well as some female roles.
b. only in italy.
c. only female opera roles.
d. only in churches, where women couldn't sing.

9. the latin word concertare, meaning to fight or contend, is the basis for the word concerto. this concept is demonstrated through

a. music played loudly enough to drown out noisy crowds.
b. woodwinds alternating with drums.
c. alternating ensembles of contrasting size.
d. music that was forbidden by the government.

1. The answer is "D. Organ and cello ".

The basso continuo was regularly utilized amid the Baroque time frame, which was from 1600 through 1750. Basso continuo, in some cases just called "continuo", was played by a keyboard instrument and another bass instrument, for example, cello, violone (an old type of twofold bass) or bassoon. The keyboard instrument was regularly a harpsichord, or, in the event that it was being played in a congregation, an organ.

2. The answer is "C. overture."

A overture is a bit of music played by an ensemble toward the start of a musical show or play. At the point when a suggestion starts, the on-screen characters take their places and sit tight for the blind to rise. The thing overture can likewise signify "a recommendation or approach intended to get a response."

3.  The answer is “B. Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre”.

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was an effective writer and entertainer of the harpsichord. She created numerous French suites for harpsichord. She performed routinely to king Louis XIV. The work she created that you have to know is the Sarabande from Suite no. 1 from Pieces for Harpsichord.  

4. The answer is “C. Antonio Vivaldi.”    

Antonio Vivaldi, "Red Priest", a standout amongst the most productive authors of solo concertos of the Baroque time frame, composed music for a popular ensemble at a young lady's halfway house, expressed "Quattro Stagione" otherwise called the "Four Seasons" (set of four concertos)

5. The answer is "D. concerto grosso. "

The concerto grosso is a sort of instrumental concerto that was produced amid the late seventeenth century.The concerto grosso is a type of elaborate music in which the melodic material is passed between a little gathering of soloists and full symphony (the ipieno or concerto grosso). This is rather than the performance concerto which includes a solitary solo instrument with the song line, joined by the symphony.

6. The answer is "C. Basso continuo".

The basso continuo was regularly utilized amid the Baroque time frame, which was from 1600 through 1750. Basso continuo, in some cases just called "continuo", was played by a keyboard instrument and another bass instrument, for example, cello, violone (an old type of twofold bass) or bassoon. The keyboard instrument was regularly a harpsichord, or, in the event that it was being played in a congregation, an organ.

7. The answer is "D. English".

Henry Purcell was an English composer. In spite of the fact that fusing Italian and French complex components into his pieces, Purcell's heritage was a particularly English type of Baroque music. He is for the most part thought to be one of the best English writers; no later local conceived English author moved toward his notoriety until Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton and Benjamin Britten in the twentieth century.

8. The answer is "A. heroic male roles as well as some female roles."

The castrati were established artists with high voice identical to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano or contralto. This impact of high voice was created by maiming before pubescence or an endocrinological condition. The castrati first began marking at the congregation however then they additionally sang at the musical show. They didn't just sang in Italy however in numerous places of worship in Europe. At last, they were singing male and female parts too.

9. The answer is "A. music played loudly enough to drown out noisy crowds."

The term concerto is gotten from the Latin "concertare," which contains two singular thoughts that meet up and frame the general textural dynamic of the concerto formal structure. The thoughts are to fight, question, level headed discussion, and to cooperate with someone.

While initially planned to be a consolidated vocal and instrumental work in the Renaissance, by the late seventeenth century the simply instrumental concerto started to rise. Its advancement took after two distinct ways, the concerto grosso and the performance concerto, the last of which is considered in this investigation.