The baroque music

Who are the most important Baroque composers?. Handel, Haydn, Bach, Beethoven. Vivaldi, Handel, Bach y Purcell. Vivaldi, Haydn, Bach y Purcell. Vivaldi, Beethoven, Bach y Purcell.

What is the basso continuo?. It is a musical composition from the Baroque, similar to the sonata. It is a composition technique: the composer writes the bass line and then one polyphonic instrument plays the chords. It is a technique in which the composers write the chords that accompany the melody. It is the name some people called Vivaldi.

Complete the words: The use of ______ melodies. The voice or an instrument played the main __________ while other instrument played accompaniment. beautiful/ melody. beautiful/ chords. accompanied/ composer. accompanied/ melody.

Complete the gaps: The use of ________ in different elements of music: in the rhythm, in the tempo of each movement, or within the melodies. contrast. basso. accompaniment. suite.

Read and match each composer to their work: Bach. Vivaldi. Handel.

Chose the right answer: A sonata is: A group of short pieces of different characters and rhythm, initially created to dance. A music form written for one or many different soloist instruments and an orchestra. A composition for one or various soloist instruments composed in different movements with contrasting tempos. A vocal music based on texts from the Bible.

Chose the right answer: A suite is: A group of short pieces of different characters and rhythm, initially created to dance. A musical form written for one or many different soloist instruments and an orchestra. An instrumental form for one or various soloist instruments composed in different movements with contrasting tempos. A vocal music based on texts from the Bible.

The main vocal compositions in the Baroque were: Oratorio, sonata and suite. Oratorio, cantata and suite. Oratorio, suite and sonata. Oratorio, cantata and opera.

Join together: Cantata. Oratorio. Sonata. Opera. Suite. Passion.

The most important Baroque instruments were: Lute, viola da gamba, piano and violin. Guitar, viola da gamba, violin and tuba. Lute, viola da gamba, harpsichord and violin. Piano, viola da gamba, harpsichord and violin.

Write the fundamental differences between opera and oratorio.

Write about the opera: origin, parts, first opera, opera titles, opera composers and any other things you know about it.