The Baroque Music Quiz

   What are the years of the Baroque era?

   What are some major characteristics of late Baroque music?

   What are genres?  Name some Baroque genres.

   What are the most important developments in music during the first century of the era?

   What is polyphony (or counterpoint)? 
 
   What is a canon?   What is a fugue? 
 
   What is the basso continuo (or just 'continuo') 

   What are the two major differences in the design of a Corelli concerto grosso and a 

   Vivaldi Venetian concerto?

   What is the basis of movements in a Baroque (orchestra or keyboard) suite? 


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