What instruments are in the ripieno group?
Strings
Brass
Piano
What name is given to the part played by the harpsichord?
Ostinato
Basso continuo
Sequence
How is the opening subject motif - played on the violin - different from the answer played on the flute?
Rhythm change
The melody is inverted
It is played a fifth higher
The overall structure of the third movement of Brandenburg Concerto No.5 is:
Verse - chorus
Ternary form
Sonata form
The main melodic motif in a fugue is called the what?
Improvisation
Subject
Introduction
The third movement is an example of a gigue. What is a gigue?
Dance
Rondo
Musical period
Between which dates approximately did the Baroque period last?
1600 - 1750
1500 - 1600
1700 - 1850
The opening subject motif starts before the first strong beat of the bar. What is the musical term for this?
Cross-rhythm
Break beat
Anacrusis
The third movement is in 2/4 time. However, what sort of feeling do the continuous triplet quavers create?
Simple
Compound
Triple
What is a concerto grosso?
A piece of music that lasts more than 20 minutes
A piece of music in compound time
A Baroque composition for orchestra and a goup of soloists