Baroque Period Quiz
Affections - correct answer emotional state like joy, grief and agitation represented
in Baroque music through specific musical language
Terraced dynamics - correct answer abrupt alterations between loud and soft
dynamic levels
Basso continuo - correct answer accompaniment made up of a bass part usually
played by two instruments: a keyboard (harpsichord) and a low melodic instrument
(bass)
Movement - correct answer pieces that sound fairly complete and independent, but
is part of a larger composition (Concertos and Sonatas)
Subject - correct answer main theme of the Fugue, always presented
unaccompanied by one voice in the beginning
Counter subject - correct answer different melodic idea that may be played in
conjunction with the subject in the Fugue
Episode - correct answer musical transition sections between presentations of the
subject in the Fugue
Libretto - correct answer text of the opera, written by a librettist
Aria - correct answer song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, sung
straight to the audience
Da Capo Aria - correct answer ABA form
