Grade 8 Music History
The Baroque Period
These are the Vocabulary Words for our unit on The Baroque Period. We will be playing a "Kahoot!" game to test your knowledge of these words.
Before we start to play "Kahoot!", take a moment to think about what these words mean to you:
The Baroque Period
These are the Vocabulary Words for our unit on The Baroque Period. We will be playing a "Kahoot!" game to test your knowledge of these words.
Before we start to play "Kahoot!", take a moment to think about what these words mean to you:
colonies
ornate chords improvisation opera concerto grosso |
architecture
complex dynamics patronage props solo |
ornamentation
trills tempo patron libretto movements |
Now that you have had a chance to think about these words, we are ready to play "Kahoot!" Click on the link below to open a new tab in "Kahoot!".
The Baroque Period Worksheets
The Baroque Period Listening Activities
Listening Selection #1: Instrumental Music
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Johann Sebastian Bach
After listening to the following piece of music, please respond to the questions below on the paper provided.
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Johann Sebastian Bach | |
File Size: | 9587 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
#1. Does this music sound simple or complicated? Why?
#2. Name all the instruments you can hear. (Be careful! Make sure you can really hear them!)
#2. Name all the instruments you can hear. (Be careful! Make sure you can really hear them!)
Listening Selection #2: Vocal Music
Hallelujah from Messiah by George Frederick Handel
Hallelujah from Messiah by George Frederick Handel
After listening to the following piece of music, please respond to the questions below on the paper provided.
Hallelujah from Messiah by George Frederick Handel | |
File Size: | 4697 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
#1. What emotion do you think this piece of music is trying to express? Why?
#2. Listen carefully. In what language is the choir singing? Why do you think this language was used?
#2. Listen carefully. In what language is the choir singing? Why do you think this language was used?