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1. | This is a term for a virtuoso piece of music. It is usually for a keyboard or string instrument (that can be plucked) with fast-moving, lightly fingered passages or sections. |
3. | This person was a natural genius at the keyboard and he mastered both the organ and harpsichord. He is one of the most famous composers during the Baroque period. |
5. | This is a term for a composition in which a short melody is introduced by one part and taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts. |
7. | The term for someone who compose music. |
8. | What is a lyrical type of singing with a steady beat, that is accompanied by an orchestra called? |
10. | This is an oratorio composed by Handel. It’s most well-known part is the “Hallelujah Chorus”. |
11. | What was Bach’s middle name? |
14. | This is a term for the relationship between voices that are both harmonically interdependent and independent in rhythm and contour. |
15. | You had to learn this instrument during primary school in Australia. It sounded awful. |
16. | What was Handel’s first name? |
19. | Handel was German, but later became “_______”? |
22. | This instrument is related to the oboes. |
23. | This person was born in the same year as Bach in a town 50 miles away. |
24. | This person was known as a virtuoso violinist and prolific composer. His name has two V’s in it. |
25. | There are two types of this instrument: the one with reeds and the one with pipes. |
26. | What was Bach’s first name? |