This instrument is in the Baroque Period String Family, but not in the Modern String Family.

Vivaldi was from this Italian city.

Instead of standard instrumentation, as is the case today, composers composed their music in this manner?

This man was famous and credited for English opera. He was buried beneath the organ at Westminster Abby.

For most of the Baroque Period the English rejected English Opera in favor of this form of courtly entertainment.

This is the most popular Baroque keyboard instrument but not so much anymore.

Bach and Handel were both from this country.

This is a repeating bass line. Purcell used this in Dido's Lament.

This group of philosophers and scholars are credited with the conception of the opera.

These genres were used in the courts and were the influences for concerto grossos and suites.

This group of instruments is present in virtually all Baroque Music.

This composer was primarily known for his keyboard talent during his lifetime.

This is a musical form used in concertos, concerto grossos and other musical genres. It translates "return."

This family was the wealthiest family in Italy and the wedding in their court began the idea of the opera.

This was a Lutheran genre for congregational singing. The text is in German.

This was the late Renaissance and Early Baroque term for an ensemble of instruments of the same instrument family.

This composer was known for his Baroque sonatas and is credited with the development of the concerto grosso.

This is the script of the opera.

This man wrote in every Baroque genre except opera.

This genre is similar to opera in the use of recitatives, arias and choruses, and it was intended to be performed for the public. It differs from the opera with no costumes, acting and no scenary.

These instruments were not always present in the Baroque orchestras.

This composer was a madrigalist during the late Renaissance and composed the first large scale opera.

This is a musical piece that is complete in itself but part of a larger whole.

Born in Germany, this man was known in England as the "Son of England."

This genre includes elements such as: subject, exposition and episode.