Question

Multiple Choice
A scholar examines a score, trying to determine when it was written. Which of the following clues might suggest that it was written during the Baroque period?
(1 point)
Responses

monophonic texture
monophonic texture

pedal indications in the piano part
pedal indications in the piano part

figured bass symbols
figured bass symbols

whole tone scales
whole tone scales

Answer 1

figured bass symbols

Figured bass (basso continuo) is a hallmark of Baroque practice; the other options point to much earlier or later styles.