How do we know we are listening to Baroque music?

Music

Which instrument would we find in the Baroque period?

Which instrument does not belong to the Baroque period?

Which two instruments are in the basso continuo?

The other parts in an orchestra, except the basso continuo

They are both the same size, but play different styles of music.

What is the difference between a Baroque orchestra and a modern symphony orchestra?

Homophonic texture in Baroque music, with strict rules.

Monophonic texture in Baroque music, with strict rules.

Polyphonic texture in Baroque music, with strict rules.

Different melodies played one after another.

Many interweaving independent layers, of equal importance.

Many interweaving independent layers, with a main melody.

A secondary melody that fits in with the main melody.

When you create countermelodies and other parts, but with strict rules.

What word describes when a part joins in the canon?

When a person sings or plays a different part, but comes in later.

When a person sings or plays exactly the same part, but comes in later.

You would both start at different times,  but end together.

You would both start at different times, and one person will end later.

You would both start at the same time, and one person will end later.