Which of the following is a Baroque music form?

• A. Minuet
• B. Symphony
• C. Opera
• D. Sonata

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is recognizing period-appropriate musical forms. The minuet is a dance form that originated in Baroque courts and became a standard movement in Baroque suites. It is usually written in 3/4 time and often appears in binary form (AABB) or with a contrasting trio section in ternary form. This strong association with Baroque dance suites makes it the best fit as a Baroque form among the options.

Opera is a dramatic genre rather than a single form, while a symphony and a sonata became central in later periods—the Classical era for the symphony and the classical sense of the sonata—though earlier Baroque versions of sonata exist, they’re less typical when the question asks for a clearly Baroque form.