Music History Quiz

In which period was music dominated by vocal, percussive and basic woodwind instruments?

• Classical

• Romantic

• Antiquity

• Baroque

In which period did polyphonic texture dominate music?

• Classical

• Antiquity

• Baroque

• Romantic

In which period was the harpischord developed?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• 20th C

In which period was the piano developed?

• Antiquity

• Romantic

• Classical

• Baroque

The name of the person that developed the piano from a harpsichord was...

• Mozart

• Beethoven

• Bartollomeo Christofori

• Einstain

The average amount of players in the Baroque orchestra was

• over 50

• around 30

• over 250

• around 80-100

Monophonic music was the dominant texture in which of these periods?

• Classical

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Romantic

Castrato was the term given to a man who could

• Dress as a woman and perform female roles

• Sing high due to practising

• Sing high due to certain anatomical changes

• Sing very low

In which period did Concert Halls get built?

• Romantic

• Baroque

• Antiquity

• Classical

What is the name of the most famous violin maker from the Classical period

• Bartollomeo Christofori

• Stradivarius

• Mozart

• Beethoven