Musical Time Period Quiz

The Baroque Period is described as ____.

• Very Plain

• Very Fancy

• Neat and Organized

• Magical and Dreamy

Which keyboard instrument was most popular during the Baroque Period?

• Piano

• Organ

• Harpsichord

• Clavier

What fancy ornament is a fast wobble shared with the note above?

• Trill

• Turn

• Appogiatura

• Didgeridoo

Which of the following is a famous Baroque composer?

• Mozart

• Tchaikovsky

• Handel

• Ravel

What two things were not included in the Baroque orchestra?

• Men and their wigs

• Harpsichord and Conductor

• Strings and Woodwinds

• Chairs and Women

Compared to Baroque, what was different about the Classical Period of music?

• Musical phrases were imbalanced.

• The music was more fancy than the Baroque period.

• Musical phrases were neat and balanced.

• The orchestras had women players.

What composer from the Classical period is called the ‘Daddy of String Quartets’?

• Vivaldi

• Beethoven

• Bach

• Haydn

In the Classical period, why did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord?

• Pianos were easier to transport..

• Pianos could be played both soft and loud.

• Pianos were cheaper than harpsichords.

• Harpsichords were too quiet.

What happened to Beethoven later in his life?

• He got married.

• He became deaf.

• He created a machine to compose his music.

• He lost his sight.

Which of the following is a famous Classical composer?

• Mozart

• Tchaikovsky

• Bach

• Debussy