Classical - Modern Eras

Symphonies have how many movements?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A chromatic scale is made up of which kinds of steps?

• half steps

• whole steps

• half & whole steps

• double steps

Modern Bands have which groups of instruments?

• strings

• strings & percussion

• winds & strings

• winds & percussion

Classical composers wanted their music to be...?

• passionate

• balanced

• about non-musical ideas

• about stories

What is chamber music?

• music written for an orchestra and soloist

• music written for a small orchestra, singers, and soloists

• music written for string instruments

• music written for a small group with one person per part

What did Beethoven use to write his Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

• a motive

• a melody

• a theme

• harmony

Rock grew out of which genre?

• Spirituals

• Country

• Jazz

• Bluegrass

What does a metronome do?

• tell you what the chords are

• play the melody

• keep time

• print music

Beethoven's music was...?

• intense and dramatic

• orderly and balanced

• mellow and slow

• old and boring

Who was the leading opera composer of the 19th century?

• Franz Schubert

• Franz Liszt

• Giuseppe Verdi

• Gustav Holst