Music History Quiz #1 (Medieval- Classical)

Which composer went deaf?

• Beethoven
• Vivaldi
• Stravinsky
• Rachmaninoff

When was the Baroque Era?

• 1875-1925
• 1970-2000
• 500-800
• 1600-1750

What instrument was classical music usually played on?

• A piano
• A  harpsichord
• A Keytar
• A Marimba

Mozart was the most famous composer from which one of these periods?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• 20th C

During the Baroque era, music was written for nobility and for the ______________________________.

• Public

• Politicians

• Lower class

• Church

When was the Classical period?

• 1920-1945

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1830

• 1830-1920

Many years ago, the earliest music was probably made with...

• A full orchestra

• Guitars, harps and violins

• Recorders, flutes and saxophones

• People singing and clapping their hands

Mozart, Beethoven and Bach were all famous...

• Composers

• Kings

• Knights

• Magicians

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

• Classical

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Romantic

When did the Renaissance begin?

• 1600

• 1450

• 1860

• 450