Midterm Practice Quiz

What is the 1^st time period in music?

• Renaissance

• Medieval

• Romantic

• Baroque

Name the Romantic Period composers. (Check all that apply)

• Bach

• Tchaikovesky

• Brahams

• Mozart

• Wagner

What is a lute? (Check all that apply)

• The body had a pear-shaped sound box with the neck bent back almost at right angles to the fret board.

• A small guitar

• It was used as a solo instrument and to accompany singers.

• None of these

• Usually with 12 strings tuned in pairs stretched over a fretted fingerboard like a present-day guitar.

Who is a crucial figure in bridging the Classical and Romantic Period?

• W. A. Mozart

• A. Vivaldi

• L. V. Beethoven

• F. J. Haydn

What type of music was played during the Medieval Period?

• Sacred Music

• None of these

• Classical Music

• Opera Music

What does Renaissance mean?

• Renew

• Rebirth

• Redo

• Restart

List the composers of the Renaissance Period. (Check all that apply)

• O. Gibbons

• W. Byrd

• J. Haydn

• T. Tallis

What is chromaticism?

• Movement by whole steps

• Movement by half steps

• Movement my leaps

• Movement by steps

What is monophony?

• Two melody lines heard at the same time that were sung or played in harmony.

• Music that has one melody and background music

• One melody line with no background music.

What is polyphony?

• Two melody lines heard at the same time that were sung or played in harmony.

• Music that has one melody and background music

• One melody line with no background music.