Classical Music History Quiz

What were some of the first instruments in the ancient history?

• Brass Instruments

• Saxophones

• Percussion Instruments

• Keyboard Instruments

Which of these were instruments in the antiquities period? (multiple correct answers)

• Sacbutt

• Lyre

• Aulos

• Slide Whistle

True or False: Music during the antiquities period was not written down on a staff.

• True

• False

What kind of music was song during the medieval period by priests and monks and was primarily monophonic.

• Motet

• Madrigal

• Opera

• Gregorian Chant

Music that only has one melodic line and nothing else is what?

• Polyphonic

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Heterorhythmic

During which musical period was programmatic music most popular?

• Antiquities

• Medieval

• Rennaisance

• Romantic

• Classical

What were Troubadours?

• Wandering musicians that sang songs

• Trained church musicians

• Russian composers

• Anyone who plays the Tuba

What is homophonic music?

• Multiple musicians playing the exact same thing

• Multiple musicians playing similar things related to one another

• Multiple musicians playing completely different things

• One musician by themsevles

The song "The Angels of Heaven" would be considered what kind of music?

• Secular

• Sacred

The explosion of arts and culture refers to what musical period?

• Antiquities

• Romance

• Baroque

• Renaissance