The Eras of Music Study Guide

What instrument’s sound is produced by a string being plucked by a goose feather?

• Piano

• Violin

• Harpsichord

• Banjo

Who were the three famous composers of Baroque music?

• Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

• Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

• Debussy, Chopin, Brahms

• Tchaikovsky, Glass, Stravinsky

Which Baroque Period composer wrote “Air on a G String”?

• George Frederick Handel

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Johann Sebastian Bach

Which instrument became more popular than the harpsichord during the Classical Period?

• Lyre

• Pianoforte or Piano

• Harp

• Guitar

Who were the three famous composers of Classical music?

• Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

• Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

• Debussy, Chopin, Brahms

• Tchaikovsky, Glass, Stravinsky

Haydn was known as the “Father of…” what?

• Symphony

• Chamber Music

• Oratorio

• String Quartets

The Romantic Period was a time of great…what?

• Emotion

• Hope

• Dancing

• Sleeping

What “non-instrument” did Tchaikovsky include in his “1812 Overture”?

• Rifle

• Shotgun

• Cannon

• Fireworks

Which Romantic composer was considered a rock star during his lifetime?

• Johannes Brahms

• Richard Wagner

• Claude Debussy

• Frederick Chopin

Name two famous composers from the Impressionist Period?

• Mozart, Beethoven

• Tchaikovsky, Glass

• Stravinsky, Schoenberg

• Ravel, Debussy