Classical Music Quiz

The Classical time period is from:

• 500-1000

• 1000-1400

• 1400-1750

• 1750-1820

In Classical music, there is a focus on contrast of mood

• true

• false

What instrument was invented and widely used during the classical period?

• flute

• violin

• piano

• recorder

Which of the following is the instrumentation of a String Quartet?

• 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 flute

• 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Double Bass

• 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello

• 2 Violins, 2 Violas

Which of the following were composers in the Classical Era? (select ALL that apply)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

Which of the following types of music was NOT used widely in the Classical Era

• Opera

• Symphony Orchestra

• String Quartet

• Gregorian Chant

How many movements are the typically in a sonata?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following composers went deaf?

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Joseph Haydn

• Antonio Salieri

• Ludwig van Beethoven

Which 2 languages were choices for Mozart's first Opera?

• French

• English

• German

• Italian

In the movie Amadeus, one of the last scenes is Mozart sick in bed with Salieri helping him write his music. What was Mozart's final piece of music, that he wrote with the help of Salieri?

• Mozart's Requiem

• The Magic Flute

• Piano Sonata No. 16

• Eine Klein Nachtmusik