Music Appreciation Quiz #1

This composer's music was mostly part of the Classical Era, but evolved into some Romantic. He also became deaf.

• Hildegard von Bingen

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Ludwig Von Beethoven

• Wolfgang Mozart

Music has Dynamics.  They tell you how ___________ and _____________ a song is.

• Loud, quiet
• Loud, long
• quiet, soft
• quiet, short

Which of the following is NOT an instrument classification?

• Woodwind
• Brass
• Sting
• Keyboard

What is tempo?

• How fast or slow music is.

• How loud or soft music is.

• How high or low music notes are.

What was the FIRST musical time period?

• Renaissance

• Classical

• Middle Ages

• Baroque

What is sacred music?

• Music sung by Troubadours.

• The music of the church.

• Music sung in the courts.

• Music that included the hurdy-gurdy.

What is secular music?

• Music sung by monks.

• Music performed during the Catholic Mass.

• Music played outside of the church.

• Music written by priests.

The texture of Renaissance music is:

• Mostly Monophonic.

• Mostly Polyphonic.

• Mostly Homophonic.

Who were considered "The Big 3" composers of the Classical period?

• Haydn

  Mozart

  Beethoven

• Handel

  Beethoven

  Palestrina

• Haydn

  Handel

  Mozart

How were Classical melodies characterized?

• They were tuneful and easy to remember.

• They were made up of many trills and ornaments to make them fancy

• They were made up of stepwise motion within a small range of notes.