Music History Quiz

This person invented the musical staff & solfège.

• Guido de Arezzo
• Josquin de Prez

This sacred music is traditionally sung by monks, in unison.

• Polyphonic music
• Gregorian chant

The original solfège syllables are ...

• re mi fa sol la ti
• ut re mi fa sol la

Monophonic music is ...

• music that has one melodic line.
• music that has many melodic lines, also known as harmony.

Polyphonic music is ...

• music that has one melodic line.
• music that has many melodic lines, also known as harmony.

_______ is the most awarded and influential film composer of the 20th century.

• Aaron Copland
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky
• John Williams
• Thomas Morley

The upcoming Jazz Age, changing technology & the practice of bringing world wars & politics into song writing all influenced how music was written in the early 1900s, causing music to branch off from one classical style into many different musical styles and genres. (jazz, rock, country, film music, video game music, etc)

• true
• false

The word Renaissance means

• reknown
• remember
• rebirth
• revolve

A popular composer of the Baroque period is

• Bach
• Beethoven
• Chopin
• Josquin de Prez

A popular composer of the Classical period is

• Bach
• Beethoven
• Chopin
• Josquin de Prez