Music History Quiz

Quaver described the Baroque Period as ____.

• very plain

• very fancy

• very dark

• very smelly

Which keyboard instrument was most popular during the Baroque Period?

• Piano

• Synthesizer

• Accordion

• Harpsichord

Quaver describes a fast wobble shared with the note above as which fancy ornament?

• Appoggiatura

• Trill

• Turn

• Circle

The Baroque Period lasted from ____.

• 2010 - 2090

• 1900 - 1950

• 1750 - 1820

• 1600 - 1750

A fugue is ____.

• where you end a tune in lots of different places

• where you stop a tune in lots of different places

• where you punt a tune in lots of different places

• where you start a tune in lots of different places

Which of the following is a famous Baroque composer?

• Bach

• Mozart

• Debussy

• Beethoven

On the harpsichord, what device plucks the string to create notes?

• Plastic

• Goose feather

• Hammer

• Fingernails

Who did the conductor face in a performance during the Classical period.

• The orchestra

• The piano player

• The audience

• The director

The Classical Period lasted from _________.

• 1600-1750

• 1520-1650

• 1820-1910

• 1750-1820

What word describes the music of the Classical Period?

• Organized

• Fancy

• Dramatic

• Sloppy