ARTS (Review Activity No. 1.5) - MAKING MUSIC

What is music defined as in the text?

• Organized noise
• An art form where sound is organized in pleasing patterns
• The act of creating rhythms
• A method of communication

What is the earliest musical instrument mentioned?

• Flute
• Drum
• Voice
• Stringed instruments

What inspired early humans to imitate sounds?

• The need to communicate
• The desire for entertainment
• The creation of musical instruments
• The sounds of nature

What are the two main ways of making music mentioned?

• Improvising and composing
• Singing and dancing
• Performing and recording
• Writing and reading music

What did monks in Western Europe invent during the Middle Ages?

• Instruments
• Notation of music
• Dance routines
• Musical scales

What is polyphonic music characterized by?

• Multiple melodies woven together
• A single melody with harmonies
• Instrumental music only
• Vocal music only

Which composer is associated with the height of polyphonic music?

• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Palestrina
• George Handel
• Ludwig van Beethoven

What style laid the foundations of modern European music in the 17th century?

• Classical
• Baroque
• Romantic
• Medieval

Which two composers are mentioned as leading figures of the Baroque style?

• Haydn and Mozart
• Beethoven and Wagner
• Johann Sebastian Bach and George Handel
• Brahms and Liszt

What period does Beethoven's later music herald?

• Classical
• Baroque
• Romantic
• Modern