Music of the Classical Period Quiz

What period known as “The age of reason?”

• Baroque

• Classical

• Medieval

• Renaissance

Who is the classical composer described as a “rag-to-riches?”

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

What period does classical music refers as “The age of reason?”

• 1550-1780

• 1650-1820

• 1750-1820

• 1800-1820

Who’s work is “The magic flute?”

• Antonio Vivaldi

• George Friedrich Handel

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

What do you call the first part of a composition that introduces the theme and that is developed through the piece?

• symphony

• exposition

• development

• theme and variation

What musical term gradually becoming louder?

• Adante

• Cresendo

• Cantata

• Diminuendo

What musical term gradually becoming softer?

• Allegro

• Diminuendo

• Cresendo

• Sonata

Who is the famous classical composer who composed 32 pianos sonata, 21 sets of variations, 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 16 string quartets and choral music?

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Niccolò Paganini

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Which of the following does NOT belong to the group of classical composers?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Who is the composers who bridged the late classical era and early romantic era?

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• George Friedrich Handel

• Ludwig Van Beethoven