In musical notation, a flat most closely resembles which of the following?

• a hashtag

• a lowercase B

• a seven

• a zero

In 4/4 time, how many beats will the note at right receive?

• one

• two

• three

• four

The terms “adagio,” “lento,” and “allegro” are all words associated with which musical element below?

• tempo

• rhythm

• timbre

• dynamics

Haydn and Mozart composed during which era below, which lasted from about 1750 to 1820, and produced restrained works with simple textures?

• Baroque

• Romantic

• Renaissance

• Classical

Witty lyrics, call and response, syncopation, and three-beat rhythms are all characteristics of which musical style below, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago?

• dixieland

• calypso

• bebop

• salsa

Once known as the sackbut, which of the following brass instruments changes pitch by lengthening or shortening a slide?

• trumpet

• trombone

• tuba

• French horn

The steel pan, marimba, and conga are all members of what instrument family?

• brass

• string

• woodwind

• percussion

The folk instrument at right is a special category of lute that often uses seven strings to create a melody and eleven sympathetic strings to harmonize. What is its name?

• sitar

• banjo

• mandolin

• lyre

Which one of the following operas did Ludwig van Beethoven write?

• The Magic Flute

• The Marriage of Figaro

• Fidelio

• Don Giovanni

Match each composer with his work.

X. Johann Sebastian Bach, Y. Franz Schubert, Z. Pyotr Tchaicokovsky

1. 1. Brandenburg Concertos, 2. Erlking, 3. 1812 Overture

• x-1, y-2, z-3

• x-1, y-3, z-2

• x-2, y-3, z-1

• x-3, y-1, z-2