Grade 9 MAPEH Quiz: Classical Music and Renaissance/Baroque Art

The Classical Period in music, though considered the shortest era, lasted for approximately how many years?

• 50 years

• 70 years

• 100 years

• 120 years

The Classical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason because leaders wanted a new perspective in life for all people, emphasizing that Music and Arts should be about beauty and entertainment. Which term best names this era?

• Age of Discovery

• Age of Expansion

• Age of Reason

• Age of Emotion

What is the texture of Classical period music, often described as a balanced music where melody and accompaniment can be heard at the same time?

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Heterophonic

• Homophonic

Which musical term denotes a gradual increase of loudness of music?

• Diminuendo

• Descrescendo

• Crescendo

• Piano

Instrumental songs were given much importance during the Classical era, leading Vienna, Austria, which produced many composers, to be called the:

• Classical Center

• Viennese Classics

• Age of Instrumentalists

• Romantic Hub

The new form of composition introduced during the Classical era, named for the First Movement part of every work, is called the:

• Rondo Form

• Fugue

• Sonata Allegro

• Theme and Variations

The three main sections of the Sonata-Allegro Form are Exposition, Development, and:

• Coda

• Conflict

• Transition

• Recapitulation

A multi-movement work for solo instrument (often piano) that came from the word "Sonare," meaning "to make sound," is a:

• Concerto

• Symphony

• Sonata

• Opera

The invention of which musical instrument is considered one of the highlights of the Classical Period?

• Harpsichord

• Organ

• Lute

• Pianoforte

Who was nicknamed the "Father of the Symphony" and excelled in every music genre of the Classical Period?

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Antonio Salieri