WorksheetsMusical Eras
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which era had FANCY, COMPLICATED music?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
2.
Which era had music that was simple and beautiful?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
3.
Bach wrote music during which era?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
4.
Who died before he turned 35?
a)
Bach
b)
Mozart
5.
Which composer was a child prodigy, and could write music very quickly and easily?
a)
Bach
b)
Mozart
6.
Which era came first?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
7.
The Revolutionary War was fought during which era?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
8.
What new instrument replaced the harpsichord during the Classical Era?
a)
organ
b)
piano
10.
A piece written for solo instrument and orchestra is called a ....
a)
Symphony
b)
Concerto
10.
A piece written for solo instrument and orchestra is called a ....
a)
Symphony
b)
Concerto
11.
A long piece (usually 40 minutes) with four parts, or movements, is called a ...
a)
symphony
b)
concerto
12.
In which era was George Washington president?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
13.
Which period did Franz Schubert compose in?
a)
Classical
b)
Romantic
c)
Both
14.
Which period did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart compose in?
a)
Classical
b)
Romantic
c)
Both
15.
Which period did Bedrich Smetana compose in?
a)
Classical
b)
Romantic
c)
Both
16.
Who wrote the "Ode to Joy" theme?
a)
Wagner
b)
Berlioz
c)
Beethoven
d)
Haydn
17.
Name a typical Romantic composer.
a)
Wagner
b)
Tchaikovsky
c)
Liszt
d)
All of the above
18.
Name a typical Classical composer
a)
Beethoven
b)
Chopin
c)
Debussy
d)
Wagner
19.
Beethoven is considered a bridge connecting the Classical and Romantic periods of music. His music that is considered Romantic is full of _____________.
a)
orderliness
b)
elegance
c)
flashiness
d)
emotion
20.
This man wrote 136 marches, including The Stars and Stripes Forever.
a)
Stephen Foster
b)
John Philip Sousa
c)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
21.
Composers
of the Baroque era were often employed by the wealthy ruling class or churches as part of
the _____ _____.
a)
patronage system
b)
mercantilist system
c)
indentured servanthood
d)
record industry
22.
This man was the greatest composer of the Baroque period--and possibly of all time. His death marks the end of the Baroque period.
a)
Haydn
b)
Vivaldi
c)
J.S. Bach
d)
Mozart
23.
Compared to a cantata, an oratorio, such as George Frideric Handel's "The Messiah" (with the Hallelujah Chorus at the end), can be very _______
a)
long
b)
loud
c)
short
d)
fast
24.
At its simplest, music is a __________, as it has symbols that instruct what, when, and how to play.
a)
worldview
b)
way of life
c)
language
25.
The ________ is the line and spaces upon which music is written.
a)
clef
b)
staff
c)
bass
d)
treble
26.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds.
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
27.
______ tells you how long notes are to be played.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Harmony
c)
Tempo
d)
Dynamics
28.
In regular 4/4 time, a quarter note gets how many beats?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
How many beats are in each measure when the time signature is 3/4?
a)
4
b)
3
30.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
31.
What is the dynamics of a part of a song that is to be played fortissimo ("ff")? Hint: Think about the end of the 1812 Overture we listened to yesterday.
a)
Very loud
b)
soft
c)
very soft
d)
loud
32.
When the volume of a song gradually gets louder, what is this called?
a)
harmony
b)
decrescendo
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
33.
________ is when 2 or more notes are played at the same time.
a)
The beat
b)
Harmony
c)
Rhythm
d)
Form
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