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Classical Time Period

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word to describe the Classical time period

a)

Simple

b)

Rebirth

c)

Fancy

d)

Greedy

2.

A composer from the Classical time period

a)

Bach

b)

Copeland

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Mozart

3.

What was the literature example from the Classical time period?

a)

Huckleberry Finn

b)

The Bible

c)

Robinson Crusoe

d)

Shakespeare

4.

An opera from the Classical time period was

a)

Piano Concerto

b)

Magic Flute

c)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

d)

Gregorian Chant

5.

Which one is not by a composer from the Classical time period?

a)

Piano Concerto

b)

Magic Flute

c)

Eine Kleine Nactmusik

d)

Gregorian Chant

6.

A show- off song in an opera is called a(n)

a)

aria

b)

airway

c)

angel

d)

Aeolian scale

7.

Words to describe the composer from the Classical time period:

a)

Conformist

b)

Quiet, reserved

c)

Did not follow the rules

d)

Tradition

8.

Four people singing together is called a(n):

a)

Aria

b)

Trio

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass

e)

Quartet

9.

The lowest male singing voice is:

a)

Aria

b)

Trio

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass

e)

Quartet

10.

It is appropriate to leave a performance at all but the following times:

a)

If a child is crying or being otherwise noisy and disruptive

b)

At the end of the performance

c)

During a song that you don’t particularly care for

d)

You have a prolonged coughing episode

11.

If you arrive late for a performance, it is most important to

a)

Hurry immediately to your seat regardless of what is happening on stage

b)

Open the auditorium doors so that you can check it out

c)

Go right in during a musical selection

d)

Wait outside the auditorium until a break between selections and you hear the audience begin to clap

12.

Composers during the Classical time period were employed to entertain

a)

wealthy nobles and aristocrats

b)

farmers and migrant workers

c)

priests and migrant workers

13.

The instrument that replaced the harpsichord was the

a)

trumpet

b)

viola

c)

piano

14.

A mechanical device that helps musicians count was invented called the

a)

time signature

b)

metronome

c)

rhythm

15.

The favorite form of chamber music was the

a)

string trio

b)

string quartet

c)

string quintet

16.

A work for orchestra with four contrasting parts or movements was called the

a)

concerto

b)

sonata

c)

symphony

17.

Mozart's first name was

a)

Ludwig

b)

MaryAnne

c)

Wolfgang

d)

Salzburg

18.

How many compositions did Mozart write?

a)

150

b)

200

c)

300

d)

76

e)

600

19.

Which city did Mozart not like?

a)

Vienna

b)

Paris

c)

Prague

20.

What did Constanze do with Mozarts' music after he died?

a)

She locked it away to keep it safe

b)

She sold it to pay off debt

c)

She gave it to her grandchildren

d)

She loaned it to a museum

21.

The highest female singing voice classification is

a)

soprano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass

22.

The highest male singing voice classification is

a)

soprano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass

23.

The lowest female singing voice classification is the

a)

soprano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass

24.

The lowest male singing voice classification is the

a)

soprano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass

25.

The main hero in the Magic Flute is

a)

Papageno

b)

Sarastro

c)

Tamino

d)

Monostatos

26.

The main heroine in the Magic Flute was

a)

The Queen of the Night

b)

Papagena

c)

Tamina

d)

Pamina

27.

Mozart died at what age?

a)

15

b)

25

c)

35

d)

45

28.

Mozart was ______ when he died.

a)

poor

b)

rich

c)

old

d)

in space

29.

The last song Mozart wrote was called

a)

Gloria

b)

Lachrimosa

c)

Opera

d)

Gavotte

30.

True or False: Mozart finished the Requiem.

a)

True

b)

False