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Composers and Their Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mozart did not write...

a)

Symphonies

b)

A Requiem

c)

Operas

d)

Musicals

2.

Which Beethoven contains the Ode To Joy?

a)

Symphony No. 5

b)

Symphony No. 6

c)

Symphony No. 7

d)

Symphony No. 9

3.

Which composer composed during the Classical and Romantics periods?

a)

Frederic Chopin

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig van Beethoven

d)

Peter I. Tchaikovsky

4.

Bach had how many children?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

13

d)

20

5.

What piece of music did Handel not compose?

a)

Hallelujah Chorus

b)

Messiah

c)

Raindrop Prelude

d)

Water Music

6.

Chopin composed most of his music for what instrument?

a)

Organ

b)

Piano

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Clavichord

7.

John Williams did not compose the score for what movie?

a)

Twilight

b)

Superman

c)

Harry Potter

d)

E.T.

8.

Leroy Anderson did not compose:

a)

Sleigh Ride

b)

The Typewriter

c)

Blue Tango

d)

Minute Waltz

9.

Holst did not include Pluto in The Planets because:

a)

It wasn't considered a planet anymore.

b)

It was too small.

c)

It wasn't discovered yet.

d)

It was named after a Disney character.

10.

What two pieces of music have a gradual crescendo?

a)

Bolero and Symphony 7

b)

Bolero and 1812 Overture

c)

Symphony 5 and 1812 Overture

d)

Symphony 7 and Symphony 5

11.

What piece of music is not played on the piano?

a)

Little Fugue in g minor

b)

Fur Elise

c)

Raindrop Prelude

d)

Funeral March

12.

Antonio Vivialdi...

a)

Was a priest, composed The Four Seasons and taught in an orphanage

b)

Was a teacher, composed The Four Seasons and was a rabbi.

c)

Composed The Four Seasons, was a lawyer and a minister.

d)

Was a monk, composed The Four Seasons and was a counselor.

13.

What instrument is featured in Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever March?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Oboe

c)

Piccolo

d)

Trombone

14.

Which composer died at the youngest age?

a)

Chopin

b)

Tchaikovsky

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

15.

What composers were American AND lived during the 1900's?

a)

Williams and Schindler

b)

Schindler and Handel

c)

Handel and Copland

d)

Williams and Copland

16.

How long did it take Handel to compose Messiah?

a)

Less than a week

b)

Less than a month

c)

Less than 6 months

d)

Less than 12 months

17.

What piece of music features a snare drum through the entire piece?

a)

Holst, The Planets, Mars

b)

Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture

c)

Copland, The Lincoln Portrait

d)

Ravel, Bolero

18.

What piece of music would NOT be an example of program music?

a)

Chopin's Raindrop Prelude

b)

Vivaldi's Fours Seasons

c)

Bach's Little Fugue in g minor

d)

Beethoven's Sixth Symphony

19.

What is another name for the breakstrain in a march?

a)

Cat fight

b)

Dog fight

c)

Cat spat

d)

Dog spat

20.

What color was the little girl's coat?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow