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Baroque, Classical, Romantic Composer Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Bach born?

a)

Germany

b)

Brazil

c)

Australia

d)

U.S.A

2.

How many children did Bach have?

a)

21

b)

11

c)

3

d)

6

3.
What was Bach's first name?
a)
Sebastian
b)
Johann
c)
Bach
d)
Mikel
4.
Did Bach play the organ?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
5.

Bach wrote music in the...

a)

Baroqe era

b)

Romantic era

6.

Vivaldi was called "the red priest" because...

a)

his face was always red.

b)

he was angry all the time.

c)

he had red hair and studied to be a priest before teaching and composing.

d)

he always dressed with red clothes.

7.

Vivladi taught violin in a(n) _________ in Venice. His students were ________.

a)

school, boys

b)

factory, workers

c)

church, boys and girls

d)

orphanage, girls

8.
In what period did Antonio Vivaldi compose music?
a)
Classical
b)
Romantic
c)
Baroque
d)
Modern
9.

What career did Antonio Vivaldi choose before composing and teaching music?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Priest

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Farmer

10.
What was Antonio Vivaldi's most famous piece of music?
a)
The Planets
b)
Peter and the Wolf
c)
The Four Seasons
d)
The Twelve Drummers
11.
Where was Mozart born?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria
c)
United States
d)
Ireland
12.
Mozart and his _______ played for kings when he was a little boy.
a)
sister
b)
brother
c)
frog
d)
dog
13.
Did he die rich?
a)
yes
b)
no
14.
One of Mozart's famous operas was called: The _______ Flute
a)
Magic
b)
Broken
c)
Married
d)
Lost
15.

Mozart wrote ________ pieces of music. More than most composers did but, in half a lifetime.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

300

d)

600

16.
Mozart is considered to be the greatest composer of which musical era?
a)
Middle Ages/Dark Ages
b)
20th Century
c)
Romantic
d)
Classical
17.
How old was Mozart when he died?
a)
85
b)
17
c)
35
d)
64
18.
People who write music are called...
a)
conductors
b)
commanders
c)
comedians
d)
composers
19.
What was Mozart's first name?
a)
Wolfgang 
b)
William
c)
Henry
d)
George
20.

What is the music played by the orchestra before the opera starts called?

a)

Concerto

b)

Symphony

c)

Overture

21.
Mozart came from a musical family.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What did Mozart do between ages 6 and 15 years old?
a)
Sang in a boys choir
b)
Played with other children
c)
Tour Europe
d)
Went to school
23.
Which composer from the Classical period of music was a child prodigy?
a)
Bach
b)
Handel
c)
Beethoven
d)
Mozart
24.

A piece written for solo instrument and orchestra is called a ....

a)

Symphony

b)

Concerto

25.

A long piece of music (usually 40 minutes) with four parts, or movements, is called a ...

a)

symphony

b)

concerto

26.
Which period did Ludwig van Beethoven compose in?
a)
Classical
b)
Romantic
c)
Both
27.
The composer that spanned the Classical and Romantic periods was _________
a)
Haydn
b)
Mozart
c)
Berlioz
d)
Beethoven
28.
Beethoven was born in.....
a)
Bonn, Germany
b)
New York City
c)
Cleveland, Ohio
d)
Morrisdale, Pennsylvania
29.
What instruments did Beethoven play?
a)
Violin and Piano
b)
Piano and Flute
c)
Kazoo and hurdy-gurdy
d)
Panpipes and Piano
30.
Beethoven's first name is...
a)
Paul
b)
Ludwig
c)
Wiggy
d)
Flupwig
31.
Beethoven's lack of ______________ made it more difficult to compose.  
a)
Hearing
b)
Sight
c)
Money
d)
Spaghetti
32.
Beethoven died in _________.
a)
1827
b)
1976
c)
1950
d)
He is still alive!  
33.

Which of the following did Beethoven compose?

a)

Symphony No. 94, "Surprise"

b)

Horn Concerto No. 1

c)

Lohengrin

d)

9th Symphony - "Ode to Joy"

34.

What is the name for the shorter sections that divide a symphony into parts?

a)

Movements

b)

Mini symphonies

c)

Minuets

d)

Musics

35.

Piano pieces written by Beethoven (choose 2)

a)

Fur Elise

b)

Moonlight Sonata

c)

9th Symphony

d)

5th Symphony

36.

Famous Symphony by L.V. Beethoven

a)

5th Symphony

b)

The Magic Flute

c)

Marriage of Figaro

d)

Moonlight Sonata

37.
As a teenager, Beethoven met what famous composer?
a)
W.A. Mozart
b)
J.S. Bach
c)
Franz Liszt
d)
Franz Joseph Haydn
38.

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

a)

104

b)

40

c)

9

d)

15

39.

Beethoven was the "Bridge" between what 2 periods in music history?

a)

Classical and Romantic

b)

Classical and Baroque

c)

Renaissance and Classical

d)

Romantic and Baroque

40.

Brahms spent most of his life working in...

a)

Hawaii

b)

Russia

c)

Austria

d)

Australia

41.

While growing up, Brahms made money for his family by playing...

a)

the piano.

b)

Monopoly.

c)

the trumpet.

42.

What composer most influenced Brahms' music?

a)

Mozart

b)

Bach

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Beethoven

43.

Brahms was a perfectionist. What would he do if he didn't like a piece he wrote?

a)

He destroyed it.

b)

He kept it hidden until he thought about it some more.

c)

He asked friends for advice.

44.

Antonio Vivaldi was from...

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

South Africa

d)

Japan

45.

The "Queen of the Night" aria (song) is from which composer's opera?

a)

Brahms

b)

Beethoven

c)

Bach

d)

Mozart