WorksheetsMusic History srf1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he wrote his first symphony?
a)
3 years old
b)
8 years old
c)
12 years old
d)
15 years old
2.
Which composer went deaf?
a)
Beethoven
b)
Vivaldi
c)
Stravinsky
d)
Rachmaninoff
3.
Which famous Christmas show did Tchaikovsky write?
a)
Christmas Eve
b)
A Christmas Carol
c)
The Nutcracker
d)
The Messiah
4.
When was the Baroque Era?
a)
1875-1925
b)
1970-2000
c)
500-800
d)
1600-1750
5.
What instrument was classical music usually played on?
a)
A piano
b)
A harpsichord
c)
A Keytar
d)
A Marimba
6.
Two of the finest composers from the Baroque Period are
a)
Bach and Handel
b)
Mozart and Haydn
c)
Mozart and Bach
d)
Beetrhoven and Mozart
7.
Sacred music is music written for
a)
religious purposes
b)
entertainment purposes
c)
functions like a graduation ceremony
d)
sad occasions
8.
A performer who has great technical ability on an instrument is called a
a)
virtuoso
b)
soloist
c)
amateur
d)
novice
9.
What term means the speed of the music?
a)
dynamics
b)
tempo
c)
register
d)
forte
10.
What does Composer mean?
a)
A person who writes music
b)
A play with songs instead of spoken words
c)
Big pieces of music divided into smaller movements
d)
A performance art that tells a story through interpretive dance
11.
What was a landmark piece by Bach and why?
a)
Mass in B minor, because it combined Choir and Orchestra
b)
Minuet in G, because it created loops
c)
Tocatta and Fugue in G because it was a tribute to his teacher
d)
The 6 Cello Suites because it was for solo Cello
12.
What was a new Hymn style by Bach called?
a)
Ballets
b)
Operas
c)
Cantatas
d)
Mass
13.
What are the dates for the Medieval time period?
a)
0-1400
b)
0-1500
c)
0-1300
d)
0-1200
14.
Who standardized Gregorian Chant?
a)
Pope Gregory
b)
Monk Gregory
c)
Cardinal Gregory
d)
Priest Gregory
15.
What are the dates for the Renaissance time period?
a)
1400-1600
b)
1450-1600
c)
1300-1600
d)
1350-1650
16.
Which word do we usually associate Renaissance with?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Rediscovery
d)
Recapitulation
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