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Music History

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the earliest time period

a)

Romantic

b)

Baroque

c)

Modern

d)

Classical

2.

Bach lived during what time period?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Baroque

3.

Mozart lived during this time period:

a)

Classical

b)

Baroque

c)

Romantic

d)

Post-Romantic

4.

Vivaldi's nickname is what?

a)

The Caregiver

b)

The Jolly Prince

c)

The Red Priest

d)

The Music Master

5.

Bach lived in what country?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

England

6.

Mozart was a child prodigy. What does that mean?

a)

He was a crazy child

b)

He needed lots of medical attention

c)

He was very friendly and helped a lot of children

d)

He was born with natural talent

7.

Chopin played and mostly wrote music for what instrument?

a)

Violin

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Piano

d)

Bassoon

8.

Beethoven wrote how many symphonies?

a)

9

b)

65

c)

5

d)

none

9.

Wagner was idolized by which political figure?

a)

President George Washington

b)

The Tsar or Russia

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

The Queen of England

10.

Which family did Haydn work for?

a)

The Wagner family

b)

The Muller family

c)

The Esterhazy family

d)

The Fa family

11.

Mozart began learning the Harpsichord at what age?

a)

3

b)

17

c)

35

d)

He never learned the Harpsichord

12.

Bach spent his life doing what?

a)

Composing and performing for the church

b)

Working for the Esterhazy family

c)

Being the musical director for the orphanage

d)

Traveling and writing music

13.

Handel wrote which Christmas performance?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

The Messiah

c)

The Grinch

d)

Sleeping Beauty

14.

What disability did Beethoven develop?

a)

Inability to smell

b)

Inability to walk

c)

Inability to hear

d)

Inability to play the piano

15.

Wagner wrote many pieces in this style:

a)

Oratorios

b)

Cantatas

c)

Musical Dramas

d)

Ragtime

16.

Tchaikovsky wrote these performances. Select multiple

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

Alice in Wonderland

d)

Swan Lake

17.

Debussy was a strict man who would not tolerate any funny business

a)

True, he had a lot of anger

b)

False, he was the class clown

18.

Vaughn Williams was from what country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

United States

19.

Stravinsky wrote what famous piece?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

The Surprise Symphony

c)

The Ride of the Valkyries

d)

The Rite of Spring

20.

The Nutcracker, Rodeo, and Rite of Spring are examples of what?

a)

Symphony

b)

Ballet

c)

Musical Dramas

d)

Cantata

21.

Select all the Russian Composers

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Chopin

c)

Stravinsky

d)

Vivaldi

22.

Select all the German Composers

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Wagner

d)

Debussy

23.

Gershwin combined which 2 genres?

a)

Classical

b)

Ragtime

c)

Opera

d)

Jazz

24.

Copeland that represented and sounded like what?

a)

Hilter's Germany

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

The United States Of America

d)

Elementary School