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Worksheets4 Composer: Haydn March 12-18
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Haydn born?
a)
France
b)
USA
c)
Austria
d)
Australia
e)
Italy
2.
How many symphonies did Haydn compose?
a)
30
b)
16
c)
12
d)
104
3.
Check the name of other composers who were writing in Haydn's lifetime? (Check all that apply)
a)
George III
b)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
James Madison
e)
Ludwig Van Beethoven
4.
What is the name of the composer we learned about this week?
a)
Franz Joe Handel
b)
Franz "Joseph" Haydn
c)
Ludwig van Beethoven
d)
Mr. Franck
5.
What era did he compose in?
a)
Baroque
b)
Renaissance
c)
First Period
d)
Classical
6.
What is the name of one of his famous symphonies?
a)
The Explosion Symphony
b)
The Super Symphony
c)
The Surprise Symphony
d)
The Doggie Symphony
7.
What did he do to get kicked out of choir school?
a)
He ate a sardine on a dare.
b)
He spit on the music.
c)
He called the kappelmaister a dummy head.
d)
He cut off the pigtail of the girl in front of him.
8.
This composer was nicknamed "Father of the Symphony" and wrote 107 symphonies.
a)
Fanny Mendelssohn
b)
John Phillip Sousa
c)
George Frederic Handel
d)
Franz Joseph Haydn
9.
Why did he write the "Surprise" Symphony?
a)
He was tired of ladies falling asleep during his symphonies so he played a joke on them.
b)
He liked jack-in-the-boxes.
c)
Prince Esterhazy asked him to.
d)
He hated surprises.
10.
A composer is...
a)
a person who eats sardines.
b)
a person who writes music.
c)
a person that waves his arms in front of musicians.
d)
a person who repairs cars.
11.
What is the name of the family who hired Joseph Haydn to write music for them?
a)
Smith
b)
Jones
c)
Earnhart
d)
Esterhazy
12.
Why couldn't Mozart find his teacher?
a)
To get to the other side.
b)
Because he was Haydn.
13.
How many years did Haydn work for the Esterhazy family?
a)
30
b)
16
c)
12
d)
104
14.
What 3 things was he famous for?
a)
Playing harpsichord, writing music, and hanging out with his family
b)
Writing rock n' roll music, playing violin, and, playing drums
c)
Being funny, symphonies, and string quartets
d)
Symphonies, orchestras, and Disney World
15.
What was the classical period known for?
a)
Simple and beautiful melodies
b)
Fancy piano music
c)
computers
d)
Singing
16.
Who invited him to be their orchestra's conductor?
a)
A prince from England
b)
A prince from Hungary
c)
Mr. Day
d)
A prince from Disney World
17.
A symphony is a piece of music that has 4 ____________.
a)
mountains
b)
movements
c)
melodies
d)
men
18.
What 5 instruments did Haydn learn as a child?
a)
piano, guitar, viola, violin, and mandolin
b)
organ, flute, saxophone, drums, and harp
c)
harpsichord, cello, piano, drums, and tuba
d)
harpsichord, organ, violin, trumpet, and drums
19.
Haydn was considered the
a)
Father of the Concerto
b)
Father of the Symphony
c)
Father of the Sonata
d)
Father of the String Quartet
20.
Haydn had steady employment with the:
a)
Metastasio
b)
Esterhazy family
c)
Count Morzin
d)
Nicola Porpora
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