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Concerto through Time 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a concerto

a)

A piece of orchestra and soloist(s)

b)

A piece for orchestra

c)

An early version of the symphony

d)

a piece for singers and orchestra

2.

In the Baroque period, a group of soloists was the norm in a concerto. What is this called?

a)

Solo concerto

b)

Sinfonia Concertante

c)

Concerto Grosso

d)

Concerto Rosso

3.

A concerto is usually divided into sections called...

a)

Chapters

b)

Stanzas

c)

Episodes

d)

Movements

4.

Which of these is NOT a form found in the Baroque period?

a)

Ritornello form

b)

Sonata form

c)

Binary (AB)

d)

Ground Bass

5.

How many movements does a concerto usually have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What is a melodic sequence?

a)

Turning a melody upside down

b)

Turning a melody backwards

c)

Playing the same thing higher or lower

d)

Copying other instruments

7.

Which of these instruments did not exist in the Baroque Period?

a)

Oboe

b)

Flute

c)

Bassoon

d)

Clarinet

8.

What word describes the music changing key?

a)

Modulation

b)

Retrograde

c)

Mumbling

d)

Mitochondria

9.

Which of these statements describes an acciaccatura?

a)

A fast movement between two notes

b)

Note written, note above, note written, note below

c)

A fast repeated movement between two notes

d)

A small 'crushed in' note

10.

Which of these words means a fast tempo?

a)

Andante

b)

Allegro

c)

Lento

d)

Adagio

11.

Which of these statements describes a turn?

a)

A fast movement between two notes

b)

Note written, note above, note written, note below

c)

A fast repeated movement between two notes

d)

A small 'crushed in' note

12.

Trills, mordents, turns and acciaccaturas are all examples of what?

a)

Instruments

b)

Notes

c)

Ornaments

d)

Dynamic Markings

13.

Which of these is a Baroque concerto?

a)

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

b)

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

c)

Orff's O Fortuna

d)

Beethoven's 5th Symphony

14.

If these periods of music were in order from earliest to latest, which would be 3rd in the list?

a)

Classical

b)

Romantic

c)

Baroque

d)

20th Century

15.

During the Baroque Period, people went to concert halls to listen to live music- true or false?

a)

False

b)

True

16.

What word describes how dynamics were used within the Baroque Period?

a)

Terraced

b)

Detached

c)

Crescendo

d)

Bungalow

17.

Which of these composers lived in the Classical Period?

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Tchaikovsky

18.

Classical Music was designed to be simpler than Baroque Music- true or false?

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Which Period of music did NOT contain cadenzas in concertos?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

20.

What word is used to describe cadenzas?

a)

Victorious

b)

Vile

c)

Vehemently

d)

Virtuosic