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Classical Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a Classical composer ?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Bach

d)

Beethoven

2.

To whom did Joseph Haydn teach music?

a)

Bach

b)

Handel

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

3.

Which of the following was a very popular new instrument during the Classical era?

a)

Oboe

b)

Harsichord

c)

Recorder

d)

Piano

4.

What period came before Classical?

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

20th century

d)

Renaissance

5.

What composer continued to write music even after he went deaf?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Handel

d)

Beethoven

6.

Which composer was happy and cheerful but not very good with money?

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Haydn

d)

Handel

7.

Why did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord?

a)

pianos were easier to roll around

b)

pianos were cheaper

c)

pianos could play loud or soft

d)

harpsichords weren't popular anymore

8.

The Classical orchestra was ____.

a)

the same size as the Baroque Period

b)

happier than the baroque period

c)

larger than the baroque period

d)

smaller than the baroque period

9.
What word means the tunes are the same length?
a)
Balanced Phrases
b)
Structured
c)
Harmony
d)
Melody
10.
What volume is forte?
a)
Quiet
b)
Quite Quiet
c)
Quiet Loud
d)
Loud
11.

A melody can be described as the ____

a)

tune

b)

trill

c)

appiagiatora

d)

verse

12.

Compared to Baroque, what was different about the Classical Period of music?

a)

The music was more fancy than the Baroque period.

b)

The orchestras had women players.

c)

Musical phrases were neat and balanced

d)

Musical phrases were imbalanced.

13.

In the Classical Period, conductors faced the ____.

a)

harpsichord

b)

orchestra

c)

mirror

d)

audience

14.

Which of the following IS a famous Classical composer?

a)

Mozart

b)

Bach

c)

Louis Prima

d)

Louis Armstrong

15.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Classical Period?

a)

. Music contained balanced musical phrases.

b)

There were bigger orchestras

c)

The music was less fancy than Baroque.

d)

The music was less organized.

16.

Who is called the ‘Father of String Quartets’?

a)

Vivaldi

b)

Bach

c)

Beethoven

d)

Haydn

17.

What city was at the center of the Classical era?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

London

d)

Paris

18.
Like the string quartet, the symphony had _______________ movements.
a)
four
b)
three
c)
two
d)
eight
19.
The second movement of a symphony was
a)
slow
b)
always faster than the first, and twice as long
c)
dropped after mid-century
d)
generally the end of the work
20.
Mozart is perhaps most esteemed for his ____.
a)
operas
b)
trumpet concertos
c)
sacred chorales
d)
manners and polite ways
21.

What was Mozart's final composition?

a)

Concerto no. 1

b)

Don Giovanni

c)

The Magic Flute

d)

Requiem

22.
Who wrote the "Surprise" symphony? 
a)
Haydn
b)
Mozart
c)
Beethoven
23.
Who did Beethoven really want to take lessons with but never got a chance too?
a)
Haydn
b)
Mozart
c)
Salieri
d)
Bach
24.
Why did Haydn write is "Farewell" Symphony?
a)
He thought it would be funny
b)
Needed to write a new symphony
c)
Musicians wanted to go home and be with their families
d)
His patron asked him too
25.
Who created the layout for how a symphony is written?
a)
Mozart
b)
Beethoven
c)
Haydn
26.

How many movements are typically in a symphony?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

Sonata form is.......

a)

Exposition - Development - Recapitulation

b)

Introduction - Exposition - Development

c)

Development - Exposition - Recapituation

d)

Introduction - Bridge - Development

28.

Which of the following was NOT a musical genre of the Classical period

a)

Sonata

b)

Symphony

c)

Minuet

d)

Gregorian Chant

29.

Which of the following was invented during the Classical period?

a)

Telephone

b)

Flush Toilet

c)

Television

d)

Radio

30.

Which composer died at the young age of 35?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Bach

c)

Mozart

d)

Haydn

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