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Wagner/Enharmonic notes/half&whole steps

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wagner wrote the librettos for his operas?

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Other Opera composers frequently copied Wagner's style

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Wagner based his operas on...

a)

newsletters

b)

books

c)

myths and legends

d)

all of the above

4.

In addition to music, Wagner also wrote...

a)

navigational charts

b)

newsletters

c)

magazine articles

d)

Books

5.

What term did Wagner use to describe his operas?

a)

Wagner rings

b)

music dramas

c)

singing plays

d)

folk plays

6.

Wagner's operas were described as...

a)

having an endless melody

b)

boring

c)

too theatrical

d)

dramatic

7.

A reoccurring melody is known as....

a)

a Wagner society

b)

a leitmotiv

c)

Bayreuth

d)

an opera

8.

Allegro means......

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

walking speed

d)

moderately fast

9.

Adagio means....

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

walking speed

d)

moderately fast

10.

The theater Wagner had built in Bayreuth, Germans is used almost exclusively for the performance of...

a)

operas

b)

folk plays

c)

poetry

d)

piano music

11.

Who was the composer/conductor who became Wagner's father-in-law?

a)

Ludwig Beethoven

b)

Franz List

c)

Johannes Brahms

d)

Amadeus Mozart

12.

a leitmotif of a motif is described as....

a)

when a character sings his part

b)

when a character is depicted by a specific reoccuring melody

c)

the part of the music that feels like the climax

d)

the melody

13.

What was the name of the song you listened to by Wagner?

a)

the 5th symphony

b)

The Lord of the Rings

c)

Lohengrin

d)

we did not have ant listening examples.

14.

Where was Wagner born?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

15.

Where did Wagner die?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

the United States

16.

What are enharmonic notes?

a)

all the black keys

b)

notes that sound the same but have different names

c)

all the white keys

d)

notes that change in a song to make it sound more interesting

17.

What's another name for Ab?

a)

A

b)

G#

c)

B

d)

C

18.

What is another name for B natural?

a)

It does not have an enharmonic note

b)

Cb

c)

Bb

d)

A#

19.

What is another name for F#?

a)

Eb

b)

Gb

c)

G

d)

D

20.

What is another name for C#?

a)

Bb

b)

A

c)

Db

d)

D

21.

Does G have an enharmonic note that we talked about?

a)

no

b)

yes, it's Ab

c)

yes, it's F#

d)

yes, it's G#

22.

What's another name for E#?

a)

D

b)

G

c)

F#

d)

F

23.

What is a half step?

a)

the distance from one key to the next immediate key on the piano (up or down/black or white)

b)

The distance between one key to two keys above or below it on the piano (black or white)

c)

every single note on the piano

d)

all the black keys

24.

What is a whole step?

a)

the distance from one key to the next immediate key on the piano (up or down/black or white)

b)

The distance between one key to two keys above or below it on the piano (black or white)

c)

every single note on the piano

d)

all the black keys

25.

What is a HALF step BELOW F?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

G

d)

B

26.

What is a Half step below Ab?

a)

A

b)

Bb

c)

G#

d)

G

27.

What is a half step above B?

a)

A

b)

Bb

c)

C

d)

D

28.

What is a half step above D#?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

C

d)

Eb

29.

What is a whole step above G?

a)

B

b)

F

c)

A

d)

G#

30.

What is a whole step above C?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

31.

What is a Whole step BELOW Bb?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

Ab

32.

What is a whole step below D?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

B

d)

A