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Quaver-Great Composers of the Classical Period

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived when?

a)

1856-1891

b)

1765-1971

c)

1756-1791

d)

1755-1790

2.

One of Mozart's most famous pieces was titled:

a)

Ode to Joy

b)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

c)

Symphony No. 104

d)

Clair de lune

3.

Mozart's music is very:

a)

pure and clean

b)

stormy and passionate

c)

soft and serene

d)

muddy and polluted

4.

Mozart composed his first opera at ___.

a)

3

b)

12

c)

25

d)

41

5.

How old was Mozart when he heard Miserere at the Sistine Chapel, and memorized it all in one hearing?

a)

5

b)

12

c)

14

d)

18

6.

Franz Joseph Haydn was known as what?

a)

The child genius

b)

The master of orchestration

c)

The father of impressionism

d)

The father of the string quartet

7.

Haydn was the teacher of which other famous composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Tchaikovsky

d)

Marshmello

8.

Ludwig van Beethoven lived when?

a)

1970-2020

b)

1707-1872

c)

1727-1870

d)

1770-1827

9.

Beethoven's first public performance was at the age of:

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

14

10.

This music comes from Beethoven's famous piece called:

a)

Fur Elise

b)

Ode to Joy

c)

Symphony No. 5

d)

We Will Rock You

11.

Beethoven's music was

a)

pure and clean

b)

stormy and passionate

c)

soft and serene

d)

muddy and polluted

12.

Beethoven added a full choir to which piece?

a)

Fur Elise

b)

Moonlight Sonata

c)

Symphony No. 5

d)

Symphony No. 9

13.

Beethoven used a stick to feel the vibrations of music because later in life he became:

a)

blind

b)

deaf

c)

mute

d)

lazy

14.

Which time period came before the Classical Period, featuring fancier music?

a)

Medieval

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Romantic

15.

In the Classical Period, music used balanced _______ of 4 or 8 measures.

a)

melodies

b)

phrases

c)

rhythms

d)

orchestras

16.

The ___ became more important than the harpsichord during the Classical Period.

a)

trumpet

b)

piano

c)

clarinet

d)

electric guitar