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WorksheetsWorld Music
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is an important performance art in Asian music?
Musicals
Puppet Theater
Television Sitcoms
Flamenco Dance
With which region of the world is the Gong most associated?
Asia
Europe
Africa
United States
The 13 stringed koto is a popular ___________________, commonly used in the music of Asia.
Fiddle
Lute
Harpsichord
Zither
The raga is the basic unit in music from this region of the world.
India
The Middle East
Latin America
Europe
Which area of the world has music roots in the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Europe
Latin America
The Middle East
Asia
In this area of the world, percussion and the human voice are the main instruments.
Europe
The United States
Africa
Latin America
In this music culture, songs are not meant for entertainment but have a purpose like giving thanks or asking the spirits for help.
Music of Native Americans
Music of Europe
Music of Asia
Music of India
Since the 1950s, the best-known form of American music has been ________________________.
Rap
Calypso
Folk
Rock
Which area of the world divides their music into time periods called Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern?
Europe (Western music)
Asia
Latin America
Africa
Highly emotional music such as Lied developed in Europe during which musical era?
Renaissance
Baroque
Romantic
Modern
War drums are associated with this cultures music.
Native Americans
Africa
India
The Middle East
In this region of the world, new dance styles such as the tango and habanera were created by blending European and native dance styles.
The United States
Latin America
Asia
The Middle East
Who was the first major American composer to blend elements of African music with elements from European songs and dances?
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Gershwin
Benjamin Britten
John Williams
In traditional music from India, the composer is also _____________________________________.
in charge of hiring musicians
the performer
to pray before each performance
in charge of bringing coffee to everyone on his staff
