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Chapter 4 Classical

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between what years did the Classical Era take place?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1750-1825

c)

1825-1900

d)

1900-present

2.

Which of the following did NOT happen during the classical period?

a)

Orville Wright flies the first airplane

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Beethoven composed 9 symphonies

d)

Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity

3.

Which of the following is NOT a Classical composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Haydn

d)

Gershwin

4.

Who wrote theme and variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?"

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Haydn

d)

Handel

5.

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

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Handel

d)

Beethoven

6.

Mozart died at the age of...

a)

5

b)

35

c)

78

d)

150

7.

The musical setting of a death mass, a religious service to honor someone who has died, is called a

a)

funeral

b)

requiem

c)

dirge

d)

chamber music

8.

What is Chamber Music?

a)

compositions meant to be played by a small group of musicians, such as a string quartet

b)

compositions meant to be played by a large group of musicians, such as a string quartet

c)

compositions meant to be played by a small group of bakers, such as a string cheese quartet

d)

Soil composition

9.

A sonata is

a)

an instrumental work containing few movements, usually played by a symphony

b)

a vocal work containing several movements, usually played by a soloist

c)

A Hyundai

d)

an instrumental work containing several movements, usually played by a soloist

10.

An orchestral work consisting of several movements, which blossomed during this time period is...

a)

Sonata

b)

Symphony

c)

Orchestra

d)

Symphony Orchestra

11.

A prodigy is

a)

A Hyundai

b)

A chamber group of strings

c)

a young person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

d)

an old person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

12.

Which composer bridged the classical and the romantic time period with his/her music?

a)

HAYDN

b)

MOZART

c)

BEETHOVEN

13.

This composer was the "Father of the Symphony"

a)

Abraham

b)

Haydn

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

14.

The "Surprise Symphony" was written by Haydn (who had a sense of humor). Why was it so surprising?

a)

It had a vocalist

b)

It didn't have strings

c)

There were cannons

d)

It was very quiet and then had a loud blast to wake up the audience.

15.

What is Ballet?

a)

A story told with words and no singing

b)

A story told through interpretive dance, no singing or speaking

c)

A story told through singing only

d)

A story told through speaking, singing, and dancing

16.

What instrument is this

a)

Trombone

b)

French Horn

c)

Clarinet

d)

Cello

17.

What instrument is this

a)

Piccolo

b)

Oboe

c)

Flute

d)

Clarinet

18.

What instrument is this

a)

Xylophone

b)

Triangle

c)

Drum

d)

Timpani

19.

This is the Turkish March by...

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Pizza

d)

Haydn

20.

This is Moonlight Sonata by...

a)

Han Solo

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

21.

This Mozart work is called....

a)

Symphony Chocolate Bar

b)

Symphony No. 40

c)

Symphony No. 5

d)

Hyundai

22.

This piece is called what?

a)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ( A Little Night Music)

b)

Eine Kleine Tagmusik ( A Little Day Music)

c)

Eine Kleine Dänemusik ( A Little Dance Music)

d)

Ich werde dich niemals aufgeben (Never Gonna Give You Up)

23.

What Beethoven work is this?

a)

Moonlight Sonata

b)

Symphony No. 5

c)

Piano Concerto No. 2

d)

Ode to a Hyundai

24.

What Haydn Piece is this?

a)

Farewell Symphony

b)

Trout Quartet

c)

Surprise Symphony

25.

This Aria from The Magic Flute is called...

a)

Quando Men Vo by Puccini

b)

Dido's Lament by Purcell

c)

Queen of the Night by Mozart

d)

Commercial theme by Volvo

26.

This piano work played by Lang Lang is...

a)

Für Elise by Mozart

b)

Erlkönig by Shubert

c)

Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

27.

This movement from Mozart's Requiem is.. (listen to the words!)

a)

Lacrimosa

b)

Wingardium Leviosa

c)

Dies Irae

28.

What is the instrument pictured?

a)

violin

b)

guitar

c)

percussion

d)

bass

29.

If I describe a piece of music as being thin, what am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Texture

d)

Timbre

30.

I can hear a trumpet, a piano and a drumkit. What am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Texture

d)

Timbre

31.

The piece of music a verse and a chorus. What am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Structure

c)

Dynamics

d)

Texture

32.

Which of these words can we use to describe the texture?

a)

Fast and Slow

b)

Loud and Quiet

c)

Thick and Thin

d)

High and Low

33.
How might someone describe the MELODY of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
c)
The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.
34.
Select the correct definition of RHYTHM.
a)
Patterns of long and short sounds in time
b)
How two or more notes work together; combinations of pitches
35.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

36.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

37.

Which element in music uses the terms thick and thin?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Tonality

38.

What two words can be used to describe dynamics?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

High or low

d)

Think or thin

39.

What two words can be used to describe tempo?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

Long or short

d)

Smooth or detached

40.

What two words can be used to describe pitch?

a)

Fast or slow

b)

High or low

c)

Thick or thin

d)

Long or short