WorksheetsMusic History Quiz #1 (Medieval- Classical)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 38mins
Mozart was the most famous composer from which one of these periods?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th C
During the Baroque era, music was written for nobility and for the ______________________________.
Public
Politicians
Lower class
Church
When was the Classical period?
1920-1945
1600-1750
1750-1830
1830-1920
Many years ago, the earliest music was probably made with...
A full orchestra
Guitars, harps and violins
Recorders, flutes and saxophones
People singing and clapping their hands
Mozart, Beethoven and Bach were all famous...
Composers
Kings
Knights
Magicians
Monophonic music was the dominant texture in which of these periods?
Classical
Medieval
Renaissance
Romantic
When did the Renaissance begin?
1600
1450
1860
450
Which of the following composers was famous during the Renaissance?
Clara Schumann
J.S. Bach
Josquin des Prez
Ludwig van Beethoven
Why was the invention of the Gutenberg printing press important?
It allowed musicians to compose more
It allowed musicians to become better at their instrument
It allowed musicians to share their music with musicians all over the world
It allowed musicians to remember their music better
The word Medieval means...
Middle Ages
A little bit evil
Religious Music
Latin Music
Texture describes...
How many different parts are playing at the same time.
How loud or soft the music is.
How fast or slow the music is.
Between what eras did the Classical Era take place?
1600-1750
1750-1825
1825-1900
1900-present
What does Polyphonic mean?
One Sound
Same Sound
Many Sounds
Loud Sounds
