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Music History

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he wrote his first symphony?
a)
3 years old
b)
8 years old
c)
12 years old
d)
15 years old
2.

Baroque Era

a)

1600-1750

b)

1600-1759

c)

1685-1750

d)

1685-1759

3.

The Father of the Opera

a)

Giulio Caccini

b)

Jacopo Peri

c)

Jean Baptist Lully

d)

Claudio Monteverdi

4.

Vocal Music

a)

Toccata

b)

Cantata

c)

Fugue

d)

Suite

5.

Instrumental Music

a)

Concerto

b)

Passion

c)

Oratorio

d)

Mass

6.

Messiah

a)

Opera

b)

Cantata

c)

Passion

d)

Oratorio

7.

During the Baroque era, music was written for nobility and for the ______________________________.

a)

Public

b)

Politicians

c)

Lower class

d)

Church

8.

What was the most popular keyboard instrument during the Baroque era?

a)

Piano

b)

Organ

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Clavichord

9.

During which era did Mozart live?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

10.

Stravinsky is from which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

11.

Which era features music and art that is highly ornamental and decorative?

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

Jazz

d)

Impressionism

12.

The symphony as a musical form appeared during which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

13.

The Romantic era dates from about. . . . .?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1000-1500

c)

1800-1900

d)

1900-present

14.

Who is the most famous composer of the Baroque era?

a)

Bach

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Schubert

15.

The type of composition know as "sonata" became popular during which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

16.

The Romantic era is sometimes referred to as the age of grand __________________________.

a)

Symphony

b)

Orchestra

c)

Opera

d)

Cantata

17.

Dissonance is a characteristic of the music from this era:

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

18.

This style of music emerged at the beginning of the modern era:

a)

Opera

b)

Sonata

c)

Baroque

d)

Impressionism

19.

Franz Liszt was a famous pianist and composer during which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

20.

Choose the correct order of the musical periods from oldest to newest.

a)

Romantic, Baroque, Classical, 20th Century

b)

Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century

c)

Classical, Baroque, 20th Century, Romantic

d)

20th Century, Romantic, Classical, Baroque

21.

What are the characteristics of Baroque music?

a)

Simple melodies

b)

Loud and soft dynamics

c)

Highly ornamented

d)

All of the above

22.

Which composer's death ended the Baroque period?

a)

G. F. Handel

b)

J. S. Bach

c)

W. A. Mozart

d)

Franz Joseph Haydn

23.

Which is true about Romantic music?

a)

Dramatic dynamic changes, freedom of form and reoccurring themes and melodies.

b)

Simple melodies, crescendos and decrescendos, and homophonic textures.

c)

Experimental forms, dissonant melodies and harmonies.

d)

Highly ornamented melodies, simple dynamic changes with loud and soft.

24.
What instrument was classical music usually played on?
a)
A piano
b)
A  harpsichord
c)
A Keytar
d)
A Marimba
25.

Two of the finest composers from the Baroque Period are

a)

Bach and Handel

b)

Mozart and Haydn

c)

Mozart and Bach

d)

Beetrhoven and Mozart

26.

A performer who has great technical ability on an instrument is called a

a)

virtuoso

b)

soloist

c)

amateur

d)

novice

27.

What term means the speed of the music?

a)

dynamics

b)

tempo

c)

register

d)

forte

28.
What was a new Hymn style by Bach called?
a)
Ballets
b)
Operas
c)
Cantatas
d)
Mass
29.

Which word do we usually associate Renaissance with?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Rediscovery

d)

Recapitulation

30.

A huge composition called an oratorio was composed by Handel during the Baroque Period. It contained the famous "Hallelujah Chorus." It was called:

a)

Messiah

b)

Brandenburg Concertos

c)

Tallis Canon

31.

"Fur Elise," "Ode to Joy," and the "Fifth Symphony" were super famous works composed by:

a)

The Beatles

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Beethoven

d)

Thomas Tallis

32.

Tchaikovsky was a Romantic Period Composer whose fame grew by composing dances called:

a)

Ballet

b)

Square Dance

c)

Salsa

33.

Tchaikovsky was a Romantic Period Composer whose fame grew by composing dances called:

a)

Ballet

b)

Square Dance

c)

Salsa

34.

The 20th Century "King of Rock and Roll" was

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

Mona Lisa

35.

In which period did polyphonic texture dominate music?

a)

Baroque

b)

20 C

c)

Romantic

d)

Classical

36.

In which period was the piano developed?

a)

Romantic

b)

Medieval

c)

Classical

d)

20 C

37.

Monophonic music was the dominant texture in which of these periods?

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

d)

Romantic

38.

In which period did Concert Halls get built?

a)

Antiquity

b)

Baroque

c)

Romantic

d)

Classical

39.

In which period did music become about passion and emotion?

a)

Medieval

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Renaissance

40.

Mozart was the most famous composer from which one of these periods?

a)

Classical

b)

Baroque

c)

Romantic

d)

20th C

41.

What does Polyphonic mean?

a)

One Sound

b)

Same Sound

c)

Many Sounds

d)

Loud Sounds

42.

What does Homophonic mean?

a)

One Sound

b)

Same Sound

c)

Many Sounds

d)

Difficult Sounds

43.

Hildegard of Bingen was a German nun who composed music during the

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Baroque Period

c)

Classical Period

d)

Romantic Period

44.

How did Gregorian Chant get its name?

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Pope Gregory V

c)

Gregory the Conqueror

d)

Mr. Gregory Kafkes

45.

Plainchant can be described as...

a)

Pure Melody

b)

No Harmony

c)

No Accompaniment

d)

No Added Voices

e)

All of the above

46.

The Renaissance period was from the years...

a)

1300-1400

b)

1250-1453

c)

1425-1600

d)

1053-1453

47.

Gregorian Chants are written in?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

Latin

48.

Gregorian Chant has no?

a)

Beat

b)

Melody

c)

Pitches

d)

Dynamics

49.

What is monophony?

a)

Just the melody, nothing else

b)

Multiple melodies

c)

Lots of notes played together to create chords

d)

One Phone

50.

What is polyphony?

a)

multiple melodies at the same time

b)

Just the melody, nothing else

c)

Lots of notes played together to create chords

d)

Many Phones

51.

What is homophony?

a)

The melody is supported by one or two extra lines that help make the harmony stronger

b)

Multiple melodies happening at the same time

c)

Someone who financially supports musicians

d)

Lots of notes played together to create chords

52.

What is homophony?

a)

The melody is supported by one or two extra lines that help make the harmony stronger

b)

Multiple melodies happening at the same time

c)

Someone who financially supports musicians

d)

Lots of notes played together to create chords

53.

What is homophony?

a)

The melody is supported by one or two extra lines that help make the harmony stronger

b)

Multiple melodies happening at the same time

c)

Someone who financially supports musicians

d)

Lots of notes played together to create chords

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