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Music History - Classical

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the father of the piano?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

Muzio Clementi

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2.

Whos is considered the father of the symphony?

a)

Muzio Clementi

b)

Franz Joseph Haydn

c)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

d)

Ludwig van Beethoven

3.

Which composer was known for writing expressive and passionate music in the Classical era?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Franz Joseph Haydn

c)

Muzio Clementi

d)

Ludwig van Beethoven

4.

Which of these composers was a child prodigy

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

Franz Joseph Haydn

d)

Muzio Clementi

5.

List the musical eras in chronological order.


19th/20th Century

Baroque

Classical

Medieval

Renaissance

Romantic

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6.

The Classical era was known for using which musical texture?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphonic

c)

Homophonic

7.

Which is not a musical characteristic from the Classical era?

a)

Focus on melody

b)

Light texture

c)

Elegant melodies

d)

Imitative counterpoint

8.

Beethoven's compositions are broken up into how many periods?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What is the difference between a song and a piece?

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10.

True or False: Vocal music dominated the Classical era.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: The piano replaced the harpsichord as the most popular keyboard instrument.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Classical era was more elegant and less complex than Baroque music.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Mozart was a transitional figure from the Classical to the Romantic era.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: You can still submit late assignments so that you don't fail this class.

a)

True

b)

False