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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - MEDIEVAL thru CLASSICAL

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______ and _________ musicians furthered the establishment of the Wind Band in the Medieval Period.

a)

young and old

b)

paid and unpaid

c)

court and town

d)

rich and poor

2.

Instruments found a place in the church as early as the ___ or ___ Century.

a)

2nd or 3rd

b)

3rd or 4th

c)

5th or 6th

d)

7th or 8th

3.

By the 13th Century some (a)   cities began to have regular paid Civic Bands.

4.

Medieval ensembles were divided into two types: loud and soft.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Instrumental music of the Middle Ages served a variety of purposes such as:

a)

Municipal Entertainment

b)

Court Entertainment

c)

Battle

d)

None of the Above

6.

During the Renaissance Period the (a)   of music became a viable industry.

7.

The most important type of end blown "whistle" flute during the Renaissance was the __________.

a)

recorder

b)

pan flute

c)

schnozel flute

d)

golden flute

8.

The "sackbut" was a predecessor to the modern trombone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

The European predecessor to the oboe was the __________.

a)

schryari

b)

dulcian

c)

racket

d)

shawm

10.

A "consort" would include instruments of different families.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

The Wind Band had not importance in the military organizations of the Renaissance Period.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

The (a)   Period was a period of startling transition for instrumental music.

13.

The synthesis of music & drama in the Baroque Period became known as ____________.

a)

concerts

b)

opera

c)

musicals

d)

consortiums

14.

The most popular instruments of the Baroque Period were the piano and the violin.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

For centuries the (a)   was considered an instrument exclusive to the Court.

16.

As the Baroque Period moved into the Classical Period the ________ caught the imagination of composers.

a)

saxophone

b)

electric guitar

c)

clarinet

d)

harpsichord

17.

In the Classical Period(18th Century) we saw the beginning of the modern __________ ___________.

a)

Wind Band

b)

Jazz Band

c)

Chamber Ensemble

d)

Symphony Orchestra

18.

"HARMONIEMUSIK" was the word used for the Classical ensemble of instruments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Instrumentation in the 19th Century required up to ___ players.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

20.

By the 19th Century the ________ _________ would become important.

(a)  

21.

The common practice during the Classical Period was for every noble household to ignore music.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Check off Classical Composers of Harmoniemusik.

a)

Franz Josef Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig van Beethoven

d)

John Phillip Sousa

23.

It was the __________ who brought organized harmonie music to America.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Moravians

c)

Indians

d)

Spanish

24.

BRASS BANDS in Salem, N.C. were a vital link in the growth of the band movement in the U.S.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

Radical ________ _______ in France transformed the wind band into the concert band.

(a)