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WorksheetsMusic History Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
Which of the following composers is from the Renaissance period?
Beethoven
Palestrina
Foster
A type of singing used in the medieval period, sung by monks, and monophonic is called
Gregorian Chant
Motet
Symphony
Which of the following was a leader of the Reformation, which changed music into the vernacular language?
Bach
Mozart
Luther
The Messiah was called a(n)
Motet
Oratorio
Madrigal
Which of the following was the Father of Music and ended the Baroque period in 1750 with his death?
Bach
Mozart
Copland
A church musical drama where all dialogue is sung but there are no scenery, props, or costumes is called
opera
oratorio
play
Which composer composed Minuet in G Major and G Minor?
Palestrina
Mozart
Bach
A musical piece composed for a keyboard instrument is called
toccata
Gregorian chant
Keyboard piece
Many melodies sounding at the same time is called
minuet
polyphony
monophony
Which composer composed the piece four minutes and thirty three seconds?
Mozart
Cage
Palestrina
Which of the following composers is from the Baroque Period?
Bach
Tchaikovsky
Joplin
Which of the following is NOT a music history time period?
Baroque
Revolutionary
Classical
Which composer lost his hearing by the end of his life, but was still able to continue composing?
Beethoven
Handel
Bach
Which of the following composed the Nutcracker Suite?
Tchaikovsky
Prokofiev
Wagner
A series of musical pieces is called
an opera
a suite
a scherzo
Mozart wrote music for which of the following instruments?
harpsichord
electric guitar
saxophone
Which of the following composers was considered to be a prodigy?
Copland
Gershwin
Mozart
A minuet is a(n)
dance
keyboard
instrument
The mechanism that enables a piano to sound when a key is struck is
a hammer
ice pick
feather quills
Which of the following was a 20th Century composer?
Bach
Gershwin
Handel
Which of the following composers is from the Renaissance period?
Bach
Mozart
Palestrina
Which composer wrote Toccata and Fugue in D Minor?
Beethoven
Bach
Cage
Which composer is considered to be the Father of the Symphony?
Haydn
Bach
Beethoven
Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?
Haydn
Vivaldi
Tchaikovsky
Bach's vocation was to compose for which of the following?
Church
King of Italy
Schools
Unison singing or one melody that sounds together is called
Homophony
Monophony
Melody
Music that tells a story is called
program music
ritornello
story music
Classical Composers emphasized simplicity, logic, and order.
True
False
Mozart began composing at a very early age.
True
False
The Hallelujah Chorus is part of the Messiah.
True
False
Gregorian Chant is not sung by monks.
True
False
Haydn wrote The Nutcracker Suite.
True
False
Beethoven is often called the Father of the Symphony.
True
False
Bach was born, worked, and lived in German all of his life.
True
False
Handel composed The Messiah.
True
False
Beethoven was born totally deaf and composed a number of works for orchestra, piano, and chorus.
True
False
A toccata is played on a trumpet.
True
False
Stephen Foster composed our state song, "My Old Kentucky Home".
True
False
Mozart composed "Theme and Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".
True
False
Haydn composed the Surprise Symphony.
True
False
