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WorksheetsOde to Music History: Baroque to Modernism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which composer fathered a total of 20 children between two wives?
Joseph Haydn
Frédéric Chopin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Claude Debussy
What was J.S. Bach’s lifelong favorite instrument?
The piano
The Magic Flute
The violin
The organ
J.S. Bach was a famous composer of the _____________ period.
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Impressionist
Which composer was famous for writing his Well-Tempered Clavier books and Mass in B Minor?
Franz Liszt
J.S. Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
BAROQUE music was a combination of _____________ and _____________.
Love + War
Peanut Butter + Jelly
Ballads + Rap Battles
Intellect + Emotion
Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn were the three key composers of the _______________ period.
Baroque (1600-1750)
Classical (1750-1830)
Romantic (1830-1900)
Modernist (1900-1930)
Despite his musical brilliance, Mozart also had ___________ humor.
No
Dry
Toilet
Light-Hearted
Which music composer was famous for going deaf?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Arnold Schoenberg
Frédéric Chopin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
One of Mozart’s lifelong passions was ___________.
Playing the organ
Dancing the Waltz
Opera
Yoga
Which composer was famously known for writing Für Elise, 5th Symphony, and his 9th Symphony's Ode to Joy?
J.S. Bach
Franz Liszt
Gustav Mahler
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt were two famous composers of the ______________ era.
Impressionist
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
Frédéric Chopin was sick most of his life and suffered from __________________.
Chronic headaches
Tuberculosis
Going deaf
FOMO
Which composer was known to be a bit emo and self-deprecating?
J.S. Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Maurice Ravel
Frédéric Chopin
The name “Liszt” translates to the word ______________.
Power
Flour
Tower
Shower
Franz Liszt was a very multi-faceted child prodigy who had a(n) __________ personality and was religious.
Serious
Upbeat
Friendly
Confused
Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel were the most famous composers of the _______________ period.
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Impressionist
Which music era introduced unusual chord combos and harmonies, unresolved cadences, more dissonance, and ATONALITY (i.e. the song isn’t in a “key”)?
Romantic
Baroque
Impressionist
Classical
During the _______________ era, melodies were not as precise (i.e. vague, blurred, but impactful).
Romantic
Impressionist
Baroque
Classical
IMPRESSIONIST musicians were drawn to convey ___________ in their works instead of distinct parts and melodies.
Tempo
Harmony
Rhythm
Moods
The token Impressionism motto is: “Suggest and evoke, but don’t _________.”
Worry
Describe
Rush
Stop
Which music era extended in the early 20th century from about 1890 to 1930?
Modernism
Classical
Impressionism
Romantic
Igor Stravinsky, Gustav Mahler, and Arnold Schoenberg were famous composers from the _____________ era.
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Modernist
Similar to impressionist music, MODERNIST music is often described as _____________ (aka no distinct key signature).
Dynamic
Atonal
Harmonious
Technical
Which period is described as demonstrating a very ABSTRACT style of music?
Modernism
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
Igor Stravinsky was a personal friend of ____________________.
Frédéric Chopin
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Pablo Picatta
Pablo Picasso
