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Ode to Music History: Baroque to Modernism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which composer fathered a total of 20 children between two wives?

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Frédéric Chopin

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

Claude Debussy

2.

What was J.S. Bach’s lifelong favorite instrument?

a)

The piano

b)

The Magic Flute

c)

The violin

d)

The organ

3.

J.S. Bach was a famous composer of the _____________ period.

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Impressionist

4.

Which composer was famous for writing his Well-Tempered Clavier books and Mass in B Minor?

a)

Franz Liszt

b)

J.S. Bach

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Igor Stravinsky

5.

BAROQUE music was a combination of _____________ and _____________.

a)

Love + War

b)

Peanut Butter + Jelly

c)

Ballads + Rap Battles

d)

Intellect + Emotion

6.

Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn were the three key composers of the _______________ period.

a)

Baroque (1600-1750)

b)

Classical (1750-1830)

c)

Romantic (1830-1900)

d)

Modernist (1900-1930)

7.

Despite his musical brilliance, Mozart also had ___________ humor.

a)

No

b)

Dry

c)

Toilet

d)

Light-Hearted

8.

Which music composer was famous for going deaf?

a)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

b)

Arnold Schoenberg

c)

Frédéric Chopin

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9.

One of Mozart’s lifelong passions was ___________.

a)

Playing the organ

b)

Dancing the Waltz

c)

Opera

d)

Yoga

10.

Which composer was famously known for writing Für Elise, 5th Symphony, and his 9th Symphony's Ode to Joy?

a)

J.S. Bach

b)

Franz Liszt

c)

Gustav Mahler

d)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

11.

Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt were two famous composers of the ______________ era.

a)

Impressionist

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Baroque

12.

Frédéric Chopin was sick most of his life and suffered from __________________.

a)

Chronic headaches

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Going deaf

d)

FOMO

13.

Which composer was known to be a bit emo and self-deprecating?

a)

J.S. Bach

b)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

c)

Maurice Ravel

d)

Frédéric Chopin

14.

The name “Liszt” translates to the word ______________.

a)

Power

b)

Flour

c)

Tower

d)

Shower

15.

Franz Liszt was a very multi-faceted child prodigy who had a(n) __________ personality and was religious.

a)

Serious

b)

Upbeat

c)

Friendly

d)

Confused

16.

Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel were the most famous composers of the _______________ period.

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Impressionist

17.

Which music era introduced unusual chord combos and harmonies, unresolved cadences, more dissonance, and ATONALITY (i.e. the song isn’t in a “key”)?

a)

Romantic

b)

Baroque

c)

Impressionist

d)

Classical

18.

During the _______________ era, melodies were not as precise (i.e. vague, blurred, but impactful).

a)

Romantic

b)

Impressionist

c)

Baroque

d)

Classical

19.

IMPRESSIONIST musicians were drawn to convey ___________ in their works instead of distinct parts and melodies.

a)

Tempo

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Moods

20.

The token Impressionism motto is: “Suggest and evoke, but don’t _________.”

a)

Worry

b)

Describe

c)

Rush

d)

Stop

21.

Which music era extended in the early 20th century from about 1890 to 1930?

a)

Modernism

b)

Classical

c)

Impressionism

d)

Romantic

22.

Igor Stravinsky, Gustav Mahler, and Arnold Schoenberg were famous composers from the _____________ era.

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modernist

23.

Similar to impressionist music, MODERNIST music is often described as _____________ (aka no distinct key signature).

a)

Dynamic

b)

Atonal

c)

Harmonious

d)

Technical

24.

Which period is described as demonstrating a very ABSTRACT style of music?

a)

Modernism

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Baroque

25.

Igor Stravinsky was a personal friend of ____________________.

a)

Frédéric Chopin

b)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

c)

Pablo Picatta

d)

Pablo Picasso