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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Choose the correct order of the musical periods from oldest to newest.
Romantic, Baroque, Classical, 20th Century
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century
Classical, Baroque, 20th Century, Romantic
20th Century, Romantic, Classical, Baroque
Happy music would most likely be written in what key?
Minor
Melodic Minor
Major
Melodic Major
Sad music would most likely be written in what key?
Minor
Melodic Minor
Major
Melodic Major
In which period did polyphonic texture dominate music?
Classical
Antiquity
Baroque
Romantic
Monophonic music was the dominant texture in which of these periods?
Classical
Medieval
Renaissance
Romantic
Mozart was the most famous composer from which one of these periods?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th C
When was the Baroque period?
1600-1750
1830-1920
1750-1830
1920-1945
When was the Classical period?
1920-1945
1600-1750
1750-1830
1830-1920
When was the Romantic period?
1920-1945
1750-1830
1600-1750
1830-1920
When was the 20th Century period in music history?
1920-1945
1830-1920
1750-1830
1600-1750
The word Baroque means ...
Broken pearl
Music
Ornamentation
Cracked object
What does homophonic texture mean?
Complex and dissonant music.
Simple melodies played by multiple instruments with harmony that supports the melody.
Singular melody line.
Experimental textures.
Which composer straddled the Classical and Romantic periods?
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Which is true about Romantic music?
Dramatic dynamic changes, freedom of form and reoccurring themes and melodies.
Simple melodies, crescendos and decrescendos, and homophonic textures.
Experimental forms, dissonant melodies and harmonies.
Highly ornamented melodies, simple dynamic changes with loud and soft.
World War II (1945) ended which of the musical periods?
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
20th Century
Instrumental music of the Renaissance becomes more independent and was mostly used for ___.
dance
mass
social
