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Music Memory 2020-21 Practice Quiz #2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Singing without instrumental accompaniment

a)

Canzonetta

b)

Leitmotif

c)

A cappella, which means "in chapel style"

d)

Stinger

2.

This composer earned a living as an owner of an insurance agency.

a)

Shostakovich

b)

Ives

c)

Sousa

d)

Ponce

3.

This major work is the fourth most-performed opera in the world.

a)

Carmina Burana

b)

Die Walküre

c)

Messiah

d)

The Magic Flute

4.

This composer lived in the U.S., and was the Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City.

a)

Dvořák

b)

Ives

c)

Holst

d)

Puccini

5.

What is an Opera aria?

a)

a musical piece usually in 4 or more parts written for a large number of singers.

b)

a musical composition for choir, soloists, and orchestra with a religious theme.

c)

a song from an opera for one voice, often sung with an orchestra.

d)

a set of pieces for orchestra performed in a concert setting

6.

A short, showy piece of music played for a special event or to announce the arrival of an important person.

a)

Oratorio

b)

Introduction

c)

Fanfare

d)

Incidental

7.

This composer became a priest, but continued to compose music.

a)

Vecchi

b)

Puccini

c)

Bach

d)

Orff

8.

Considered Poland's greatest composer and pianist. Wrote 23 polonaises.

a)

Dvořák

b)

Shostakovich

c)

Chopin

d)

Chaminade

9.

Known as the "Creator of Modern Mexican Song."

a)

Falla

b)

Ponce

c)

Vecchi

d)

Puccini

10.

A form of Spanish folk music and dance characterized by guitar, singing, castanets, and rhythmic hand clapping and foot stamping

a)

Polonnaise

b)

Dissonance

c)

Flamenco

d)

Libretto