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MUSIC 9 QUARTER 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of Classical music?

a)

Contrapuntal

b)

Elegant

c)

Homophonic

d)

Simple

2.

What kind of musical texture is made up of melody above an accompaniment?

a)

Heterophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Polyphonic

3.

What instrument replaced the Harpsichord during the Classical period?

a)

Cello

b)

Orchestra

c)

Piano

d)

Violin

4.

Who are the famous composers of the Classical period?

a)

Haydn, Mozart, Bach

b)

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

c)

Palestrina, Morley, Bach

d)

Palestrina, Morley, Beethoven

5.

What significant changes happened to the Orchestra in the Classical period?

a)

The Orchestra gradually fell out of use.

b)

The Orchestra increased in size and range.

c)

The Orchestra began to move the sound with technology.

d)

The Orchestra began to take shape with whatever instrument at hand.

6.

What section of the Sonata Allegro form develops or explores the musical ideas presented in the exposition?

a)

Coda

b)

Development

c)

Exposition

d)

Recapitulation

7.

What kind of musical texture is made up of melody above an accompaniment?

a)

Heterophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Polyphonic

8.

What musical form is designed and used to build the 1st movement of a musical composition of sonatas, symphonies and string quartets?

a)

Concerto

b)

Sonata

c)

Sonata Allegro

d)

Symphony

9.

Where can you find the main theme of a Sonata Allegro form?

a)

Coda

b)

Development

c)

Exposition

d)

Recapitulation

10.

What section of the Sonata allegro form is the main theme restated and can be usually found in the ending?

a)

Coda

b)

Development

c)

Exposition

d)

Recapitulation

11.

What movement of the Symphony is in fast tempo and usually built up in sonata allegro form?

a)

Coda

b)

1st Movement

c)

2nd Movement

d)

3rd Movement

12.

What kind of musical texture is made up of melody above an accompaniment?

a)

Heterophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Polyphonic

13.

Who is the “Father of the Symphony?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

J.S. Bach

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

14.

What musical composition is designed to be played by the Orchestra?

a)

Concerto

b)

Opera

c)

Sonata

d)

Symphony

15.

What movement of the Symphony is in rondo form (ABACA)?

a)

1st movement

b)

2nd movement

c)

3rd movement

d)

4th movement

16.

What movement of the Concerto is in fast tempo and usually built up in sonata allegro form with double exposition?

a)

1st movement

b)

2nd movement

c)

3rd movement

d)

4th movement

17.

What is the musical texture of Classical Period compositions?

a)

polyphonic

b)

homophonic

c)

monophonic

d)

heterophonic

18.

What do you call the spot given to a soloist, wherein he performs a passage that displays brilliance in technique?

a)

1st Movement

b)

Cadenza

c)

Coda

d)

Minuet

19.

What musical composition is designed for a solo instrument accompanied by the orchestra?

a)

Sonata

b)

Symphony

c)

Concerto

d)

Opera

20.

What movement of the Concerto is in rondo form (ABACA) resembling the last movement of the symphony?

a)

4th movement

b)

3rd movement

c)

2nd movement

d)

1st movement

21.

What is a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in a theatrical setting?

a)

Concerto

b)

Opera

c)

Sonata

d)

Symphony

22.

What kind of Opera is also known as Italian comic opera?

a)

Comic Opera

b)

Opera

c)

Opera Buffa

d)

Opera Seria

23.

Which of the following is an air or solo singing part sung by a principal character?

a)

Aria

b)

Cadenza

c)

Overture

d)

Recitative

24.

What do you call the instrumental opening part of the Opera?

a)

Aria

b)

Cadenza

c)

Overture

d)

Recitative

25.

What do you call the text of an Opera?

a)

Aria

b)

Libretto

c)

Overture

d)

Score

26.

How many symphonies did Haydn wrote?

a)

100

b)

107

c)

83

d)

108

27.

What are the best-known symphonies of Haydn?

a)

The Surprise and The Clock

b)

The Surprise and The Symphony

c)

The Creation and the Messiah

d)

The Concertos and Symphonies

28.

What musical texture is dominant in the Classical Period?

a)

polyphonic

b)

homophonic

c)

monophonic

d)

heterophonic

29.

Who was the student of Haydn that eventually was considered as one of Europe’s greatest composers?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Joseph Haydn

c)

J.S. Bach

d)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

30.

Who was Haydn’s patron and considered as one of the wealthiest and most- influential families of the Austrian empire?

a)

Esterhazy

b)

Etherhazy

c)

Mozart

d)

Mozart

31.

How many musical compositions does Mozart wrote?

a)

over 100

b)

over 300

c)

over 700

d)

over 500

32.

What are the best-known Opera of Mozart?

a)

The Surprise and Idomineo

b)

The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro

c)

Creation and Messiah

d)

Aida and Rigoletto

33.

What is the musical texture of the Classical Period?

a)

polyphonic

b)

homophonic

c)

monophonic

d)

heterophonic

34.

What do you call the Mass for the dead?

a)

Requiem Mass

b)

Coronation Mass

c)

Ordinary Mass

d)

Tridentine Mass

35.

How old does Mozart started studying keyboard?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

36.

Who was the composer that bridges the late Classical era and the early Romantic era?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Franz Schubert

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

37.

What is the title of Beethoven’s Opera?

a)

Aida

b)

Fidelo

c)

Idomineo

d)

The Magic Flute

38.

Which musical texture is used during the Classical Period?

a)

Heterophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Polyphonic

39.

Which symphony is a Choral symphony and is also known as the “Ode to Joy”?

a)

Symphony no 1

b)

Symphony no 3

c)

Symphony no 5

d)

Symphony no 9

40.

How many symphonies did Beethoven wrote?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9