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WorksheetsMUSIC 9 QUARTER 2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of Classical music?
Contrapuntal
Elegant
Homophonic
Simple
What kind of musical texture is made up of melody above an accompaniment?
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
What instrument replaced the Harpsichord during the Classical period?
Cello
Orchestra
Piano
Violin
Who are the famous composers of the Classical period?
Haydn, Mozart, Bach
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Palestrina, Morley, Bach
Palestrina, Morley, Beethoven
What significant changes happened to the Orchestra in the Classical period?
The Orchestra gradually fell out of use.
The Orchestra increased in size and range.
The Orchestra began to move the sound with technology.
The Orchestra began to take shape with whatever instrument at hand.
What section of the Sonata Allegro form develops or explores the musical ideas presented in the exposition?
Coda
Development
Exposition
Recapitulation
What kind of musical texture is made up of melody above an accompaniment?
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
What musical form is designed and used to build the 1st movement of a musical composition of sonatas, symphonies and string quartets?
Concerto
Sonata
Sonata Allegro
Symphony
Where can you find the main theme of a Sonata Allegro form?
Coda
Development
Exposition
Recapitulation
What section of the Sonata allegro form is the main theme restated and can be usually found in the ending?
Coda
Development
Exposition
Recapitulation
What movement of the Symphony is in fast tempo and usually built up in sonata allegro form?
Coda
1st Movement
2nd Movement
3rd Movement
What kind of musical texture is made up of melody above an accompaniment?
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Who is the “Father of the Symphony?
Franz Joseph Haydn
J.S. Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What musical composition is designed to be played by the Orchestra?
Concerto
Opera
Sonata
Symphony
What movement of the Symphony is in rondo form (ABACA)?
1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement
4th movement
What movement of the Concerto is in fast tempo and usually built up in sonata allegro form with double exposition?
1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement
4th movement
What is the musical texture of Classical Period compositions?
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
heterophonic
What do you call the spot given to a soloist, wherein he performs a passage that displays brilliance in technique?
1st Movement
Cadenza
Coda
Minuet
What musical composition is designed for a solo instrument accompanied by the orchestra?
Sonata
Symphony
Concerto
Opera
What movement of the Concerto is in rondo form (ABACA) resembling the last movement of the symphony?
4th movement
3rd movement
2nd movement
1st movement
What is a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in a theatrical setting?
Concerto
Opera
Sonata
Symphony
What kind of Opera is also known as Italian comic opera?
Comic Opera
Opera
Opera Buffa
Opera Seria
Which of the following is an air or solo singing part sung by a principal character?
Aria
Cadenza
Overture
Recitative
What do you call the instrumental opening part of the Opera?
Aria
Cadenza
Overture
Recitative
What do you call the text of an Opera?
Aria
Libretto
Overture
Score
How many symphonies did Haydn wrote?
100
107
83
108
What are the best-known symphonies of Haydn?
The Surprise and The Clock
The Surprise and The Symphony
The Creation and the Messiah
The Concertos and Symphonies
What musical texture is dominant in the Classical Period?
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
heterophonic
Who was the student of Haydn that eventually was considered as one of Europe’s greatest composers?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn
J.S. Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Who was Haydn’s patron and considered as one of the wealthiest and most- influential families of the Austrian empire?
Esterhazy
Etherhazy
Mozart
Mozart
How many musical compositions does Mozart wrote?
over 100
over 300
over 700
over 500
What are the best-known Opera of Mozart?
The Surprise and Idomineo
The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro
Creation and Messiah
Aida and Rigoletto
What is the musical texture of the Classical Period?
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
heterophonic
What do you call the Mass for the dead?
Requiem Mass
Coronation Mass
Ordinary Mass
Tridentine Mass
How old does Mozart started studying keyboard?
7
6
5
4
Who was the composer that bridges the late Classical era and the early Romantic era?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Schubert
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the title of Beethoven’s Opera?
Aida
Fidelo
Idomineo
The Magic Flute
Which musical texture is used during the Classical Period?
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Which symphony is a Choral symphony and is also known as the “Ode to Joy”?
Symphony no 1
Symphony no 3
Symphony no 5
Symphony no 9
How many symphonies did Beethoven wrote?
4
6
7
9
