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Music History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a period in music history?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Improvisation Period

2.

Which music period listed below lasted the greatest number of years?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

3.

The violin first became widely popular during which music period listed?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Classical Period

4.

Why was it viewed as needed to have music groupings in three versus two in the Medieval period?

a)

They were bad at math

b)

Three reflected God and holiness

c)

It was a random number the priests chose

d)

There were three empires ruling

5.

During which period is the trombone believed to have been invented?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Classical Period

6.

When was chant the common musical language?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Classical Period

7.

The term "Baroque" is not a compliment. What is it believed to have originally meant?

a)

Misshapen Pearl

b)

Out of Tune Piano

c)

Cackling Hen

d)

Hideous Instruments

8.

Which period in music history lasted from 1400-1600?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

c)

Classical

d)

Romantic

9.

Which period in music history lasted from 1600-1750?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

c)

Classical

d)

Baroque

10.

Which period in music history lasted from 500-1400?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

c)

Classical

d)

Baroque

11.

Ornamentation grew widely in the Baroque period. What does that mean?

a)

Melodies were more decorated

b)

Composers used shiny objects on their music

c)

Performers had to wear clothes with bling

12.

JS Bach lived during the ___________ period

a)

Classical

b)

Romantic

c)

Renaissance

d)

Baroque

13.

The cornetto is a "loud" category instrument popular in dance music during which music period.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Modern Pop

d)

Romantic

14.

Who was the main power during much of the Medieval period in Europe?

a)

The United States

b)

The Holy Roman Empire

c)

Sweden

d)

Brazil

15.

Chant is used in movies like Frozen. What period was it most popular?

a)

Medieval

b)

Romantic

c)

Contemporary

d)

Jazz Era

16.

Why was the piano's invention so important at that time?

a)

It could play lots of dynamics

b)

It was pretty and shiny

c)

It created a certain mood

17.

This element of music is also called the tune of a piece of music

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Rhythm

e)

Tempo

18.

When two or more notes are played together, it creates this element of music

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Rhythm

e)

Tempo

19.

How fast or slow the music is played refers to which of the following?

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Rhythm

e)

Tempo

20.

A pattern of long vs short notes in music defines this element.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Rhythm

e)

Tempo

21.

Thick or thin, referring to the number of instruments/voices being heard at a time describes this.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Rhythm

e)

Tempo