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WorksheetsMusic Appreciation
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
The form of a piece is the composer's plan or organization
True
False
Phrases combine to form motives; several motives make up a section.
True
False
A special ending to a piece is called a moda.
True
False
The basic action of an opera takes place during the aria.
True
False
Haydn is called the "Father of the Symphony."
True
False
Cadenzas give performers an opportunity to show off their technical abilities.
True
False
Suite
binary form
ternary form
a rondo
a group of several pieces, usually with dance titles
a round
AB
binary form
ternary form
a rondo
a round
subject, countersubject, free material
ABA
binary form
ternary form
a rondo
a round
subject, countersubject, free material
Canon
binary form
ternary form
a rondo
a round
subject, countersubject, free material
Fugue
binary form
ternary form
a rondo
a round
subject, countersubject, free material
ABACA
binary form
ternary form
a rondo
a group of several pieces, usually with dance titles
subject, countersubject, free material
Inversion means to
play the melody backwards
play the melody with each interval changes in direction (upside down)
play the melody backward with each interval changed in direction
play the melody with longer note values
play the melody with shorter note values
Retrograde means to
play the melody backwards
play the melody with each interval changed in direction (upside down)
play the melody backwards with each interval changes in direction
play the melody with longer note values
play the melody with shorter note values
Augmentation means to
play the melody backward
play the emlody with each interval changed in direction (upside down)
play the melody backwards with each interval changed in direction
play the melody with longer note values
play the melody with shorter note values
You might find the movement called "gavotte" in a
fugue
sonata da chiesa
sonata da camera
cantata
none of the above
All of the following are ornaments except
codas
turns
trills
appogiaturas
mordents
The piano's original name was
mezzo piano
piano marcato
pianissimo
pianocrescendo
none of the above
The most famous orchestra in Europe during the mid-1700s through the early 1800s was located in
Paris
Milan
Mannheim
Prague
Bonn
The composer who helped make the transition from the classical to the romantic period was
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
What two groups perofrm in a concerto grosso?
ripieno and concerrtino
forte and piano
orchestra and soloist
trio and tutti
none of above
What might you expect to hear in a concerto?
a singer performing with an orchestra
an instrumental soloist performing with an orchestra
a singer performing with a large chorus
an orchestra performing alone
an instrumental soloist with a piano accompaniment
The composer of Lucia di Lammermoor is
Beethoven
Verdi
Wagner
Rossini
Donizetti
In an opera Lucia di Lammermoor, who is left alive at the end?
Lucy
Arthur
Edgar
Raymond
none of the above
Fugues were common during what period of music history?
(a)
How many players would you find performing a trio sonata?
(a)
What are the three sections called in sonata form?
(a)
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
(a)
