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Music Appreciation

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The form of a piece is the composer's plan or organization

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Phrases combine to form motives; several motives make up a section.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A special ending to a piece is called a moda.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The basic action of an opera takes place during the aria.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Haydn is called the "Father of the Symphony."

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Cadenzas give performers an opportunity to show off their technical abilities.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Suite

a)

binary form

b)

ternary form

c)

a rondo

d)

a group of several pieces, usually with dance titles

e)

a round

8.

AB

a)

binary form

b)

ternary form

c)

a rondo

d)

a round

e)

subject, countersubject, free material

9.

ABA

a)

binary form

b)

ternary form

c)

a rondo

d)

a round

e)

subject, countersubject, free material

10.

Canon

a)

binary form

b)

ternary form

c)

a rondo

d)

a round

e)

subject, countersubject, free material

11.

Fugue

a)

binary form

b)

ternary form

c)

a rondo

d)

a round

e)

subject, countersubject, free material

12.

ABACA

a)

binary form

b)

ternary form

c)

a rondo

d)

a group of several pieces, usually with dance titles

e)

subject, countersubject, free material

13.

Inversion means to

a)

play the melody backwards

b)

play the melody with each interval changes in direction (upside down)

c)

play the melody backward with each interval changed in direction

d)

play the melody with longer note values

e)

play the melody with shorter note values

14.

Retrograde means to

a)

play the melody backwards

b)

play the melody with each interval changed in direction (upside down)

c)

play the melody backwards with each interval changes in direction

d)

play the melody with longer note values

e)

play the melody with shorter note values

15.

Augmentation means to

a)

play the melody backward

b)

play the emlody with each interval changed in direction (upside down)

c)

play the melody backwards with each interval changed in direction

d)

play the melody with longer note values

e)

play the melody with shorter note values

16.

You might find the movement called "gavotte" in a

a)

fugue

b)

sonata da chiesa

c)

sonata da camera

d)

cantata

e)

none of the above

17.

All of the following are ornaments except

a)

codas

b)

turns

c)

trills

d)

appogiaturas

e)

mordents

18.

The piano's original name was

a)

mezzo piano

b)

piano marcato

c)

pianissimo

d)

pianocrescendo

e)

none of the above

19.

The most famous orchestra in Europe during the mid-1700s through the early 1800s was located in

a)

Paris

b)

Milan

c)

Mannheim

d)

Prague

e)

Bonn

20.

The composer who helped make the transition from the classical to the romantic period was

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

c)

Franz Joseph Haydn

d)

Ludwig van Beethoven

e)

Johannes Brahms

21.

What two groups perofrm in a concerto grosso?

a)

ripieno and concerrtino

b)

forte and piano

c)

orchestra and soloist

d)

trio and tutti

e)

none of above

22.

What might you expect to hear in a concerto?

a)

a singer performing with an orchestra

b)

an instrumental soloist performing with an orchestra

c)

a singer performing with a large chorus

d)

an orchestra performing alone

e)

an instrumental soloist with a piano accompaniment

23.

The composer of Lucia di Lammermoor is

a)

Beethoven

b)

Verdi

c)

Wagner

d)

Rossini

e)

Donizetti

24.

In an opera Lucia di Lammermoor, who is left alive at the end?

a)

Lucy

b)

Arthur

c)

Edgar

d)

Raymond

e)

none of the above

25.

Fugues were common during what period of music history?

(a)  

26.

How many players would you find performing a trio sonata?

(a)  

27.

What are the three sections called in sonata form?

(a)  

28.

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

(a)