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Classical Period Music

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between what eras did the Classical Era take place?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1750-1825

c)

1825-1900

d)

1900-present

2.

Which of the following did NOT happen during the classical period?

a)

Orville Wright flies the first airplane

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Beethoven composed 9 symphonies

d)

Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity

3.

Which of the following is NOT a Classical composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Haydn

d)

Gershwin

4.

Who "discovered" electricity during the Classical Era?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Franklin

d)

Washington

5.

Who wrote theme and variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?"

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Haydn

d)

Handel

6.

What composer continued to write music even after he went deaf?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Handel

d)

Beethoven

7.

Mozart died at the age of...

a)

56

b)

35

c)

78

d)

62

8.

Beethoven died at the age of...

a)

56

b)

35

c)

92

d)

35

9.

What happened to Beethoven later in his life?

a)

he went blind

b)

he went deaf

c)

he couldn't speak

d)

he was sick

10.

Which of the following IS a famous Classical composer?

a)

Mozart

b)

Bach

c)

Louis Prima

d)

Louis Armstrong

11.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Classical Period?

a)

. Music contained balanced musical phrases.

b)

There were bigger orchestras

c)

The music was less fancy than Baroque.

d)

The music was less organized.

12.

Which composer died penniless?

a)

Handel

b)

Haydn

c)

Beethoven

d)

Mozart

13.

This city became the musical capital of Europe during the Classical period.

a)

Paris

b)

Vienna

c)

Rome

d)

Madrid

14.

Who composed the opera The Magic Flute?

a)

Haydn

b)

Handel

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

15.

What is Chamber Music?

a)

compositions meant to be played by a small group of musicians, such as a string quartet

b)

compositions meant to be played by a large group of musicians, such as a string quartet

c)

compositions meant to be played by a small group of bakers, such as a string cheese quartet

d)

compositions meant to be played by a small group of travelling musicians, such as a string quartet

16.

An orchestral work consisting of several movements, which achieved its highest form during the classical period

a)

Sonata

b)

Symphony

c)

Orchestra

d)

Symphony Orchestra

17.

Who is a famous Classical composer?

a)

JS Bach

b)

Purcell

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

18.

A prodigy is

a)

A non-Catholic

b)

A chamber group of strings

c)

a young person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

d)

an old person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

19.

Which composer bridged the classical and the romantic time period with his/her music?

a)

HAYDN

b)

BOCCHERINI

c)

MOZART

d)

BEETHOVEN

20.

The Classical orchestra was ____.

a)

the same size as the Baroque Period

b)

happier than the baroque period

c)

larger than the baroque period

d)

smaller than the baroque period

21.

What does Composer mean?

a)

A person who writes music

b)

A person who listens to music

c)

A person who dances to music

d)

A person who plays music

22.

What is Ballet?

a)

A story told with words and no singing

b)

A story told through interpretive dance, no singing or speaking

c)

A story told through singing only

d)

A story told through speaking, singing, and dancing

23.

This city became the musical capital of Europe during the Classical period.

a)

Paris

b)

Vienna

c)

Rome

d)

Madrid

24.

Compared to Baroque, what was different about the Classical Period of music?

a)

Music was more complex than the Baroque period.

b)

The orchestras had women players.

c)

Musical phrases were symmetrical and balanced

d)

Musical phrases were asymmetrical and imbalanced.

25.

Chamber music is a form of music written for a big orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which music form appeared in the Classical period?

a)

symphonies

b)

motets

c)

madrigals

d)

Gregorian chant

27.

This Era is also called the “Age of Enlightenment”.

a)

Classical

b)

Renaissance

c)

Romantic

d)

Neo-Classical

28.

Classical music is the period from __________.

a)

1750-1820

b)

1750-1850

c)

1750-1920

d)

1750-1950

29.

Who is known as a child prodigy and the most amazing genius in musical history?

a)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

b)

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

c)

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

30.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART started composing at the age of ______

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

31.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN began to go deaf in 1796 but continued composing through the help of

assistant and hearing gadget.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

It is a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in theatricals setting.

a)

SONATA

b)

CLASSICAL OPERA

c)

CONCERTO

33.

Who was Ludwig van Beethoven teacher.

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Friedrich Handel

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

Amadeus Mozart

34.

___________ is also known as (comic opera) an entertaining musical comedy mainly used for 18th centure italian operas

a)

Opera

b)

Opera Seria

c)

Opera Buffa

35.

A symphonic piece of music featuring a solo performance WITH the symphony/orchestra

a)

Sonata

b)

Concerto

c)

Symphony

d)

Serenade

36.

A group of 4 musicians

a)

Trio

b)

Quartet

c)

Quintet

d)

Prodigy

37.

A group of five musicians

a)

Trio

b)

Quartet

c)

Quintet

d)

Prodigy

38.

Which of these woodwind instruments was NEW during the Classical Time Period?

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Clarinet

d)

Recorder

39.

Which of these Brass instruments was given a new NAME during the Classical Time Period?

a)

Trombone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Horn

d)

Cornet

40.

Which of these String instruments was NEW during the Classical Time Period?

a)

Violin

b)

Double Bass

c)

Cello

d)

Guitar

41.

Which of these Percussion instruments was NEW during the Classical Time Period?

a)

Cymbals

b)

Timpani

c)

Drums

d)

Triangle

42.

what were two important instruments during the classical period?

a)

Violin and harpsichord

b)

Guitar and cello

c)

violin and piano

d)

piano and drums

43.

Joseph Haydn was born in ...

a)

Austria

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

44.

What instrument was used before the piano took over?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Harp

c)

Horn

d)

Harpsichord

45.

This city was one of the music centers of the world during the Classical Period:

a)

Amsterdam

b)

Vienna

c)

Cairo

d)

Rio de Janeiro

46.

The French Revolution occurred during the Classical period

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Profane music means…

a)

Non-religious music

b)

Classical clothing

c)

An instrument

d)

A dance

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