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WorksheetsMusic History Study Guide 1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Minimalism can be described as
Everyday world sounds recorded on magnetic tape in order to manipulate the sounds.
Stripped down, experimental music originating in New York in the 1960s.
A reaction agains the passive nature of impression from Austria and Germany
During which era were dynamics and tempo markings first used?
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Which era can be described as balanced, simple, and unemotional?
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
The most popular keyboard instrument of the Baroque Era was
Harpsichord
Synthesizer
Piano
The popular instruments from the Renaissance Era are
piano, harpsichord, violin
flute, harp, saxophone
lute, recorder, viols
An important musical trend during the Romantic Era was
Imperialism
Nationalism
Socialsim
Twelve-tone music was written so that it used
12 different key signatures
12 different tones of the chromatic scale
12 different rhythms
Which composer was the bridge between the Classical and Romantic Era?
Bach
Brahms
Beethoven
Why was the printing press an important invention for composers?
Made music more accessible
Made music louder
Made music slower to produce
The Baroque Era ended with the death of what composer?
Handel
Mozart
Bach
How old was Beethoven when he began to lose his hearing?
6
16
26
36
When did the Renaissance Era begin?
1400
1600
1750
1825
When did the Classical Era begin?
1400
1600
1750
1825
Select two examples of how 20th Century Era music broke from traditional music
Greater range of dynamics and pitch
new chord structures
used two or more keys at once
highly ornate with trills and fast moving notes
Which style from the 20th Century Era was tied closely to impressionistic painting?
Expressionism
Neoclassism
Impressionism
Minimalism
What country was Claude Debussy from?
Germany
Austria
Russia
France
Select the three things that the Romantic Era stressed.
emotion
imagination
simplicity
balance
individualism
Which music texture was most popular in the Classical Era?
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
What instrument was Mozart famous for playing?
harpsichord
piano
violin
organ
