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WorksheetsLe Quiz for Chris - Music Times
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
An orchestral introduction to an opera is called...?
Overture
Recitative
Aria
Libretto
Sonata
Which of these is the highest male singing voice?
Contra Alto
Tenor
Bariton
Contra Tenor
Bass
What is the name of Bizet's operatic magnum opus?
Aida
Carmen
Guillaume Tell
Otello
The famous wedding classic Pachebel's Canon is written in...?
C Major
a Minor
D Major
Bb Major/A# Major
The anthem for the European Union uses a section from which larger classical work?
Brahm's Double Concerto in A Minor
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Dvorak's 9. Symphony
Beethoven’s 9. Symphony
Händel's Wassermusik Suites
THEORY CURVE BALL:
What is this chord?
C major
F major
a minor
c minor
Mozart was a classical composer active in the era of music between 1750-1830. Which era is this?
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Renaissance
Which of these composers were active in the same period as Mozart? (Select 2)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frédéric François Chopin
Franz Joseph Haydn
Richard Georg Strauss
Which of the following is NOT an opera written by Mozart?
Die Zauberflöte
Don Giovanni
Le Nozze di Figaro
The Barber of Seville
CURVE BALL: Her songs good 4 u and drivers license went viral on Tiktok earlier this year. She is also known for being in the High School Musical TV series.
Who is Hannah Montana?
Who is Vanessa Hudgens?
Who is Rihanna?
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
Which concert hall is dedicated to Wagner?
Powell Symphony Hall
Konzerthaus Berlin
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Carnegie Hall
Sidney Opera House
The "Carnaval des Animaux" by Camille Saint-Saens has movements named after animals. Which of these is NOT one of them?
Le cygne (The Swan)
Chameaux (Camels)
Kangourous (Kangaroos)
Tortues (Tortoises)
Fossiles (Fossils)
A solo vocal song within an opera frequently written to display the vocalist’s ability is called...?
overture
recitative
aria
libretto
sonata
A falsetto is a vocal technique describing...?
Singing in a vocal register above one's normal vocal range.
Singing in a vocal register below one's normal vocal range.
A type of "false" vibrato created using one's larynx
Singing at a louder forte without having to increase air outflow
Is not a technique, it is an operatic voice type, e.g. like tenor
Which instrument traditionally does a good orchestra tune to?
Principal first violin
The violin seated in the centre, across the conductor
The first oboe
The first flute
Modern orchestras do not tune collectively
Why do orchestras tune to the first oboe? (Select 4)
Violinists cannot be trusted with such matters
Oboes have very little wiggle room in pitch for tuning themselves
The sound of an oboe stands out in an orchestra and is easier to hear
Oboes can play at a stable pitch for long periods of time
Oboists are seated most conveniently for tuning the entire orchestra
CURVE BALL: Which musician/band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021? (Hint: Italie - Douze points!)
Gigliola Cinquetti
Måneskin
Daði og Gagnamagnið
Go_A
Bedřich Smetana dedicated a symphonic poem to which body of water?
Donau/Danube
Elbe/Labe
Adriatic Sea
Vltava/Moldau
An excerpt from which musical piece serves as the opening for the Eurovision Song Contest?
Te Deum - Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Ninth Symphony - Ludwig van Beethoven
La Primavera from The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Georg Friederich Händel
What is a Leitmotif?
The current leading part/voice of a choral piece
A type of solo played by a prinicipal instrument in an orchestral piece
The opening section of a symphony leading into the first movement
A recurring musical phrase serving as a theme for a person or place
What is Tchaikovsky's first name? (Russian Romanticism composer, 1840-1893)
Pyotr Ilyich
Nikolai Vasilyevich
Pyotr Alexandrovich
Modest Ilyich
This famous musical phrase derived from a Gregorian chant is used to indicate death and doom by both classical and modern composers
Libera me
Grand Macabre
Dies Irae
Cantus firmus
Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March is a piece from a suite to which of Shakespeare's plays?
Otello
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
King Lear
Nessun dorma is an aria from which opera?
Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly
W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni
Giacomo Puccini's Turandot
Giuseppe Verdi's Aida
CURVE BALL: Name me 2 K-Pop bands to get an honorary bonus point (that I don't think will be reflected in the final score)
