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IGCSE Music Classical Music 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are the commonly accepted dates for the Classical Period?

a)

1600-1700

b)

1800-1900

c)

1730-1820

d)

1540-1650

2.

Who are the main 3 Classical Period composers? (3)

a)

Mozart

b)

Handel

c)

Haydn

d)

Bach

e)

Beethoven

3.

Classical Melodies had:

a)

More ornamentation than the Baroque

b)

No ornamentation at all

c)

The same amount as the Baroque

d)

Less than the Baroque

4.

The first Viennese school comprised of?

a)

Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

b)

Berg, Webern, Schoenberg

c)

Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mahler

d)

Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

5.

Which instrument would you always find in a Classical sonata?

a)

Piano

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Organ

d)

Timpani

6.

In the Classical Period, the word Sonata changes to mean a:

a)

Piece of music in a specific structural form

b)

Any instrumental music

c)

Any music with vocals

d)

The piece must have voices and instruments

7.

A piece for solo instrument and orchestra is called a:

(a)  

8.

Which keyboard instrument was not a part of the orchestra, but was often featured as a soloist in Classical concertos?

a)

Organ

b)

Xylophone

c)

Piano

d)

Harpsichord

9.

How many soloists were there in Classical Period Concertos?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which type of Classical Piece was written for Orchestra and had 4 movements (sections)

a)

Sonata

b)

Concerto

c)

String Quartet

d)

Symphony

11.

These musicians make a:

a)

Symphony Orchestra

b)

Wind Band

c)

String Quartet

d)

Brass Quintet

12.

This group could be playing a:

a)

Sonata

b)

Concerto Grosso

c)

Solo Concerto

d)

Symphony

13.

Which instruments were in a string quartet?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

e)

Harp

14.

Which three chords did composers use obsessively in the Classical Period?

a)

III, ii, vi

b)

I, IV, V

c)

V, VI, VII

d)

vi, V, iv

15.

Which word best describes Harmony in the Classical period?

a)

Complex

b)

Chromatic

c)

Non-Diatonic

d)

Simple

16.

Which chords are I, IV an V in C Major?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

e)

A

17.

How many notes in a triad?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

18.

Melodies in the Classical period commonly have:

a)

One long phrases

b)

Balanced phrases of equal length

c)

Two different length phrases

d)

Three or more different length phrases.

19.

We can name these phrases: (2)

a)

Antecedent

b)

Copy

c)

Imitation

d)

Consequent

20.

Which composers are not from the Classical Period?

a)

Haydn

b)

Handel

c)

Bach

d)

Beethoven

e)

Mozart

21.

This could be a performance of a:

a)

Concerto

b)

Symphony

c)

Sonata

d)

String Quartet