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Program music and theory

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is programme music or program music?

a)

is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era

b)

is a type of instrumental art music that attempts to render an extra-musical narrative musically. The narrative itself might be offered to the audience through the piece's title, or in the form of program notes, inviting imaginative correlations with the music.

c)

is a style of Western classical music from approximately 1600 to 1750 originated in Western Europe.

d)

is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry.

2.

The work Pictures at an Exhibition was composed by

a)

Modest Mussorgsky

b)

Edvard Grieg

c)

Franz Liszt

d)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

3.

It is the other term for tone poem.

a)

symphonic tone

b)

symphonic poem

c)

symphonic music

4.

It is considered as the most powerful composition of the nineteenth-century program music and complete in its form.

a)

symphonie fantastique

b)

program symhony

c)

symphony poem

5.

It is the musical form of Symphonie Fantastique of Berlioz.

a)

concert overture

b)

symphonic poem

c)

program symphony

6.

Program music form created by Liszt that has just one movement.

a)

Program symphony

b)

Symphonic poem

c)

Program rhapsody

d)

Symphonic lied

7.

Program music form created by Berlioz that has several movements.

a)

Program symphony

b)

Symphonic poem

c)

Program rhapsody

d)

Symphonic lied

8.

Who composed Tristan und Isolde and Der Ring des Nibelungen, created the "endless melody" and the leitmotiv and also is the great figure of German opera?

a)

Carl Maria von Weber

b)

Wagner

c)

Mahler

d)

Liszt

e)

Brahms

9.

Short, simple and easy-to-sing piece written for voice and piano upon a poetic text with pastoral or romantic themes.

a)

Lied

b)

Symphony

c)

Sonata

d)

Character piece

10.

Indicate the form of this piece:

Smetana - Moldau

a)

lied

b)

aria of opera

c)

symphonic poem

d)

concerto

11.

What instrument is this?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Hurdy-gurdy

d)

Flute

12.

It is music that is intended to be performed before and during a play.

a)

Program Symphony

b)

Concert Overture

c)

Tone Poem

d)

Incidental Music

13.

What instrument is this?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Hurdy-gurdy

d)

Flute

14.

What instrument is this?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Hurdy-gurdy

d)

Flute

15.

What is the correct term for the composition of music for a film? (Clue = 'S')

(a)  

16.

What is the correct musical term for music getting gradually louder?

a)

Diminuendo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

17.

In film music, what is the correct term for a 'theme or melody for a person, place or thing'?

(a)  

18.

The origins of film music was started during what film era?

(a)  

19.

What part of a film score normally plays the 'leitmotif'?

a)

Bassline

b)

Chords

c)

Drone

d)

Melody

20.

Historically, how was film music originally 'added' to a film?

a)

Played live, by a live musician in the theatre or cinema.

b)

Added through audio technology.

c)

Composed specifically for the film and played by an orchestra.

d)

Played through a cassette whilst filming.

21.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
22.
What is the musical term that deals with the main musical theme of a song?
a)
Melody
b)
Harmony
c)
Tempo
d)
Dynamics
23.
What is the musical term that deals with the part of music that supports the main musical theme in a song?
a)
Melody
b)
Dynamics
c)
Tempo
d)
Harmony
24.
Which term is a dynamic in music?
a)
Forte
b)
Adagio
c)
Allegro
d)
Lento
25.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Note

26.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Sixteenth Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Half Note

27.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Sixteenth Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Eighth Note

d)

Whole Note

28.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Eighth Note

29.

How many lines are on a staff?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

d)

3

30.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

31.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

32.

Musical math - What is the value of the expression?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

6

33.

What is this symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Fermata

34.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Fermata

35.
What is this called? Please use both names.
a)
Treble Clef or G Clef
b)
Clef or Swirl Clef
c)
High Clef or Low Clef
d)
Art work or staff
36.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
37.
This note is a
a)
Dotted Quarter note
b)
Whole note
c)
Eighth note
d)
Quarter note
38.
What is the musical term that has to do with the speed of music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Dynamics
c)
Melody
d)
Harmony
39.

What is your music teacher's name?

a)

Diana

b)

Andrea

c)

Adriana

d)

Ariadna