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Choral Music History Test Review

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which period was the harpischord developed?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

20th C

2.

In which period was the piano developed?

a)

Antiquity

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Baroque

3.

In which period did music become about passion and emotion?

a)

Classical

b)

Baroque

c)

Antiquity

d)

Romantic

4.

Mozart was the most famous composer from which one of these periods?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

20th C

5.

Choose the correct order of the musical periods from oldest to newest.

a)

Romantic, Baroque, Classical, 20th Century

b)

Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century

c)

Classical, Baroque, 20th Century, Romantic

d)

20th Century, Romantic, Classical, Baroque

6.

What does homophonic texture mean?

a)

Complex and dissonant music.

b)

Simple melodies played by multiple instruments with harmony that supports the melody.

c)

Singular melody line.

d)

Experimental textures.

7.

Mozart, Beethoven and Bach were all famous...

a)

Composers

b)

Kings

c)

Knights

d)

Magicians

8.

Two of the finest composers from the Baroque Period are

a)

Bach and Handel

b)

Mozart and Haydn

c)

Mozart and Bach

d)

Beetrhoven and Mozart

9.

"Contrapuntal, toccata, fugue, highly ornamented, polychoral"


Which composer denote the characteristic era mentioned?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Vivaldi

c)

Haydn

d)

Ockeghem

10.

Below is true for the Medieval Period except...

a)

Monophonic Chant

b)

The text often in Latin and some French

c)

The Era of Vitry and Machaut

d)

Music printed in 1501 (Italy)

11.

The composers of the Renaissance Era include

a)

Giovanni Palestrina

b)

Josquin des Prez

c)

William Byrd

d)

Francesco Landini

12.

This Era is known with the rebirth of thinking and creativity

a)

450 - 1450 CE

b)

1450 - 1600 CE

c)

1600 - 1750 CE

d)

1750 - 1820 CE

13.

"Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison" are the words used in Franz Schubert's Mass in G Major. Where do the lyrics derive from?

a)

Liturgical Mass

b)

The Gospel

c)

New Testament

d)

Old Testament

14.

Choose the rockstars in the Baroque Period

a)

Claudio Monteverdi

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

George Frederich Handel

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

15.

Which Era the four-part voices (SATB) is introduced?

a)

Medieval

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Classical

16.

Choose the composers in the 20th and 21st Century Era

a)

Arnold Schoenberg

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

Aaron Copland

d)

Igor Stravinsky

e)

Eric Whitaker

17.

Which composer was more prominent for Italian opera in the "mid" 19th century?

a)

Wagner

b)

Rossini

c)

Verdi

d)

Weber

18.

Which is not a characteristic of opera in the Romantic?

a)

Dramatic Realism

b)

Scenes

c)

Virtuosity

d)

Common characters

19.

What is the time period given for Medieval Music?

a)

1600-1750

b)

400-1400

c)

1750-1820

d)

1400-1600

20.

Which musical era featured Troubadours and Trouveres?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaissance

c)

Medieval

21.

Which music era has this timeframe?

1400-1600

a)

Medieval

b)

Baroque

c)

Renaissance

22.

Sacred and Secular music is a feature of which Musical Era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaissance

c)

Medieval

23.

In which era which more instrumental pieces emerge?

a)

Medieval

b)

Baroque

c)

Renaissance

24.

The renaissance era was known for complex pieces and an emphasis on contrasts.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The following are Baroque composers except?

a)

Henry Purcell

b)

Johann Sebastian Back

c)

William Byrd

d)

George Frederick Handel

26.

Opera, Orchestra and Concerto are musical styles from which musical Era?

a)

Medieval

b)

Baroque

c)

Renaissance

27.

During the Baroque era, music was written for nobility and for the ______________________________.

a)

Public

b)

Politicians

c)

Lower class

d)

Church

28.

Stravinsky is from which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

29.

Which era features music and art that is highly ornamental and decorative?

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

Jazz

d)

Impressionism

30.

The symphony as a musical form appeared during which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

31.

Who is the most famous composer of the Baroque era?

a)

Bach

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Schubert

32.

The type of composition know as "sonata" became popular during which era?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

33.
Music of the church is known as ____________ music.
a)
Sacred
b)
Classical
c)
Gregorian
d)
Secular
34.

Monophonic music was the dominant texture in which of these periods?

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

d)

Romantic

35.

When was the Classical period?

a)

1920-1945

b)

1600-1750

c)

1750-1830

d)

1830-1920

36.

Which is true about Romantic music?

a)

Dramatic dynamic changes, freedom of form and reoccurring themes and melodies.

b)

Simple melodies, crescendos and decrescendos, and homophonic textures.

c)

Experimental forms, dissonant melodies and harmonies.

d)

Highly ornamented melodies, simple dynamic changes with loud and soft.

37.

Instrumental music of the Renaissance becomes more independent and was mostly used for ___.

a)

dance

b)

mass

c)

social

38.

What is the name of the first musical time period?

a)

21st Century

b)

Medieval

c)

Baroque

d)

Renaissance

39.

During the Medieval Period, who was the political leader (made the laws)?

a)

Church

b)

King

c)

Queen

d)

Nobles

40.

What was the name of the famous composer during the Medieval Period?

a)

Bach

b)

MegaDeath

c)

Hildegard von Bingen

d)

Thomas Morley

41.

Who wrote The Messiah?

a)

Hildegard von Bingen

b)

Franz Schubert

c)

Thomas Morley

d)

George Frederic Handel

42.

What is the keyword for the Classical Period?

a)

Emotion

b)

Grand

c)

Power to the People

d)

Rebirth

43.

What three famous composers were writing music during the Classical Period?

a)

Bach, Beethoven, Mozart

b)

Handel, Bach, Beethoven

c)

Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn

d)

Schubert, Mozart, Haydn

44.

The instrumental style of music that was popular during the Romantic Period was...

a)

Sonata Allegro

b)

Program Music

c)

Madrigal

d)

Gregorian Chant

45.

True or false:

Band music has a longer history than choral music.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Where was most recorded music composed and used in the Medieval period?

a)

The aristocracy

b)

The church

c)

The streets

d)

The universities

47.

What era could be summed up as "ANYTHING GOES" because they were all about experimentation and finding new sounds?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

20th & 21st Century

d)

Renaissance

48.

What does 'Renaissance' mean?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Renewal

c)

Rent-a-donkey

d)

Reviewing

49.

In what era did national music schools start to appear?

a)

20th & 21st Century

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Medieval

50.

Which composer was more prominent for Italian opera in the "mid" 19th century?

a)

Wagner

b)

Rossini

c)

Verdi

d)

Weber

51.

Which is not a characteristic of opera in the Romantic?

a)

Dramatic Realism

b)

Scenes

c)

Virtuosity

d)

Common characters

52.

Cristofori was a well-known harpsichord maker in the Baroque. He also began making this stringed instrument that hammered the strings instead of plucking like the harpsichord. It was known as ........

a)

pianoforte

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

mezzo forte

53.

Music that has religious text would be considered Sacred

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The Baroque period is known for

a)

a more simple way of life.

b)

underwater discoveries

c)

decoration and drama.

d)

mountaintop discoveries

55.
How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he wrote his first symphony?
a)
3 years old
b)
8 years old
c)
12 years old
d)
15 years old
56.
Which famous Christmas show did Tchaikovsky write?
a)
Christmas Eve
b)
A Christmas Carol
c)
The Nutcracker
d)
The Messiah
57.

Choose the composers in the 20th and 21st Century Era

a)

Arnold Schoenberg

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

Aaron Copland

d)

Igor Stravinsky

e)

Eric Whitaker

58.

What is the name of this notation?

a)

Nemes

b)

Neumes

c)

Neumme

d)

Names

59.

Time signatures were created in which music period?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Classical

d)

Romantic

60.

A full staged, costumed, and dramatized production called __________ was born during the Baroque Period.

a)

opera

b)

oratorio

c)

drama

d)

musical

61.

A lieder is German for ______________

a)

something to drink

b)

a type of measurement

c)

song or "art song"

d)

dramatization

62.

The earliest symbols used to write music before traditional notation was developed are called ______________.

a)

names

b)

numbers

c)

notes

d)

neumes

63.

The most famous chant of the Middle Ages was the _________________ chant.

a)

Melodic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Gregorian

d)

Symphonic

64.

The combining of two or more musical lines is called ________________.

a)

polyphony

b)

homophony

c)

heterophony

d)

heptophony

65.

Music based on a melody with harmonic accompaniment is called _________________.

a)

polyphony

b)

homophony

c)

heterophony

d)

heptophony

66.

______________are a genre of songs that originated in the American south during the times of slavery.

a)

Speeches

b)

Slavery Songs

c)

Freedom Songs

d)

Spirituals

67.

Put simply, the ___________ genre has its roots in slave songs, while __________ music has its roots in the African American church.

a)

Gospel: Spirituals

b)

Songs; Freedom

c)

Spirituals; Gospel

d)

Freedom; Songs

68.

True or False: Call and Response - between the soloist and choir, or the preacher and congregation.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

______________ music is all about overall sound, mood, and atmosphere, rather than specific harmonies and musical structure

a)

Expressionist

b)

Impresssionist

c)

Simplistic

d)

Realistic

70.

_________________in music came as a reaction to the overly romantic and emotional music of the Romantic era.

a)

Neoclassicism

b)

Neopoliticism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Expressionism

71.

Eric Whitacre, Aaron Copeland, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein are some of the American Composers of the ____________period

a)

Renaissance

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

20th-Modern Day