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10s-40s music appreciation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who Wrote musical theater during this time?

a)

John Phillip Sousa

b)

Johannes Brahms

c)

George Handel

d)

Oscar Hammerstien II

2.

What kind of music did Henry Cowell write?

a)

Piano Music

b)

Pop Music

c)

Musical theater

d)

Marches

3.

Who wrote for musical theater?

a)

George Gershwin

b)

Frank Sinatra

c)

Benny Goodman

d)

Ella Fitgerald

4.

What kind of music did Cowell write?

a)

Lyrical

b)

Orchestral

c)

Atonal

d)

Theater

5.

What was the important movie that came out in 1927?

a)

Godzilla

b)

The Jazz Singer

c)

King Kong

d)

The Wizard of Oz

6.

Why was the Jazz Singer so important?

a)

It was the first movie with color

b)

It was the first "talkie" with synchronized sound

c)

It was the first movie with music

d)

It was the first movie with singing and dancing

7.

What was the new form of music in the 1910s?

a)

Opera

b)

Jazz

c)

Rock n Roll

d)

Atonal

8.

What was the most popular form of pop music in the 1940s?

a)

Atonal

b)

Showtunes

c)

Big Band Jazz

d)

Movie music

9.

What was Bela Bartok known for?

a)

Atonal music

b)

Being the first ethnomusicologists

c)

Writing songs based on paintings

d)

Copying other composers

10.

What caused a riot at it's 1913 premier?

a)

The Sound of Music

b)

Fantasia

c)

Porgy and Bess

d)

The Rite of Spring