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History of Music

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct chronological occurrence of the History of European Music

a)

Medieval

Renaissance

Baroque

Romantic

Classical

20th Century

21 Century

Ancient Period

b)

Ancient Period

Medieval

Renaissance

Baroque

Romantic

Classical

20th Century

21 Century

c)

Ancient Period

Medieval

Renaissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

20th Century

21 Century

d)

Ancient Period

Medieval

Renaissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

21 Century

20th Century

2.

What year did the Medieval period occur?

a)

0 - 450AD

b)

1600-1750

c)

1750 - 1820

d)

450AD - 1450

3.

What year did Baroque Music occur?

a)

1600 - 1780

b)

1750-1820

c)

1900 - 2000

d)

1400 - 1650

4.

What year did Classical Music occur?

a)

1600 - 1780

b)

1750-1820

c)

1900 - 2000

d)

1400 - 1650

5.

Which of the following characteristic is not found in Medieval Period music?

a)

Music was monophonic

b)

Music notation used Neumes

c)

Polyphonic music

d)

Unaccompanied music (

6.

Which of the following Characteristics is not found in the Baroque period

a)

Modal to Atonal music

b)

Dynamics were either loud or soft

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Long decorated melodies

7.

In terms of lifestyle, world surrounding and culture, what is the main difference between renaissance and baroque period?

a)

Age of enlightment and Era of exaggeration

b)

Church was at the center of progress

c)

Monarchy was at the center of progress

d)

All the above

8.

Which classification of instruments was common in the ancient and medieval periods?

a)

Strings

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

9.

The modern trombone is a descendant of _______________

a)

Trumpet

b)

Sackbut

c)

Crumhorn

d)

Wooden flute

10.

What made it possible for music to be accessible in the renaissance period?

a)

Music was sung in churches

b)

The invention of printing

c)

Queen Elizabeth 1 support of music

d)

The standardization of music notation