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Music Appreciation Quiz #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This composer's music was mostly part of the Classical Era, but evolved into some Romantic. He also became deaf.

a)

Hildegard von Bingen

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

Ludwig Von Beethoven

d)

Wolfgang Mozart

2.
Music has Dynamics.  They tell you how ___________ and _____________ a song is.
a)
Loud, quiet
b)
Loud, long
c)
quiet, soft
d)
quiet, short
3.
Which of the following is NOT an instrument classification?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Sting
d)
Keyboard
4.

What is tempo?

a)

How fast or slow music is.

b)

How loud or soft music is.

c)

How high or low music notes are.

5.

What was the FIRST musical time period?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Classical

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Baroque

6.

What is sacred music?

a)

Music sung by Troubadours.

b)

The music of the church.

c)

Music sung in the courts.

d)

Music that included the hurdy-gurdy.

7.

What is secular music?

a)

Music sung by monks.

b)

Music performed during the Catholic Mass.

c)

Music played outside of the church.

d)

Music written by priests.

8.

The texture of Renaissance music is:

a)

Mostly Monophonic.

b)

Mostly Polyphonic.

c)

Mostly Homophonic.

9.

Who were considered "The Big 3" composers of the Classical period?

a)

Haydn

Mozart

Beethoven

b)

Handel

Beethoven

Palestrina

c)

Haydn

Handel

Mozart

10.

How were Classical melodies characterized?

a)

They were tuneful and easy to remember.

b)

They were made up of many trills and ornaments to make them fancy

c)

They were made up of stepwise motion within a small range of notes.

11.

What important instrument was invented during the Classical period?

a)

The Hurdy Gurdy

b)

The Organ

c)

The Piano

d)

The Guitar

12.

What is an Oratorio?

a)

A program in which a soloist sings for an hour.

b)

A musical work where singers sing a story like an opera but without acting, costumes, or scenery,

c)

A story sung by a troubadour about the goings on in the last town he traveled from.

13.

Which composers belonged to the Baroque era? (select more than one)

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Mozart

14.
A type of song the monks sang was:
a)
Sea Chanteys
b)
Gregorian Chant
c)
Nursery Rhymes
d)
Monkey songs
15.

During the Medieval Ages, where would one find most of the secular songs?

a)

Music sung by Troubadours.

b)

The music of the church.

c)

Music sung in the courts.

d)

Music that included the hurdy-gurdy.

16.

Who do you think is the most interesting composer you've learned about so far, and why?

4 lines
17.

_______________ is written for only one voice or part.

a)

Polyphonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

18.

In a _____________________________ there is one melody, and all the voices and accompaniments move rhythmically together (all the voices has the same rhythm).

a)

Polyphonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

19.
a)

Strings

b)

Percussion

c)

Woodwinds

d)

Brass

20.
a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

21.
a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

22.
a)

string

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

23.
a)

string

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

24.
a)

string

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

25.
a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass