WorksheetsMusic History Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Hildegard von Bingen was alive during which music period?
Renaissance
Medieval
Baroque
Classical
When was the Baroque time period?
1100-1450
1750-1830
1450-1600
1600-1750
What is basso continuo?
the bass line and harmony
the melodies
the melody and harmony
the rhythm
When was the Medieval time period?
1450-1600
1750-1830
1600-1750
1100-1450
Basso continuo was used in music during which music era?
renaissance
medieval
baroque
classical
What is ornamentation?
taking away trills in music
creating a hymn-tune
creating a chant with 2 melodies
adding things to a piece of music to make it fancier
A chant is...?
vocal music for 1 or more voices singing a single melodic line
vocal music for 1 or more voices singing a melodic line plus harmony
instrumental music with melodies and harmony
instrumental music with 4 or more parts
What is polyphony?
adding things to music to make it fancier
a chant
music with 2 or more melodies plus harmony
a cantata
A cantata is written for which parts?
harmony
singers, solo instruments, & a small orchestra
consorts
basso continuo players
Bach became famous as an adult for playing which instrument?
Clarinet
Harp
Cello
Organ
Which of the following are TWO of the subjects that Hildegard von Bingen was known for besides music?
Science
Painting
Medicine
History
Who are THREE geniuses from the Renaissance?
Michelangelo
Titian
William Shakespeare
Vincent van Gogh
A chromatic scale is made up of which kinds of steps?
half steps
whole steps
half & whole steps
double steps
Modern Bands have which groups of instruments?
strings
strings & percussion
winds & strings
winds & percussion
Classical composers wanted their music to be...?
passionate
balanced
about non-musical ideas
about stories
What is chamber music?
music written for an orchestra and soloist
music written for a small orchestra, singers, and soloists
music written for string instruments
music written for a small group with one person per part
What did Beethoven use to write his Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?
a motive
a melody
a theme
harmony
What does a metronome do?
tell you what the chords are
play the melody
keep time
print music
Beethoven's music was...?
intense and dramatic
orderly and balanced
mellow and slow
old and boring
Who was the leading opera composer of the 19th century?
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
Giuseppe Verdi
Gustav Holst
Who created the symphonic poem?
Hildegard von Bingen
Franz Liszt
Igor Stravinsky
Giuseppe Verdi
William Dawson published and arranged large amounts of what type of music?
Blues
Country
Rock
Spirituals
Which composer was considered a child prodigy at age 6?
Franz Liszt
Bright Sheng
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gustav Holst
What is a type of VOCAL music, written mostly in Germany during the 1900s that is based on poetry?
song cycle
symphonic poem
program music
art songs/lieder
Nationalism is when...?
a composer would base their music off of poems and stories
a composer would write music using folk songs and dances from a specific country
a composer would music using a motive
a composer would write music using multiple movements
Beethoven's orchestra was different because it was...?
smaller
louder
softer
bigger
What is a cadenza?
a difficult solo section in a concerto
when the orchestra plays together
when singers join in with the orchestra
when the soloist and orchestra play together
A string quartet is made up of which instruments?
1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass
1 violin, 2 violas, 1 cello
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
1 violin, 1 viola, 2 cellos
What kind of music did Bright Sheng study in China?
(a)
Gustav Holst was known for writing a suite about what?
(a)
Which two movements of the symphony were lively, fast, and energetic?
(a)
The Romantic Concerto had a smaller orchestra.
True
False
Program music is about a non-musical idea, story, or event.
True
False
The poem is never read to the audience before the symphonic poem is performed.
True
False
A concerto is written for soloist and orchestra.
True
False
The Modern Era is from 1830-1900.
True
False
The Classical Era is from 1750-1830.
True
False
The Baroque Suite had...
Dance movements all in the same key
a fast-slow-fast pattern
one to eight instruments
a useful art form
Which type of song used one to eight instruments?
French overture
Italian overture
chamber sonata
oratorio
Who was a virtuoso organist?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Gustav Holst
Giuseppi Verdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
