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Music History

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Medieval Era?

a)

500-1400Ad

b)

1400-1600AD

c)

1750-1820AD

d)

1800-1850

2.

The Medieval Era had instruments such as....

a)

Violin, cello, and viola

b)

Lyra, wood flutes, and lutes

c)

Harpsicord, violin, viola da gamba

d)

organ, harp, viola

3.

When was the Renaissance Era?

a)

500-1400AD

b)

1750-1820AD

c)

1800-1850AD

d)

1400-1600AD

4.

Sacred music is......

a)

Church

b)

Not Church

5.

Secular music is.....

a)

Church

b)

Not Church

6.

Renaissance means......

a)

regrow

b)

remodel

c)

rebirth

d)

repo

7.

Music printing made it so there were ____________.

a)

less composers

b)

better composers

c)

worse composers

d)

more composers

8.

Church music was mostly in __________

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Latin

d)

Italian

9.

The Renaissance Era saw more _____________ ideas in music.

a)

laid back

b)

simple

c)

dramatic

d)

new

10.

When was the Baroque Era?

a)

500-1400AD

b)

1400-1600AD

c)

1600-1750AD

d)

1750-1820AD

11.

In what country did the Baroque Era start?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

England

12.

The Baroque Era saw __________ ornamentation.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

good

d)

best

13.

The Baroque Era was marked by the death of this composer in 1750AD.

a)

Ludwig van Beethoven

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

That other guy that no one talks about

14.

When was the Classical Era?

a)

1400-1600AD

b)

1600-1750AD

c)

1750-1820AD

d)

1800-1850AD

15.

The Classical Era had _______________ textures.

a)

Bolder and wilder

b)

lighter and clearer

c)

heavier and thicker

d)

more

16.

During the Classical Era, the harpsicord was replaced by the ________ as the major keyboard instrument.

a)

Xylophone

b)

marimba

c)

piano

d)

harp

17.

What happened to Ludwig van Beethoven?

a)

He went blind

b)

He went Deaf

c)

he went to market

d)

He took an arrow to the knee.

18.

Beethoven's most famous work was his ___________.

a)

third opus

b)

ninth opus

c)

third symphony

d)

ninth symphony

19.

When was the Romantic Era?

a)

500-1400AD

b)

1750-1820AD

c)

1800-1850AD

d)

1850-1920AD

20.

The Romantic Era saw a greater emphasis on _________.

a)

emoji

b)

emotion

c)

in motion

d)

emos

21.

Which of the following happened during the Romantic Era?

a)

The Big Bang

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Yee Haw

22.

Composers in the Romantic Era used new emotions in their music such as ___________.

a)

horror, terror, and fear

b)

anger, sadness, and joy

c)

insert sarcastic fourth answer here

d)

Blah

23.

Franz Liszt changed the position of pianos on stage. Before, they were facing away from the audience; now, they are ___________.

a)

still backwards

b)

facing the audience

c)

sideways

d)

floating above the stage

24.

Monophonic means _________.

a)

one line of music played by one instrument or voice.

b)

Many lines of music with a distinct melody.

c)

many lines of music with no idea which one you are supposed to listen to

25.

Homophonic means ________________.

a)

one line of music played by one instrument or voice.

b)

many lines of music with a distinct melody

c)

many lines of music with no idea which one you are supposed to listen to

26.

Polyphonic means _________________.

a)

one line of music played by one instrument or voice

b)

many lines of music with a distinct melody

c)

many lines of music with no idea which one you are supposed to listen to