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Baroque Classical Romantic Periods Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

J.S. Bach's death marked the end of which musical period?

a)

Romantic Period

b)

Classical Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Impressionist Period

2.

Franz Schubert is an Austrian composer who was most famous for his contributions to the lieder. What genre of music is a Lieder?

a)

Measurement of water

b)

Symphony

c)

Song

d)

Sonata Form

3.

Emotion, Passion, Drama, program music. These are words that describe music from the (a)   period?

4.

Music of the Classical Period can be described as a return to what?

a)

Fanciness

b)

Simplicity

c)

Over the top emotion

5.

What is musical Form?

a)

Rebirth of Ancient Roman and Greek styles

b)

Sheet Music

c)

Roadmap or structure of a piece of music

d)

A paper that you fill out

6.

Which of these options is a short recurring musical theme/idea that represents a character, place, object or feeling?

a)

Leitmotif

b)

Archetype

c)

Theme song

d)

theme

7.

A tone poem is......

a)

a musical work whose inspiration comes from nature's beauty

b)

a long musical work with lots of text being sung

c)

a musical work whose inspiration comes from a written text

d)

a musical work featuring one solo instrument

8.

Which composer is known as the "father of both the string quartet and the symphony?"

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Haydn

d)

Mahler

9.

Beethoven is a composer who is famous for going (a)   .

10.

What is one word used to describe music of the Baroque Period?

a)

Minimalistic

b)

Passionate

c)

Simple

d)

Fancy

11.

The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi is a series of 4 ______ for violin?

a)

Symphonies

b)

Tone Poems

c)

Madrigals

d)

Concertos

12.

Which musical period had the largest and loudest orchestra?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Renaissance

13.

What was Nationalism in regards to music?

4 lines
14.

What was Exoticism in music?

4 lines
15.

Which composer graduated from medical school but decided not to become a doctor and instead decided to go to music school?

a)

Mahler

b)

Berlioz

c)

Schubert

d)

Mozart

16.

Figured Bass was a concept utilized throughout the Baroque and early Classical Period. Figured bass was a set of numbers under the bassline that outlined chords for the Continuo. This required the musician to come up with the rest of the notes. This is called what?

a)

Soloing

b)

Taking an L

c)

Improvisation

d)

Re-writing the music

17.

There were two very popular styles of Opera that Mozart excelled in. One was Opera Seria - a serious opera. The other was Opera Buffa - a ______ opera.

a)

mythological

b)

super ornamented

c)

comic or funny

d)

non fiction

18.

Sonata Form is a commonly used format for writing chamber music. It is a form that has three parts. Exposition, Development, and the Recapitulation. What happens during the Development section?

a)

Original theme is varied, and modulates through various keys

b)

Original theme is changed entirely into a different tune

c)

The original theme returns in it's original statement

d)

The main theme is stated for the first time

19.

Which Romantic Period Composer was known for writing music for ballets?

a)

Mahler

b)

Berlioz

c)

Wagner

d)

Tchaikovsky

20.

Which composer wrote mostly piano music?

a)

Mozart

b)

Chopin

c)

Schubert

d)

Mahler

21.

Order the musical periods in order from earliest to latest.

Romantic

Baroque

Classical

a)

Romantic Classical Baroque

b)

Classical Romantic Baroque

c)

Baroque Classical Romantic

d)

Romantic Baroque Classical