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Music

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hayden was born in what country?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

United States

d)

France

2.

How long did Hayden work for the Esterhazy Family?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

35

d)

30

3.

Hayden composed how many symphonies?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

20

d)

36

4.

What type of music did John Strauss compose?

a)

Pop

b)

Waltzes and Marches

c)

Rap

d)

Hard Rock

5.

Strauss composed during what period of music?

a)

Romantic

b)

Baroque

c)

Modern

d)

Classical

6.

What famous novel was written during Strauss' lifetime?

a)

Tale of 2 Cities

b)

Canterburry Tales

c)

Lord of the Flies

d)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

7.

Edvard Grieg is Norways' most famous composer.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
What is the oldest woodwind instrument?
a)
Recorder
b)
Oboe
c)
Saxophone
d)
Clarinet
9.
Which of these are a double reed instrument?
a)
Flute 
b)
oboe 
c)
Clarinet
d)
Saxophone
10.
What is Tempo?
a)
How fast or slow the music is.
b)
How loud or soft the music is.
c)
How high or low the music is
d)
A percussion instrument
11.
What family does this belong to?
a)
string
b)
wood wind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
12.

Dynamics tell you how ___________ the music is.

a)

Low or High

b)

Loud or Soft

c)

Fast or Slow

13.

Which one of the these means to play LOUD?

a)

Piano

b)

Pianissimo

c)

Forte

14.

If you see an "M" before Piano or Forte, what does that stand for?

a)

Mezzo (medium)

b)

Meatballs

c)

Moderately Fast

15.

Select the LOUDEST dynamic:

a)

mf

b)

fff

c)

ppp

d)

mp

16.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Medium Soft

17.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Medium Soft

18.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Gradually Louder

b)

Gradually Softer

c)

Very Loud

d)

Very Soft

19.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Gradually Louder

b)

Gradually Softer

c)

Very Loud

d)

Very Soft

20.

Which one is softest

a)

Forte

b)

Fortissimo

c)

Mezzo Forte

d)

Fortississimo

21.
How might someone describe the MELODY of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
c)
The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.
22.
How might someone describe the DYNAMICS of a piece of music?
a)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
b)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
c)
When there is a repeated section of music, the musicians play it softer the second time through.
23.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

24.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

25.

What two words can be used to describe dynamics?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

High or low

d)

Think or thin

26.
Long and short would be keywords used in describing
a)
Melody
b)
Form
c)
Rhythm
27.
The speed of the beat is called the
a)
rhythm
b)
tempo
c)
form
28.
Which of the following elements would be used to create drama or expression in the music?
a)
dynamics
b)
form
c)
harmony
29.
The words thick and thin are used to describe
a)
Texture
b)
Rhythm
c)
Dynamics
30.

This element has to do with more than one note played or sang together

a)

harmony

b)

dynamics

c)

timbre

d)

melody

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