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Classical era & motifs

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In music, when was the Classical Era?

a)

1450-1600

b)

1600-1750

c)

1750-1820

d)

1820-1910

2.

Which 2 of these composers were in the Classical Era?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Bach

d)

Stravinsky

3.

Which instrument would you NOT find in a Classical era orchestra?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Violin

c)

Trumpet

d)

Flute

4.

What is a musical motif?

a)

A small musical idea

b)

A woodwind instrument

c)

The distance between two notes

d)

A four-bar phrase

5.

Which is NOT a technique to develop a motif?

a)

Retrograde

b)

Inversion

c)

Sequence

d)

Cadence

6.

A motif should not be exactly repeated too many times because...

a)

It lacks creativity

b)

It can become boring

c)

The music doesn't go anywhere

d)

All of the above

7.

A sequence develops a motif by...

a)

changing the rhythm

b)

making each note longer

c)

repeating it but starting on a different note

d)

changing the direction of the melody notes

8.

Inversion develops a motif by...

a)

changing the rhythm

b)

making each note longer

c)

using a different instrument

d)

changing the direction of the melody notes

9.

A motif is longer than a melodic phrase

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Why are motifs important in music?

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