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WorksheetsClassical era & motifs
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
In music, when was the Classical Era?
1450-1600
1600-1750
1750-1820
1820-1910
Which 2 of these composers were in the Classical Era?
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
Stravinsky
Which instrument would you NOT find in a Classical era orchestra?
Harpsichord
Violin
Trumpet
Flute
What is a musical motif?
A small musical idea
A woodwind instrument
The distance between two notes
A four-bar phrase
Which is NOT a technique to develop a motif?
Retrograde
Inversion
Sequence
Cadence
A motif should not be exactly repeated too many times because...
It lacks creativity
It can become boring
The music doesn't go anywhere
All of the above
A sequence develops a motif by...
changing the rhythm
making each note longer
repeating it but starting on a different note
changing the direction of the melody notes
Inversion develops a motif by...
changing the rhythm
making each note longer
using a different instrument
changing the direction of the melody notes
A motif is longer than a melodic phrase
True
False
Why are motifs important in music?
