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Music Theory Questions

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Information about Bach...

a)

German composer

b)

Polish-French composer

c)

Composed during Baroque period

d)

Composed during Romantic period

2.

Information about Mozart...

a)

Born in Salzburg

b)

Born in Austria

c)

Born in Italy

d)

Composed during Baroque period

e)

Composed during Romantic period

3.

Information about Beethoven...

a)

German composer

b)

Polish-French composer

c)

Was deaf

d)

Was blind

e)

Played for royalty when 5 y/o

4.

Who wrote "The Messiah"

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

5.

Who was a child prodigy?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

6.

Whose first name is "George"?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

7.

Whose first name is "Wolfgang"?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

8.

Who disobeyed his father and snuck an instrument in his house?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

9.

Who had a sister who also composed music?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

10.

Who wrote music in English?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

11.

Who played the harpsichord?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

12.

What composer made an appearance at the end of the video and what was special about him?

a)

Bach; He was missing a hand

b)

Vivaldi; He had red hair

c)

Beethoven; He was deaf

d)

Verdi; He was angry

13.

Who wrote "The Magic Flute" and "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

14.

Who is this?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

15.

Who is this?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

16.

The following are Classical Period composers, except:

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Richard Strauss

d)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

17.

Name 3 or more forms from the Classical Period.

4 lines
18.

The Classical Period began in the year (a)   .

19.

The Classical Period ended in the year (a)   .

20.

Which form was the most popular during the Classical Period?

a)

Rondo

b)

Theme and Variations

c)

Minuet and Trio

d)

Sonata

21.

What instrument was used before the piano took over?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Harp

c)

Horn

d)

Harpsichord

22.

This city was one of the music centers of the world during the Classical Period:

a)

Amsterdam

b)

Vienna

c)

Cairo

d)

Rio de Janeiro

23.

The Classical Period lasted from ____.

a)

a. 1750 - 1820

b)

b. 2000 - Present

c)

c. 1820 - 1910

d)

d. March 5th - August 15th

24.

A melody can be described as the ____.

a)

a. tune

b)

b. trill

c)

c. appoggiatura

d)

d. verse

25.

Which was NOT a Baroque composer?

a)

Handel

b)

Beethoven

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Bach

26.

What is this?

a)

Accordian

b)

Harp

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Organ

27.

Who is this?

a)

Vivaldi

b)

Bach

c)

Plesnarski

d)

Handel

28.

Which was true about Bach?

a)

He was a priest.

b)

He lost his hearing.

c)

He had 20 children.

d)

He wrote “The Four Seasons”.

29.

Who wrote Messiah?

a)

Bach

b)

Handel

c)

Haydn

d)

Beethoven

30.

Which statement is most accurate about Baroque life?

a)

Most kids became composers.

b)

Most kids did not go to school.

c)

Most kids were famous.

d)

Most kids watched too much TV.

31.

Which of these could not have happened during the Baroque Period?

a)

growing vegetables in the yard

b)

Hearing an organ at church

c)

Taking the bus to get to school

d)

Playing catch

32.

Which person was NOT alive during the Baroque Era?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

George Frederic Handel

33.

Which statement is true?

a)

The Baroque Orchestra was really big.

b)

The Baroque Orchestra had a conductor.

c)

The Baroque Orchestra had a harpsichord.

d)

The Baroque Orchestra had a piano.

34.

Where was Johann Sebastian Bach born?

a)

Bonn, Germany

b)

Venice, Italy

c)

Piscataway, NJ

d)

Eisenach, Germany

35.

What happened to JS Bach when his parents died?

a)

He moved to America, to stay with cousins there.

b)

He went to live with his brother.

c)

He was taken to an orphanage.

d)

He took care of himself.

36.

Which was NOT composed by JS Bach?

a)

The Four Seasons

b)

Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor

c)

Air on the G String

d)

Fur Elise

37.

Which instruments did Bach play?

a)

Organ

b)

Haprsichord

c)

saxophone

d)

Drum Set

38.

When is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?

a)

1656

b)

1756

c)

1856

d)

1565