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WorksheetsClassical Music Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the characteristics of songs in the Classical period
It was accompanied by a keyboard
The accompaniment is easy enough to be played by the singer
The form is strophic or modified strophic
It shows extreme virtuosic singing
What is the name of English songs
Lied
Romance
Ballads
Lagu
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a German Lied
Smaller songs were composed
It was performed in gathering spaces such as the saloons
Were through composed
Style is syllabic
Which of the following statements is/are not true about Instrumental music in the classical period
The string quartet was mainly played in private
the piano replaced the harpsichord and clavichord as a favorite instrument
Concerto and symphony are prominent orchestral music
A new structure called the sonata was used as an important formal structure
Who invented the piano?
Which of the J.S Bach sons was known as 'The London Bach'
Johann Christian Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
The instrument above was the earliest models of the piano. Which of the following is INCORRECT about the earliest Piano
The Piano hammers strike the strings giving better control of the dynamics
The inventor was Bartolomeo Christofori
It was invented in Florence in 1700
When the Piano was invented, no one wanted to play the Harpsichord or the Clavichord at all up till the mid 18th century.
True or False: Strophic form songs mean they consist of the same melody for each stanza, but it has a different text or lyrics
True
False
Who was the first prominent composer of symphonies
Sammartini
Scarlatti
J.S. Bach
Pergolesi
Who composed sonatas under the title Essercizi or Exercises
Scarlatti
Sammartini
Pergolesi
CPE Bach
Which fo the following does NOT describe CPE Bach's works
His slower compositions reflect emfhindsam style
His preference was the piano
most of his works is for the keyboard
His music used sudden changes of dynamics and unexpected harmony shifts
What is the form used in classical period that encompasses a Exposition, Development, Recapitulation and Coda as basis of its form structure
(a)
Which of the following instruments are NOT played by females
Piano
flute
clarinet
trumpet
Which of the following best suites the Rondo form
Same as sonata form
AB
ABA
ABACA
