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WorksheetsUnit 1&2: Music History Exam Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which is the best known work of John Cage?
Organ² / ASLSP
Water Walk
4'33"
The ballet that incited a riot was composed by...
Paul Hindemith
Igor Stravinsky
Frances Poulenc
Is nationalism in music equivalent to patriotic music?
True
False
Which of Ralph Vaughan Williams' compositions is a demonstration of nationalism?
Toccata Marziale
English Folk Song Suite
Flourish for Wind Band
All of the above
Who accompanied Mozart on his European tour in 1763?
His pets
His gardener
His barber
Is liturgical music related to any music pertaining to religion?
True
False
What Italian city was known during the Renaissance Period as the music center?
Venice
Milan
Florence
Who sang Gregorian chants?
Peasants
Kings
Monks
The term "Gregorian" in Gregorian chant refers to whom?
Pope Gregory I
Monk Greg
King George III
King Tut's trumpets were made of what two materials?
Copper & Gold
Gold & Silver
Copper & Silver
Who composed the famous symphony 'Ode to Joy'?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Franz Schubert
Who is considered the father of the symphony?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
What is the name of the symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven that is often referred to as 'Ode to Joy'?
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 9
Who performed Gregorian chants?
Monks
Priests
Bishops
Nuns
In Gregorian chant, the term 'Gregorian' refers to whom?
Pope Gregory IV
Pope Gregory III
Pope Gregory I
Pope Gregory II
Who is the Greek God of music and arts?
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Who is considered the father of the symphony?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Reorder the following musical periods.
Renaissance Period
Baroque Period
Classical Period
Romantic Period
Modern Period
Match the musical terms to their definitions
Symphony
an elaborate musical composition
Aria
a song sung in an opera
Libretto
words or text to an opera
Requiem
Funeral mass
Match the followingthe fact about the Baroque Composer
Corelli
Taught Vivaldi & Handel
Vivaldi
"The Red Priest"
Handel
Moved to England to be court composer
J.S. Bach
Never composed an opera
What is probably the easiest way of telling that a piece is from the baroque period?
Use of small orchestra
Use of harpsichord
Use of concertino and ripieno sections
The sound of the piano is produced by plucking of strings.
True
False
Haydn was born the same year as George Washington.
True
False
How old was W.A. Mozart whenever he died?
30 years old
35 years old
40 years old
What does Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" mean?
A little night music
A little day music
A little afternoon tune
Why did Antonin Dvorak write his New World Symphony?
In attempt to bring the "new world" musical sensibility to European classical music
He was bored
He wanted to make a piece that everyone would recognize
Tchiakovsky is internationally known for writing:
1812 Overture
The Nutcracker Suite
Sleeping Beauty
All of the above
Which of the following was NOT an event that occurred during the Modern Period?
Invention of the saxophone
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
Atonal music is music that is NOT centered on a specific pitch
True
False
An ethnomusicologiy is the study of
(a)
