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WorksheetsMusic Through the Ages Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Music written for a small group often having only one voice or instrument for each part and
no conductor is called
concerto.
sonata.
chamber music.
duet.
A theme of national identity from folk songs, legends, and history is
Folk Music
Nationalism
Impressionism
Program Music
This style of music was popular in the early 20th Century
and led to the development of modern rock and popular music.
(a)
The first part of sonata form is called the
(a)
During the Romantic period, the length of compositions and forms
decreased.
didn't matter.
increased.
stayed the same.
Why did many composers also work as conductors, music critics, teachers or soloists
during the Romantic period?
No one else wanted those jobs.
They needed more income.
They wanted to influence more areas of music.
They worked for nobility who demanded it.
Contrast in tempo and dynamics to show emotion and feeling were characteristic of
music in which period?
(a)
During which period did composers abandon traditional rules, forms, and harmonies in favor
of experimental sounds and techniques?
(a)
Paganini was a exceptionally talented at playing the violin. We call this kind of musician a
soloist
talent
conductor
virtuoso
Technological developments in the 20th Century led to the use of
(a) sounds and instruments.
A compositional style that reduces music down to simple sounds by using repetition of the
elements for long periods of time is
minimalism.
impressionism.
nationalism.
serialism.
Which composer is credited with writing music that bridged the gap from the
Classical period to the Romantic period?
Bach
Beethoven
Mozart
Vivaldi
Which Romantic period composer wrote the music for "The Nutcracker" ballet?
Copland
Stravinsky
Bernstein
Tchaikovsky
Ornamented, flamboyant, and crowded are characteristics of music from which period?
(a)
Motets were developed when composers took chant melodies and combined them to create what?
(a)
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
(a)
What dramatic music genre combines acting, a storyline, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes dance?
ballet
symphony
opera
oratorio
What do we call an artistic dance performed to music?
sonata
ballet
solo
gigue
Pete Seeger and Ruth Crawford-Seeger were known for their work with which style of Modern classical music?
(a)
What was one of the most important music occupations in the monasteries during the medival period?
(a)
