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Music Through the Ages Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Music written for a small group often having only one voice or instrument for each part and 

no conductor is called

a)

concerto.

b)

sonata.

c)

chamber music.

d)

duet.

2.

A theme of national identity from folk songs, legends, and history is

a)

Folk Music

b)

Nationalism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Program Music

3.

This style of music was popular in the early 20th Century 

and led to the development of modern rock and popular music.

(a)  

4.

The first part of sonata form is called the

(a)  

5.

During the Romantic period, the length of compositions and forms

a)

decreased.

b)

didn't matter.

c)

increased.

d)

stayed the same.

6.

Why did many composers also work as conductors, music critics, teachers or soloists 

during the Romantic period?

a)

No one else wanted those jobs.

b)

They needed more income.

c)

They wanted to influence more areas of music.

d)

They worked for nobility who demanded it.

7.

Contrast in tempo and dynamics to show emotion and feeling were characteristic of 

music in which period?

(a)  

8.

During which period did composers abandon traditional rules, forms, and harmonies in favor 

of experimental sounds and techniques?

(a)  

9.

Paganini was a exceptionally talented at playing the violin. We call this kind of musician a

a)

soloist

b)

talent

c)

conductor

d)

virtuoso

10.

Technological developments in the 20th Century led to the use of 

(a)   sounds and instruments.

11.

A compositional style that reduces music down to simple sounds by using repetition of the 

elements for long periods of time is

a)

minimalism.

b)

impressionism.

c)

nationalism.

d)

serialism.

12.

Which composer is credited with writing music that bridged the gap from the 

Classical period to the Romantic period?

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Mozart

d)

Vivaldi

13.

Which Romantic period composer wrote the music for "The Nutcracker" ballet?

a)

Copland

b)

Stravinsky

c)

Bernstein

d)

Tchaikovsky

14.

Ornamented, flamboyant, and crowded are characteristics of music from which period?

(a)  

15.

Motets were developed when composers took chant melodies and combined them to create what?

(a)  

16.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

(a)  

17.

What dramatic music genre combines acting, a storyline, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes dance?

a)

ballet

b)

symphony

c)

opera

d)

oratorio

18.

What do we call an artistic dance performed to music?

a)

sonata

b)

ballet

c)

solo

d)

gigue

19.

Pete Seeger and Ruth Crawford-Seeger were known for their work with which style of Modern classical music?

(a)  

20.

What was one of the most important music occupations in the monasteries during the medival period?

(a)