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Music Periods Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this music for?

a)

A royal event and entertainment of the rich

b)

A ballet performance

c)

Expression and Art

d)

Background music in a cafe

2.

What is the time frame of the Baroque Music period?

a)

1500-1600

b)

1600-1750

c)

1700-1850

d)

1650-1700

3.

Which of the following composers is not typically associated with the Baroque Period?

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

Ludwig van Beethoven

4.

What significant event in the life of Johann Sebastian Bach is considered by many to mark the end of the Baroque Period?

a)

His birth in 1685

b)

His composition of the Brandenburg Concertos

c)

His death in 1750

d)

His appointment as court composer in Weimar

5.

What was one of the major developments in music during the Baroque Period?

a)

The invention of the piano

b)

The establishment of the tonality of major and minor keys

c)

The decline of choral music

d)

The introduction of electronic instruments

6.

When did the tonality we are familiar with today become established?

a)

Classical Period

b)

Baroque Period

c)

Romantic Period

d)

Modern Period

7.

What type of dynamics were used during the Baroque period?

(a)  

8.

Which of the following instruments was typically used in the Baroque period?

a)

Pianoforte

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Synthesizer

d)

Clarinet

9.

Which string instrument listed below was not commonly used during the Baroque period?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Electric bass

d)

Cello

10.

The word 'neume' derived from the Greek word: (a)  

11.

Which texture was came into play during the Renaissance period?

a)

Homophonic

b)

Polyphonic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Melody and Accompaniment

12.

The Medieval Period lasted from the years: ____ to ____

a)

1600 to 1750

b)

1840 to 1920

c)

500 to 1400

d)

200 - 1350

13.

What type of instrument is the timpani?

a)

String instrument

b)

Percussion instrument

c)

Woodwind instrument

d)

Brass instrument

14.

Which of the following is a woodwind instrument that was used in the Baroque period?

a)

Trombone

b)

Oboe

c)

Xylophone

d)

Accordion

15.

A Gregorian Chant has no regular what?

(a)  

16.

Which of the following is a wind instrument from the Baroque period?

a)

Trombone

b)

Clarinet

c)

Flute

d)

French horn

17.

Renaissance is a French word that means what?

(a)  

18.

What language are Gregorian Chants commonly sung in?

a)

Latin

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Greek

19.

Why is a flute a woodwind instrument?

a)

Because the sound they produce is similar to an oboe

b)

Because its valves are lined with wood

c)

There is a wooden reed placed within the mouthpiece

d)

Flutes were originally made of wood

20.

What is the word that implies the embellishment of a melody - by elements like adding notes or modifying rhythms?

(a)