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History Of Music Sec4

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year is the Baroque era?

a)

1500-1600

b)

1600-1750

c)

1650-1800

d)

1580-1790

2.

What year is the Classical era?

a)

1500-1600

b)

1600-1750

c)

1750-1820

d)

1580-1790

3.

What year is the Romantic era?

a)

1500-1600

b)

1600-1750

c)

1800-1900

d)

1580-1790

4.

Which of these people are not from Baroque era

a)

Claudio Monteverdi

b)

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

c)

  • Mario Plumber

d)

Antonio Vivald

5.

Which composer is known as the "Father of the Symphony"?

a)

Claudio Monteverdi

b)

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

c)

Joseph Haydn

d)

Antonio Vivald

6.

Which one of the 4 instruments were not used during baroque period

a)

Maracas

b)

Brass

c)

Violin

d)

Recorder

7.

When did Mozart begin composing music?

a)

5 years old

b)

15 years old

c)

25 years old

d)

35 years old

8.

Which one of the necessary musical instrument during baroque period

a)

Harpsicord

b)

Brass

c)

Violin

d)

Recorder

9.

What musical instruments were not played in Classical era?

a)

Harpsicord

b)

Brass

c)

Violin

d)

Recorder

10.

What is one of the main characteristics of Baroque music?

a)

Simplicity and clarity

b)

  • Complex counterpoint and ornamentation

c)

A focus on improvisation

d)

Use of electronic instruments

11.

What is one of the main characteristics of Classical music?

a)

Simplicity and clarity

b)

  • Complex counterpoint and ornamentation

c)

A focus on improvisation

d)

Use of electronic instruments

12.

What was the purpose of much of the art and music during the Baroque period?

a)

To inspire political rebellion

b)

  • To convey religious grandeur and emotion

c)

To focus on nature and tranquility

d)

To simplify human

13.

period happens after Baroque period?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Post- Modern

14.

period happens after Classical period?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Post- Modern

15.

period happens before Baroque period?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Post- Modern

16.

period happens before Classical period?

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Post- Modern

17.

Which piece is not a from the Baroque period

a)

Vivaldi, Four Seasons

b)

Handel's, Messiah

c)

  • Handel’s, Zadok the Priest

d)

Beethoven, Für Elise

18.

Which of the following is NOT a Classical composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Haydn

c)

  • Mozart

d)

Gershwin

19.

Who wrote theme and variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?"

a)

Beethoven

b)

Haydn

c)

  • Mozart

d)

Gershwin

20.

“The baroque period made sonata, opera, oratorio, cantata and concerto as genres”

a)

True

b)

False

21.

  1. “The word Baroque refers to “beautiful shaped diamond”

a)

True

b)

False

22.

  1. “Baroque was chosen by the Catholic Church and the European monarchies as the representative style of their power and their wealth”

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Where did Baroque music originate before it expanded throughout Europe

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Netherlands

24.

  1. Plenty Baroque pieces have religious themes

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which one of these is not a feature of Baroque music

a)

High levels of ornamentation

b)

Emotional expression

c)

Complex details

d)

Heavy contrasting elements

26.

What city is the birthplace of Baroque?

a)

Roma

b)

Milan

c)

Florence

d)

Indonesia

27.

  1. Is Mozart a composer from the Baroque period?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

  1.  “During baroque period, the composers become more aware of the power of music as a tool for communication”

a)

True

b)

False

29.

  1. The changes of tonal center present in Baroque music is rare

a)

True

b)

False

30.

  1. Baroque rhythm change greatly throughout a piece

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Who composed Canon in D?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Handel

c)

Mozart

d)

Pachelbell

32.

Who composed Ode to Joy?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Handel

c)

Mozart

d)

Pachelbell

33.

Who composed Fur Elise?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Handel

c)

Mozart

d)

Pachelbell

34.

Why did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord?

a)

pianos were easier to roll around

b)

pianos were cheaper

c)

pianos could play loud or soft

d)

arpsichords weren't popular anymore

35.

The Classical orchestra was ____.

a)

the same size as the Baroque Period

b)

happier than the baroque period

c)


larger than the baroque period

d)


smaller than the baroque period

36.

Mozart died at the age of...

a)

35

b)

40

c)

55

d)

78

37.

What does Composer mean?

a)


A person who writes music

b)

A person who listens to music

c)

A person who dances to music

d)

A person who plays music

38.

Who am I?

a)


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)


Leonardo da Vinci

c)


Ludwig von Beethoven

d)


Brunelleschi

39.

Who am I?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Ludwig von Beethoven

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Rembrandt

40.

Who am I?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Ludwig von Beethoven

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

41.

Who am I?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Ludwig von Beethoven

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

42.

Which of the following is a classical composition by Ludwig Van Beethoven?

a)

Symphony No. 40 in G

b)

Fur Elise

c)


The Trumpet Concerto

d)

The Magic Flute

43.

 What was the impact of the Romantic era?

a)

Displaying the importance of expression

b)

Making music available for the masses

c)

Further emphasizing themes of sacredness

d)

  1. Developing music that differed from harmony

44.

Which composer was known for composing The Hungarian Rhapsodies and was a virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era?

a)

Franz Liszt

b)

Johannes Brahms

c)

Robert Schumann

d)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

45.

Which composer was influential in both the Romantic and Classical periods and is often considered a bridge between them?

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

Antonio Vivaldi

46.

Chopin's compositions based on what instrument ?

a)

Piano

b)

Guitar

c)

Vocal

d)

Violin

47.

Which of these is NOT a Romantic composer

a)

Mozart

b)

Rachmaninoff

c)

Mendelssohn

d)

Tchaikovsky

48.

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of the arts during the Romantic Era?

a)

Religion

b)

Emotion

c)

Imagination

d)

Individualism

49.

The Romantic era was a time when composers...

a)

Came up with new ways to compose

b)

Got rid of the orchestra

c)

Went back to Baroque music

d)


Explored the power of music

50.

Which of the following composers is NOT associated with the Romantic era?

a)

Franz Schubert

b)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

Johannes Brahms

51.

Which composer is known for his operas and is a key figure in the Romantic Period?

a)

Richard Wagner

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

Johann Strauss II

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

52.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Romantic Period music?

a)

Use of chromatic harmonies

b)

Limited use of orchestration

c)

Emphasis on form and structure

d)

Predominantly instrumental music

53.

Which of the following best describes the role of the orchestra in Romantic Period music?

a)

Smaller orchestras with limited instruments

b)

Predominantly string instruments

c)

Larger orchestras with a wide range of instruments

d)


Limited use of percussion

54.

A musical form during the romantic period which is also called as a night song that has a melancholic, calm and peaceful mood.

a)

Polonaise

b)

Nocturne

c)

Symphonic Poem

d)


Scherzo

55.

Why does the piano had an important part during Romantic period?

a)

The piano has the capability to deliver expressive emotion while playing.

b)

Many people admirer pianist so it became popular that everyone must learn piano.

c)


It is a symbol of power and knowledge during the time

d)

Because the piano is cheap and the poor can afford it.

56.

Short compositions for piano which are primarily used as exercises and practices for the young pianist to master.

a)


Etude

b)

Nocturne

c)

Polonaise

d)

Scherzo

57.

Which Classical composer really pushed the boundaries of Classical form and helped usher in the Romantic Era?

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Haydn

d)

Chopin

58.

Who composed the music for the ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"?

a)

Frederic Chopin

b)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

c)

Niccolo Paganini

d)

Robert Schumann

59.

Which of these is a Romantic composer

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Beethoven

c)

Mozart

d)

Chopin

60.

What is the complete sequence of the Music Periods?

a)

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary

b)

Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary

c)

Medieval, Renaissance, Roccoco, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary

d)

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Romantic, Contemporary

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