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Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which composer was the first to be appointed as a "Dame"
Florence Price
Dame Ethel Smyth
Joan Tower
Clara Schumann
Ralph Vaughn Williams is known for collecting folk songs. Approximately how many did he collect?
500
1500
800
1000
What innovative compositional method did Arnold Schoenberg invent?
Minimalism
Serialism
Jazz fusion
Twelve-tone technique
Béla Bartók collaborated with which other composer to record folk songs?
Zoltan Kodaly
George Gershwin
William Grant Still
Aaron Copland
Which of the following works is Igor Stravinsky most famous for?
Peter and the Wolf
Symphony in E minor
The Rite of Spring
The planets
Florence Price made history with her Symphony in E minor. What was significant about this piece?
It was the first symphony composed in the 20th century
It was the first work to win a Pulitzer prize
It was the first opera by an african-american woman
It was the first piece by an african-american woman performed by a major orchestra.
William Grant Still is known for infusing which genre into his compositions?
Rock
Jazz
Blues
Classical
Which composer is recognized as the first to combine elements of jazz with classical music?
Leonard Bernstein
Aaron Copland
Duke Ellington
George Gershwin
What was a major contribution of Ruth Crawford Seeger to American Music?
She was the first woman to receive the Guggenheim Fellowship
She composed the first major American opera
She founded the Boston Pops Orchestra
she was the first woman to conduct a major orchestra
John Cage's most famous composition is known for its unique characteristic. What is it?
it uses unconventional instruments
It is entirely silent
it features a large orchestra
it is a twelve tone piece
what was benjamin brittens notable achievement in relation to the british monarchy?
he was knighted by the queen
he composed music for the coronation of queen elizabeth ||
he was the first musician to be given the title of "lord"
he wrote the first opera for the royal family
which composer is known for his film scores, including themes for star wars and jaws?
philip glass
leonard bernstein
John williams
eric whitacre
Philip glass is associated with which musical style?
baroque
impressionism
romanticism
minimalism
Joan Tower's childhood experiences influenced her music. Where did she spend part of her childhood?
France
Bolivia
Italy
Canada
What is a significant achievement of Tania León in the arts?
she was inducted into the american society of composers
She founded composers now
she composed the first symphony by an african-american woman
she was the first woman to win a grammy
Libby Larsen has composed over how many works throughout her career?
100
500
1000
Eric Whitacre is knwon for creating what innovative concept in choral music?
the folk choir
the jazz choir
the classical choir
The virtual choir
Tension created by two or more musical notes, creating an inharmonious sound.
Minimalism
Dissonance
Atonality
Formalist
Compositions in which one ore more elements are left to chance
Formalist
Atonality
Aleatoric Music
Dissonance
Compositions that employ simple rythym and tonal patterns, often featuring repetition.
Minimalism
formalist
dissonance
atonality
The idea that a compositions meaning comes directly from its form rather than the feelings it evokes.
minimalism
aleatoric music
atonality
Formalist
Music that lacks a specific key or tonal center
aleatoric music
minimalism
atonality
baroque
The word that comes from a portuguese term meaning irregularly shaped pearl
oratorio
concerto
baroque
opera
Musical work incolcing an orchestra and singers, usually telling a story based on a sacred text or theme
oratorio
opera
fugue
prolific
An ensemble of various instruments and voices playing together, usually with soloists or groups of instruments competing with the larger orchestra.
concerto
oratorio
fugue
prolific
A staged drama that is mostly sung with an orchestra as accompaniment.
prolific
fugue
opera
concerto
A composition consisting of imitative counterpoint in which the main idea is stated in each voice at different points in the music.
baroque
fugue
prolific
oratorio
To create in large quantities
baroque
oratorio
large groups
prolific
Who was the first woman to compose an opera?
francesca caccini
barbara strozzi
isabella leonarda
jean-baptiste lully
which composer is regarded as the founder of french opera
jean baptiste lully
antonio vivaldi
henry purcell
barbara strozzi
Which composer is best knwon for his violin concertos titled "the four seasons"?
Georg Philipp Telemann
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
George Frideric Handel
Who composed the hallelujah chorus from "the messiah"
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Henry Purcell
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Which composer is considered ONE of the greatest of all german composers?
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Henry Purcell
George Frideric Handel
Who is known as the "Red priest"
Domenico Scarlatti
Antonio Vivaldi
Francesca Caccini
Barbara Strozzi
Which composer wrote over 550 keyboard sonatas
Domenico Scarlatti
Barbara Strozzi
Arcangelo Corelli
Henry Purcell
Who is considered the founder of modern violin technique
Arcangelo Corelli
Antonio Vivaldi
Henry Purcell
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Who composed operas, cantatas, sacred music, concertos and his father wanted him to become a lawyer?
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Henry Purcell
Georg Philipp Telemann
Who composed stage, vocal, and instrumental music and performed for King Louis at the age of 5?
Antonio Vivaldi
Domenico Scarlatti
Henry Purcell
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Who composed royal music for special occasions and is buried next to the organ at westminster abbey
Domenico Scarlatti
Henry Purcell
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Who is on of the most prolific composers in music history?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Philip Teleman
Antonio Vivaldi
Henry Purcell
Who composed over 500 concertos
Georg Philip Telemann
Antonio Vivaldi
Henry Purcell
Francesca Caccini
Music which doesn't have a key or tonal center
Lieder
Atonality
tempo rubato
Impressionism
A slight speeding up or slowing down of the tempo according to the preference of the soloist or conductor
Tempo Rubato
Impressionism
Romantic Nationalism
Atonality
An art movement from the 19th century that aimed to capture a moment in time with a focus on light and color of the moment as opposed to precise details
tempo rubato
impressionism
romantic nationalism
atonality
an ideological movement in the 19th century in which composers wrote music about the love of their nation, its history, and its culture
impressionism
symphonic poem
romantic nationalism
lieder
Instrumental music that tells a story or evokes another medium such as a painting or poem
romantic nationalism
symphonic poem
lieder
atonality
A german poem set to music, typically arranged for a singer and piano
lieder
baroque
atonality
impressionism
Which composer if known for writing many songs based on poetic texts
Fanny Mendelssohn
Franz Schunert
Hector Berlioz
Felix Mendelssohn
Which composer wrote a famous treatise on instrumentation that detailed the role of each orchestral instrument
Giuseppe Verdi
Franz liszt
Fanny Mendelssohn
Hector Berlioz
The Easter sonata, composed by fanny Mendelssohn, was not attributed to her until which year?
2010
1990
2000
2009
Which composer is credited with rediscovering the music of johann sebastian bach?
Clara Schumann
Felix Mendelssohn
Antonio Vivaldi
Henry Purcell
Which composer was unable to make a living as a pianist due to a hand injury and instead focused on composition?
Felix Mendelssohn
Clara Schumann
Fanny Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Which composer developed the musical from known as the symphonic poem
John Philip Sousa
Franz Liszt
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Clara Schumann
Which composer's opera, "The Ring of the Nibelung," took over 26 years to complete?
Giuseppe Verdi
Scott Joplin
Camille Saint-Saens
Richard Wagner
Which composer is considered a national hero in italy
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Giuseppe Verdi
Hector Berlioz
Claude Debussy
Which composer was more well known than her husband during her lifetime
Robert Schumann
Fanny Mendelssohn
Clara Schumann
Amy Beach
Which composers symphony no. 1 has been called "beethovens 10th"
Johannes Brahms
Camille Saint-Saens
John Philip Sousa
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which composer originally wrote "the carnival of the animals" as a joke and only allowed "the swan" to be performed during his lifetime
Amy Beach
Camille Saint-saens
Scott Joplin
Claude Debussy
Which composer was financially supported for many years by nadezhda von meck, who requested that they never meet in person?
Scott Joplin
Claude Debussy
John Philip Sousa
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which composers "stars and stripes forever" is the national march of the united states?
john philip sousa
scott joplin
alton adams
amy beach
which composers music has been called "impressionist" though he never liked the term associated with his music?
Amy Beach
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Claude Debussy
Scott Joplin
which composers gaelic symphony, premiered in 1896, was the first symphony composed and published by an american woman?
Amy Beach
Scott Joplin
Alton Adams
Clara Schumann
which composer earned the nickname king of ragtime?
Scott Joplin
Alton Adams
John Philip Sousa
Camille Saint-Saens
Which composer was awarded a pulitzer prize for his contribution to american music after his death
John Philip Sousa
Alton Adams
Camille Saint-saens
Scott Joplin
Which composer was considered one of the greatest pianists of his time and recorded much of his own music and performances
Alton Adams
Claude Debussy
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Johannes Brahms
which composer worked during the day as a carpenter and shoemaker, while studying composition and music theory at night?
Alton Adams
Scott Joplin
Claude Debussy
John Philip Sousa
which composer was the first black bandmaster in the united states navy
amy beach
alton adams
scott joplin
john philip sousa
