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Music Appreciation

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which composer was the first to be appointed as a "Dame"

a)

Florence Price

b)

Dame Ethel Smyth

c)

Joan Tower

d)

Clara Schumann

2.

Ralph Vaughn Williams is known for collecting folk songs. Approximately how many did he collect?

a)

500

b)

1500

c)

800

d)

1000

3.

What innovative compositional method did Arnold Schoenberg invent?

a)

Minimalism

b)

Serialism

c)

Jazz fusion

d)

Twelve-tone technique

4.

Béla Bartók collaborated with which other composer to record folk songs?

a)

Zoltan Kodaly

b)

George Gershwin

c)

William Grant Still

d)

Aaron Copland

5.

Which of the following works is Igor Stravinsky most famous for?

a)

Peter and the Wolf

b)

Symphony in E minor

c)

The Rite of Spring

d)

The planets

6.

Florence Price made history with her Symphony in E minor. What was significant about this piece?

a)

It was the first symphony composed in the 20th century

b)

It was the first work to win a Pulitzer prize

c)

It was the first opera by an african-american woman

d)

It was the first piece by an african-american woman performed by a major orchestra.

7.

William Grant Still is known for infusing which genre into his compositions?

a)

Rock

b)

Jazz

c)

Blues

d)

Classical

8.

Which composer is recognized as the first to combine elements of jazz with classical music?

a)

Leonard Bernstein

b)

Aaron Copland

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

George Gershwin

9.

What was a major contribution of Ruth Crawford Seeger to American Music?

a)

She was the first woman to receive the Guggenheim Fellowship

b)

She composed the first major American opera

c)

She founded the Boston Pops Orchestra

d)

she was the first woman to conduct a major orchestra

10.

John Cage's most famous composition is known for its unique characteristic. What is it?

a)

it uses unconventional instruments

b)

It is entirely silent

c)

it features a large orchestra

d)

it is a twelve tone piece

11.

what was benjamin brittens notable achievement in relation to the british monarchy?

a)

he was knighted by the queen

b)

he composed music for the coronation of queen elizabeth ||

c)

he was the first musician to be given the title of "lord"

d)

he wrote the first opera for the royal family

12.

which composer is known for his film scores, including themes for star wars and jaws?

a)

philip glass

b)

leonard bernstein

c)

John williams

d)

eric whitacre

13.

Philip glass is associated with which musical style?

a)

baroque

b)

impressionism

c)

romanticism

d)

minimalism

14.

Joan Tower's childhood experiences influenced her music. Where did she spend part of her childhood?

a)

France

b)

Bolivia

c)

Italy

d)

Canada

15.

What is a significant achievement of Tania León in the arts?

a)

she was inducted into the american society of composers

b)

She founded composers now

c)

she composed the first symphony by an african-american woman

d)

she was the first woman to win a grammy

16.

Libby Larsen has composed over how many works throughout her career?

a)

100

b)
200
c)

500

d)

1000

17.

Eric Whitacre is knwon for creating what innovative concept in choral music?

a)

the folk choir

b)

the jazz choir

c)

the classical choir

d)

The virtual choir

18.

Tension created by two or more musical notes, creating an inharmonious sound.

a)

Minimalism

b)

Dissonance

c)

Atonality

d)

Formalist

19.

Compositions in which one ore more elements are left to chance

a)

Formalist

b)

Atonality

c)

Aleatoric Music

d)

Dissonance

20.

Compositions that employ simple rythym and tonal patterns, often featuring repetition.

a)

Minimalism

b)

formalist

c)

dissonance

d)

atonality

21.

The idea that a compositions meaning comes directly from its form rather than the feelings it evokes.

a)

minimalism

b)

aleatoric music

c)

atonality

d)

Formalist

22.

Music that lacks a specific key or tonal center

a)

aleatoric music

b)

minimalism

c)

atonality

d)

baroque

23.

The word that comes from a portuguese term meaning irregularly shaped pearl

a)

oratorio

b)

concerto

c)

baroque

d)

opera

24.

Musical work incolcing an orchestra and singers, usually telling a story based on a sacred text or theme

a)

oratorio

b)

opera

c)

fugue

d)

prolific

25.

An ensemble of various instruments and voices playing together, usually with soloists or groups of instruments competing with the larger orchestra.

a)

concerto

b)

oratorio

c)

fugue

d)

prolific

26.

A staged drama that is mostly sung with an orchestra as accompaniment.

a)

prolific

b)

fugue

c)

opera

d)

concerto

27.

A composition consisting of imitative counterpoint in which the main idea is stated in each voice at different points in the music.

a)

baroque

b)

fugue

c)

prolific

d)

oratorio

28.

To create in large quantities

a)

baroque

b)

oratorio

c)

large groups

d)

prolific

29.

Who was the first woman to compose an opera?

a)

francesca caccini

b)

barbara strozzi

c)

isabella leonarda

d)

jean-baptiste lully

30.

which composer is regarded as the founder of french opera

a)

jean baptiste lully

b)

antonio vivaldi

c)

henry purcell

d)

barbara strozzi

31.

Which composer is best knwon for his violin concertos titled "the four seasons"?

a)

Georg Philipp Telemann

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

George Frideric Handel

32.

Who composed the hallelujah chorus from "the messiah"

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Henry Purcell

d)

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

33.

Which composer is considered ONE of the greatest of all german composers?

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

Henry Purcell

d)

George Frideric Handel

34.

Who is known as the "Red priest"

a)

Domenico Scarlatti

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

Francesca Caccini

d)

Barbara Strozzi

35.

Which composer wrote over 550 keyboard sonatas

a)

Domenico Scarlatti

b)

Barbara Strozzi

c)

Arcangelo Corelli

d)

Henry Purcell

36.

Who is considered the founder of modern violin technique

a)

Arcangelo Corelli

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

Henry Purcell

d)

Jean-Baptiste Lully

37.

Who composed operas, cantatas, sacred music, concertos and his father wanted him to become a lawyer?

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Henry Purcell

d)

Georg Philipp Telemann

38.

Who composed stage, vocal, and instrumental music and performed for King Louis at the age of 5?

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

Domenico Scarlatti

c)

Henry Purcell

d)

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

39.

Who composed royal music for special occasions and is buried next to the organ at westminster abbey

a)

Domenico Scarlatti

b)

Henry Purcell

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

40.

Who is on of the most prolific composers in music history?

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

Georg Philip Teleman

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

Henry Purcell

41.

Who composed over 500 concertos

a)

Georg Philip Telemann

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

Henry Purcell

d)

Francesca Caccini

42.

Music which doesn't have a key or tonal center

a)

Lieder

b)

Atonality

c)

tempo rubato

d)

Impressionism

43.

A slight speeding up or slowing down of the tempo according to the preference of the soloist or conductor

a)

Tempo Rubato

b)

Impressionism

c)

Romantic Nationalism

d)

Atonality

44.

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

a)

tempo rubato

b)

impressionism

c)

romantic nationalism

d)

atonality

45.

an ideological movement in the 19th century in which composers wrote music about the love of their nation, its history, and its culture

a)

impressionism

b)

symphonic poem

c)

romantic nationalism

d)

lieder

46.

Instrumental music that tells a story or evokes another medium such as a painting or poem

a)

romantic nationalism

b)

symphonic poem

c)

lieder

d)

atonality

47.

A german poem set to music, typically arranged for a singer and piano

a)

lieder

b)

baroque

c)

atonality

d)

impressionism

48.

Which composer if known for writing many songs based on poetic texts

a)

Fanny Mendelssohn

b)

Franz Schunert

c)

Hector Berlioz

d)

Felix Mendelssohn

49.

Which composer wrote a famous treatise on instrumentation that detailed the role of each orchestral instrument

a)

Giuseppe Verdi

b)

Franz liszt

c)

Fanny Mendelssohn

d)

Hector Berlioz

50.

The Easter sonata, composed by fanny Mendelssohn, was not attributed to her until which year?

a)

2010

b)

1990

c)

2000

d)

2009

51.

Which composer is credited with rediscovering the music of johann sebastian bach?

a)

Clara Schumann

b)

Felix Mendelssohn

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

Henry Purcell

52.

Which composer was unable to make a living as a pianist due to a hand injury and instead focused on composition?

a)

Felix Mendelssohn

b)

Clara Schumann

c)

Fanny Mendelssohn

d)

Robert Schumann

53.

Which composer developed the musical from known as the symphonic poem

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Franz Liszt

c)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

d)

Clara Schumann

54.

Which composer's opera, "The Ring of the Nibelung," took over 26 years to complete?

a)

Giuseppe Verdi

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Camille Saint-Saens

d)

Richard Wagner

55.

Which composer is considered a national hero in italy

a)

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

b)

Giuseppe Verdi

c)

Hector Berlioz

d)

Claude Debussy

56.

Which composer was more well known than her husband during her lifetime

a)

Robert Schumann

b)

Fanny Mendelssohn

c)

Clara Schumann

d)

Amy Beach

57.

Which composers symphony no. 1 has been called "beethovens 10th"

a)

Johannes Brahms

b)

Camille Saint-Saens

c)

John Philip Sousa

d)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

58.

Which composer originally wrote "the carnival of the animals" as a joke and only allowed "the swan" to be performed during his lifetime

a)

Amy Beach

b)

Camille Saint-saens

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Claude Debussy

59.

Which composer was financially supported for many years by nadezhda von meck, who requested that they never meet in person?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

John Philip Sousa

d)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

60.

Which composers "stars and stripes forever" is the national march of the united states?

a)

john philip sousa

b)

scott joplin

c)

alton adams

d)

amy beach

61.

which composers music has been called "impressionist" though he never liked the term associated with his music?

a)

Amy Beach

b)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

c)

Claude Debussy

d)

Scott Joplin

62.

which composers gaelic symphony, premiered in 1896, was the first symphony composed and published by an american woman?

a)

Amy Beach

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Alton Adams

d)

Clara Schumann

63.

which composer earned the nickname king of ragtime?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

Alton Adams

c)

John Philip Sousa

d)

Camille Saint-Saens

64.

Which composer was awarded a pulitzer prize for his contribution to american music after his death

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Alton Adams

c)

Camille Saint-saens

d)

Scott Joplin

65.

Which composer was considered one of the greatest pianists of his time and recorded much of his own music and performances

a)

Alton Adams

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

d)

Johannes Brahms

66.

which composer worked during the day as a carpenter and shoemaker, while studying composition and music theory at night?

a)

Alton Adams

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Claude Debussy

d)

John Philip Sousa

67.

which composer was the first black bandmaster in the united states navy

a)

amy beach

b)

alton adams

c)

scott joplin

d)

john philip sousa