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Q2Music Quiz 2 Music of the Classical Period

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Classical melodies are tuneful and easy to remember because composers wrote less complicated and easy to understand music so that more people could appreciate it.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Music in the Classical era was simply to entertain the wealthy people.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Classical period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of _________.

a)

Revolution

b)

Reason

c)

Respect

d)

Movement

4.

Which does NOT characterize the music of the Classical period?

a)

Precise

b)

Balance

c)

Clarity

d)

Dissonant

5.

During the Classical period, a number of instruments were developed in which the ________ became the most often used instrument.

a)

Piano

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Violin

d)

Violincello

6.

The symphony is derived from the word ______, which means "notes sounding together".

a)

Symphonia

b)

Sinponya

c)

Sinfhonia

d)

Synphonia

7.

What is a multi-movement work designed for an instrumental soloist and orchestra?

a)

Sonata

b)

Symphony

c)

Concerto

d)

Concerto Grosso

8.

What is an instrumental work for a solo instrument typically a piano?

a)

Concerto

b)

Symphony

c)

Sonata

d)

Opera

9.

What part of the composition in sonata-allegro form, introduces the theme?

a)

Exposition

b)

Development

c)

Recapitulation

10.

It is a mass or music for the dead.

a)

Requiem

b)

Missa Solemnis

c)

Vesper

d)

Missa Brevis

11.

What is the usual texture of Classical music?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Heterophonic

12.

Who is the child prodigy and the most amazing genius in the history of music?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Haydn

c)

Mozart

d)

Chopin

13.

Who is the "Father of Symphony"?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Haydn

c)

Mozart

d)

Bach

14.

His music was an evidence of his iron determination, despite of his deafness, he was able to compose great music.

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Haydn

d)

Bach

15.

Which of the following is a composition of Ludwig van Beethoven?

a)

Requiem

b)

The Marriage of Figaro

c)

Moonlight Sonata

d)

The Clock Symphony