wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Music Appreciation Quiz 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Clara Schumann's father and teacher?

a)

Johannes Brahms

b)

Robert Schumann

c)

Franz Liszt

d)

Friedrich Wieck

2.

What was Clara Schumann forced to do after her husband's death?

a)

Stop playing music

b)

Move to America

c)

Pursue a performing career

d)

Become a composer

3.

Which piece by Clara Schumann is described as 'rather fast and furious'?

a)

Romance for violin and piano

b)

Nocturne in F major

c)

Piano Concerto in A minor

d)

Scherzo No. 2 in C minor

4.

What was Johannes Brahms' relationship with the Schumanns?

a)

He was a close friend

b)

He was their music teacher

c)

He was a distant relative

d)

He was their neighbor

5.

What did Brahms do with the scores he was not satisfied with?

a)

Donated them to a library

b)

Burned them

c)

Published them anyway

d)

Gave them to Clara Schumann

6.

To whom did Brahms dedicate his 'Lullabye'?

a)

A child of a former love

b)

A famous soprano

c)

Clara Schumann

d)

His mother

7.

What is the opening motif of Brahms' Symphony No. 2?

a)

A descending scale

b)

A three-note motif

c)

A repeated chord

d)

A fast arpeggio

8.

What did Brahms frequently send to Clara Schumann for suggestions?

a)

His letters

b)

His concert tickets

c)

His new scores

d)

His diary entries

9.

What was Brahms' profession in his early twenties?

a)

A music critic

b)

A conductor

c)

A violinist

d)

A rising pianist and composer

10.

What did Brahms incorporate into the piano accompaniment of his 'Lullabye'?

a)

A famous symphony theme

b)

A Ländler sung by a former love

c)

A traditional folk song

d)

A melody from Clara Schumann

11.

clara wieck dates?

(a)  

12.

johannes brahms dates

(a)  

13.

**Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dates

(a)