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Music of the Classical Period

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who among the Classical composers was described as "Rags-to-riches"?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

What period was known as "The Age of Reason"?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Classical Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Romantic Period

3.

Who among the picture is Franz Joseph Haydn?

a)

b)

c)

d)

4.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was known as the Father of Symphony

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

5.

Who were the three top composers of the classical period?

a)

Haydn, Mozart, Bach

b)

Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

c)

Beethoven, Bach, Lennon

d)

Cobain, Bach, Starr

6.

Mozart lived to a very old age.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

A child prodigy and the most amazing genius in musical history.

a)

BEETHOVEN

b)

MOZART

c)

HAYDN

d)

VIVALDI

8.

He was the composer who bridged the late Classical era and the early Romantic era.

a)

BEETHOVEN

b)

MOZART

c)

HAYDN

d)

VIVALDI

9.

Due to mismanaged finances he lived in poverty, died young and was buried in an unknown grave.

a)

BEETHOVEN

b)

MOZART

c)

HAYDN

d)

VIVALDI

10.

The Classical period in music spans approximately which years?

a)

1600 to 1750

b)

1750 to 1820

c)

1820 to 1900

d)

1900 to present

11.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who learned to play which instrument at the age of three?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Organ

c)

Violin

d)

Piano

12.

Which of the following is NOT one of Mozart's famous works?

a)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

b)

Don Giovanni

c)

Moonlight Sonata

d)

The Magic Flute

13.

Franz Joseph Haydn is known as the "Father of the Symphony" and also the "Father of the":

a)

Concerto

b)

Quartet

c)

String Quartet

d)

Opera

14.

Beethoven’s famous piece Für Elise was written for:

a)

Orchestra

b)

Violin

c)

Solo piano

d)

Quartet

15.

TRUE OR FALSE

Beethoven was named as “Father of Symphony”.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

TRUE OR FALSE

Mozart became poor because of financial management problem

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Which is TRUE about the music during the Classical period?

a)

There is significant changes in musical forms and style were made.

b)

The music became popular as entertainment and activity for amateurs and the educated.

c)

The imitation among voices is common.

d)

The melodic lines move in flowing manner

18.

Who does not belong to the group?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

c)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

19.

What period is known as the "Age of reason"?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaissance

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Classical

20.

What refers to a multi-movement work for solo instrument?

a)

Concerto

b)

Opera

c)

Sonata

d)

Symphony

21.

How many movements are there in SYMPHONY?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

22.

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

a)

Concerto

b)

Sonata

c)

Symphony

d)

Opera

23.

How many movements are there in a concerto?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

24.

What refers to a classical music for the whole orchestra?

a)

Concerto

b)

Sonata

c)

Opera

d)

Symphony

25.

What refers to a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in a theatrical setting?

a)

Concerto

b)

Sonata

c)

Classical Opera

d)

Symphony

26.

The symphony is derived from the word (a)   which means "harmonious sounding together".

27.

Sonata comes from the word (a)   which means to make a sound.

28.

Which of the following are the 3 sections of Sonata Allegro Form?

a)

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

b)

Exposition, Rondo, Development

c)

Development, Recapitulation, Rondo

d)

Minuet, Development, Recapitulation

29.

Which of the following statement of SYMPHONY is true?

a)

The 2nd movement is fast

b)

The first movement is typically rondo

c)

The 3rd movement uses a dance form (minuet/scherzo)

d)

the 1st movement is medium fast

30.

How many styles are there in a Classical Opera?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

31.

What refers to a serious opera in Classical Opera?

a)

Opera Serial

b)

Opera Buffa

c)

Opera Seria

d)

Serial Opera

32.

What refers to comic opera in Classical Opera?

a)

Opera Buffa

b)

Opera Seria

c)

Serial Opera

d)

Buffa Opera

33.

This refers to the first (1st) part of the composition in sonata form that introduces the theme.

a)

Exposition

b)

Development

c)

Rondo

d)

Recapitulation

34.

What refers to a Classical Opera that implies tragic drama that employs mythological characters?

a)

Exposition

b)

Opera Buffa

c)

Opera Seria

d)

Rondo

35.

Who composed the famous music piece Don Giovanni?

a)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

Franz Joseph Haydn

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart