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Periods of Music

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medieval Music was mostly used in ______

a)

Only in Churches

b)

Only at Royal Events

c)

Concerts and Churches

d)

Royal Events and Churches

2.

During what time period was music notation invented?

a)

Romantic

b)

Medieval

c)

Classical

d)

20th Century

3.

What were the two most popular instruments during the Medieval period?

a)

Flute and Dulcimer

b)

Lute and Flute

c)

Dulcimer and Violin

d)

Lute and Dulcimer

4.

Which of the following is NOT a Medieval/Renaissance composer?

a)

George Fredrick Handel

b)

Hildegard Von Bingen

c)

Claudio Monteverdi

d)

John Dowland

5.

When was the Renaissance?

a)

1500-1700

b)

1400-1600

c)

1300-1500

d)

500-1500

6.

When was the Baroque period?

a)

1820-1900

b)

20th century

c)

1400-1600

d)

1600-1750

7.

Which is NOT true of the Baroque period of music?

a)

More instruments were being invented

b)

Opera was invented

c)

Opera started to become popular

d)

Composers were writing more technically demanding music

8.

Which composer spanned over the Renaissance and Baroque time periods?

a)

Claudio Monteverdi

b)

George Fredrick Handel

c)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

d)

Ludwing Van Beethoven

9.

Johan Sebastian Bach is credited with composing how many pieces?

a)

11,126

b)

126

c)

1126

d)

1000

10.

Which Baroque composer was known as "The Red Priest"?

a)

Claudio Monteverdi

b)

George Fredrick Handel

c)

Johan Sebastian Bach

d)

Antonio Vivaldi

11.

The Classical period was between ________

a)

1730-1820

b)

1820-1900

c)

20th century

d)

1600-1750

12.

During what time period did music start having a "Definite Form?"

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Romantic

d)

Classical

13.

Which Classical composer wrote the most symphonies?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Claudio Monteverdi

14.

Who was considered the "Greatest Composer" of the Classical period?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Claudio Monteverdi

15.

Which composer went deaf later in life, but continued to compose music?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Johan Sebastian Bach

16.

Which of the Classical composers were BEST known for their Operas?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Johan Sebastian Bach

17.

When was the Romantic period?

a)

1730-1820

b)

1800-1900

c)

1820-1900

d)

20th century

18.

Which composer was a Classical and Romantic composer?

a)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Hector Berlios

d)

Johannes Brahms

19.

Which of the following includes ALL of the BIG 5 composers of the Romantic period?

a)

Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Mozart, Antonin Dvorak, Haydn

b)

Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Haydn, Hector Dvorak

c)

Beethoven, Mozart, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Hector Berlioz

d)

Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Hector Berlioz

20.

Which of the following Romantic composers were known for their Solo Piano pieces?

a)

Claude Debussy & Beethoven

b)

Claude Debussy & Fredric Chopin

c)

Claude Debussy & Jahannes Brahms

d)

Fredric Chopin & Hector Berlioz

21.

What is NOT a characteristic of 20th century music?

a)

Music does not always follow a correct form like in earlier periods

b)

Composers start writing atonal music

c)

Electronic instruments and pre-recorded music is being used

d)

Opera becomes extinct

22.

Which of the following are known as 20th Century composers who incorporated JAZZ into their music?

a)

Igor Stravinsky & Charles Ives

b)

George Gershwin & Arnold Schoenberg

c)

Aaron Copeland & Charles Ives

d)

Aaron Copeland & George Gershwin

23.

Which of the following are known as 20th Century Atonal composers?

a)

Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives & Arnold Schoenberg

b)

George Gershwin, Arnold Schoenberg & Charles Ives

c)

Aaron Copeland, Arnold Schoenberg & Charles Ives

d)

Aaron Copeland, Igor Stravinsky & George Gershwin

24.

Which of the following 20th century composers utilized Electronics in their music?

a)

Gustav Holst & George Crumb

b)

Ottorino Respighi & Gustav Holst

c)

Milton Babbit & George Crumb

d)

Milton Babbt & Ottorino Respighi

25.

Which of the following are Neo-Romantic composers during the 20th century?

a)

Gustav Holst & George Crumb

b)

Ottorino Respighi & Gustav Holst

c)

Milton Babbit & George Crumb

d)

Milton Babbt & Ottorino Respighi

26.

When did the American Musical become a "serious" art form with the musical, Oklahoma?

a)

1943

b)

1940

c)

1953

d)

1950

27.

Which of the following is NOT considered a musical composer?

a)

Leonard Bernstein

b)

John Williams

c)

Andrew Lloyd Weber

d)

Stephen Sondheim

28.

Which of the following is NOT true about film score music?

a)

Began around 1895

b)

It used aspects from all genres and period of music

c)

Most of their inspiration came from the Classical period

d)

Most of their inspiration came from the Romantic period

29.

Which of the following includes ONLY film-score composers?

a)

John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Raman Djawadi

b)

John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Raman Djawadi

c)

Raman Djawadi, Leonard Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer

d)

Andrew Lloyd Weber, Leonard Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Raman Djawadi