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Mr. Benbrooks Music Appreciation quizizz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What song is being played?

a)

Silver Swan

b)

Orpheo

c)

Tu'Muccidi O Crudele

d)

L'homme Arme

2.

What piece is being played

a)

Water music

b)

Hallelujah Chorus from the "Mesiah"

c)

John Cages 4'22"

d)

Silver Swan

3.

What piece is being played?

a)

Pastime with Good Company

b)

Orpheo

c)

J.S. Bach

d)

Viderunt Omnes

4.

What song is being played here?

a)

Tu'm'uccidi O Crudele

b)

Flow my Tears

c)

Party Rock Anthem

d)

Sumer is icumen in

5.

What Piece is being Played?

a)

Viderunt Omnes

b)

Alma Redemptoris Mater

c)

Flow My Tears

d)

L'homme Arme

6.

Which of these composers that we have studied was the most influential historically?

a)

Domineco Scarlatti

b)
Ludwig van Beethoven
c)
Johann Sebastian Bach
d)

J.C. Bach

7.

What is the name of the time period that occured between 1400-1650

a)
Renaissance
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Medieval
d)
Baroque
8.

What instrument did J.S. Bach play

a)

Organ

b)
Flute
c)

Electric sitar

d)
Violin
9.

What was non religious music called?

a)
Folk chants
b)

Steve

c)
Secular music
d)
Classical symphonies
10.

What kind of instrument is a trumpet?

a)
A brass instrument.
b)
A woodwind instrument.
c)
A percussion instrument.
d)
An electronic instrument.
11.

What would a composer write in the Medieval era if they did not want to take credit for the work?

a)
Collaborative composition
b)

Anonymous;

To the Glory of God

c)
Pseudonymous work
d)
Public domain piece
12.

Who did George Fredric Handel work for?

a)

Handel had no employer

b)

King George I

King George II

c)
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
d)

Jeff Bezos

13.

What was the difference in Leonin and Perotin's composition of Viderunt Omnes?

a)

Leonin used a simpler organum style, whereas Perotin created a more complex polyphonic version.

It was 2 voices and 4 voices

b)
Perotin's version was entirely monophonic, unlike Leonin's polyphonic approach.
c)
Both Leonin and Perotin used the same style of organum in their compositions.
d)
Leonin composed a more intricate version, while Perotin simplified it.
14.

Counterpoint is the best example of what kind of musical texture?

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphoney

c)

Homophoney

d)

Heterophony

15.

This person had the idea to write down music, but did not actually conceptualize how to do it.

a)

Guido D'Arezzo

b)

Hildegard von Bingen

c)

Pope Gregory I

d)

Cher

16.

Guido D'Arezzo was a monk who used geometry to create what?

a)

dynamics

b)

a really good lemon scone recepie

c)

nuemes

d)

notes

17.

Orlando Gibbons wrote which famous madrigal?

a)
The Silver Swan
b)

Bohemian Rhapsody

c)

Flow my tears

d)

Pastime with Good company

18.

Who was King Henry VIII

a)

Handels German employer

b)

An outstanding athlete

c)

An isolated monarch

d)

A composer and lute player

19.

What was significant about Don Carlo Gesualdo?

a)

He was known for writing madrigals, and murdering his wife and child

b)

He was the Queens personal lute player and composer

c)
He composed primarily for orchestras and large ensembles.
d)
He was a mathematician who studied music theory.
20.

Which Monarch was not native to the country that they reigned over?

a)
Henry VIII
b)
Queen Victoria
c)

King George I

d)

King George II

21.

J.S. Bach had many children who were also well known composers, one of which is C.P.E. Bach.

What does C.P.E. stand for?

(a)  

22.

What is the name of the family of instruments that includes violin, viola, and cello

(a)  

23.

What do we call someone who is incredibly talented at their instrument

(a)  

24.

So far in class we have covered the Medieval Era, the Renisance, and the Baroque Era. What is the name of the musical era proceeding the Baroque Era?

(a)  

25.

What made John Dowland's performances so special for the audience

(a)