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Music Trivia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a composition where two or more independent melodic lines are played simultaneously?

a)

Homophony

b)

Monophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Heterophony

2.

Which country is home to the world’s oldest known musical notation system?

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

3.

What is the nickname of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2?

a)

Appassionata

b)

Pathétique

c)

Tempest

d)

Moonlight Sonata

4.

Which composer was known for composing The Well-Tempered Clavier, a collection of preludes and fugues in every key?

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

George Frederic Handel

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

Franz Joesph Haydn

5.

What does the term sforzando (sfz) indicate in music notation?

a)

Gradually getting softer

b)

A return to the original tempo

c)

A sudden strong accent

d)

A slow decrease in volume

6.

What is the enharmonic equivalent of C#?

a)

Db

b)

F#

c)

D#

d)

B

7.

What is the primary difference between a major and a minor scale?

a)

The number of notes used

b)

The speed at which it’s played

c)

The pattern of whole and half steps

d)

The instrument used to play it

8.

Which of the following is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument?

a)

Koto

b)

Erhu

c)

Oud

d)

Sitar

9.

The digeridoo is a wind instrument traditionally played by the indigenous people of which country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Brazil

c)

Indonesia

d)

Australia

10.

What is the name of the wooden percussion instrument; originated in Africa, consists of wooden bars struck with mallets?

a)

Marimba

b)

Glockenspiel

c)

Kalimba

d)

Djembe