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WorksheetsMusical Instruments and Classical Music Worksheet (Grade109)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which instrument produces sound from the vibration of air inside its tube?
Guitar
Drum
Flute
Angklung
Rebab
Which of the following instruments uses strings as its sound source?
Gong
Violin
Maracas
Recorder
Kenong
Kendang, rebana, and drum are membranophones because they produce sound from the vibration of a membrane.
They are played by pressing
They use metal tubes
They produce sound from the vibration of a membrane skin
They use electricity
They are plucked
Which instrument sounds because the entire body of the instrument vibrates?
Angklung
Snare drum
Violin
Saxophone
Piano
Keyboard and synthesizer are classified as electrophones because they require electrical power to produce sound.
They use a thin membrane
They are used in orchestras
They require electrical power to produce sound
They are made of metal
They use strings
From the list, which instrument is a chordophone?
Flute
Angklung
Drum
Guitar
Gong
Which instrument is played by blowing?
Harp
Piano
Trombone
Kenong
Cello
Which plucked instrument is commonly used in traditional Nusantara music?
Flute
Drum
Kecapi
Serunai
Glockenspiel
Which is an example of a bowed instrument used in orchestral music?
Flute
Guitar
Angklung
Violin
Kendang
The following instruments are played by striking, except which one?
Maracas
Kendang
Gong
Flute
Tifa
A student plays an instrument by pressing keys to produce notes. Which instrument is meant?
Rebab
Harp
Piano
Flute
Triangle
“This instrument has strings that are bowed with a bow and is used in quartets and orchestras.” Which instrument is this?
Guitar
Cello
Harp
Piano
Clarinet
The Classical period generally occurred during which years?
1200–1400
1450–1600
1600–1750
1750–1820
1900–2000
The period before the Classical era was which of the following?
Baroque
Romantic
Modern
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Classical music is known for being balanced, orderly, and having a clear structure.
Balanced, orderly, and clear structure
Highly improvisational
Full of ornamentation
Free form
Based on technology
A characteristic of melody in the Classical period is that it is simple and symmetrical.
Long, winding, and complex
Uses church modes
Simple and symmetrical
Uses microtonal pitches
Without harmony
Which texture is most dominant in Classical music?
Complex polyphony
Monophony
Homophony (main melody plus accompaniment)
Atonal
Drone
A composition with many ornamentations, continuo accompaniment, and dense harmony is better classified as which style?
Baroque
Classical
Modern
Romantic
Contemporary
Which of the following is one of Mozart’s most famous works?
Messiah
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
The Nutcracker
1812 Overture
Bolero
Haydn earned the nickname “Father of Symphony” because he significantly developed the symphonic form.
He significantly developed the symphonic form
He wrote children’s songs
He invented the piano
He created the modern orchestra
He was known as a court singer
Beethoven is considered a transitional composer because he bridged the Classical period to the Romantic period.
He bridged the Classical period to Romantic
He combined classical music with traditional Asian music
He became an opera composer
He rejected classical harmony
He created electronic music
Symphony No. 40 is a work by which composer?
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Handel
Which of the following is not from the Classical era?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
Wagner
Schubert
Classical music developed toward the use of gradual dynamics such as which of the following?
Crescendo and decrescendo
Extreme forte
Random modulation
Microtones
Dense ornamentation
A group of four players—two violins, viola, and cello—is called what form?
Small orchestra
Solo instrumental
Mixed ensemble
String quartet (chamber music)
Mini symphony
Mozart often wrote concertos for which instrument?
Harp
Piano
Timpani
Angklung
Electric violin
Early Beethoven’s music was strongly influenced by which composers?
Haydn and Mozart
Chopin
Stravinsky
Debussy
Handel
Which is a famous opera by Mozart?
La Traviata
The Magic Flute
Rigoletto
Carmen
Aida
Which Haydn work is known for dynamic surprises?
Surprise Symphony
Eroica
Pastoral
Jupiter
The Firebird
Beethoven is known for a musical style that is more dramatic and strong.
Light and lively
Very simple
More dramatic and strong
Highly ornamented
Minimal dynamics
The sonata form has three main sections. Which grouping is correct?
Prelude–Fugue–Coda
Exposition–Development–Recapitulation
Verse–Chorus–Bridge
A–B–A
Intro–Outro–Ending
Classical-era orchestras generally have which characteristic?
Smaller size and balanced
Use electronic instruments
Have no strings
Use 100 players
No wind instruments
In a musical score, crescendo means what?
The sound gets louder
The sound gets softer
Slowing of tempo
Repeated melody
Minor harmony
Allegro is a tempo indication meaning what?
Slow
Moderate
Fast
Very slow
Free tempo
The symbol “p” in dynamics indicates what?
Soft (piano)
Very soft
Strong
Very strong
Suddenly loud
The letter “f” indicates which dynamic?
Very soft
Loud (forte)
Very fast
Very slow
Staccato
Which is a characteristic of homophonic music?
Many competing melodies
No harmony
Main melody with accompaniment
Without rhythm
Uses free improvisation
A melodic phrase is best described as which of the following?
Minor harmony
A complete musical sentence
Song speed
Dynamic pattern
Accompaniment texture
Classical music is known to have which of the following?
Symmetrical and orderly melodic structure
Unstable form
Texture full of improvisation
Very complex ornamentation
No pattern
During the Classical era, the piano developed into what?
Main instrument in sonatas and concertos
Background instrument in the orchestra
Replacement for wind instruments
Only a rhythmic instrument
Only an accompaniment instrument
