Music History: Medieval to Romantic

Question 1

The Medieval Period lasted about this long.

Accepted Answer

1000 years

Question 2

Opera from the Romantic Period was called?

Accepted Answer

Grand Opera

Question 3

What social classes were expected to be able to read and write music?

Accepted Answer

Middle Class, Upper Class

Question 4

A famous Violin-maker in the Baroque Era was:

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Stradivarious

Question 5

The orchestra of the Romantic Period grew to be?

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100 musicians

Question 6

Which is an example of sonata form?

Accepted Answer

Fast-Slow-Fast

Question 7

What are the dates of the Baroque Era?

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1600-1750

Question 8

A large-scale musical work for solo voices, choruses, and instrumentalists is known as:

Accepted Answer

Oratorio

Question 9

On which instrument was J.S. Bach a virtuoso?

Accepted Answer

Organ

Question 10

Palestrina's music was more ________________ than de Prez's

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Restrained

Question 11

Music for the church

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Sacred music

Question 12

This instrumental music would have been used for this type of dance.

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Estampie

Question 13

The Romantic Period was all about?

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Expressing extreme emotion through music, art and literature

Question 14

Famous American Writer who wrote the poem O Captain, My Captain!

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Walt Whitman

Question 15

Concerts held in people's homes were called?

Accepted Answer

Salon Concerts

Question 16

A pre-existing melody that is used as a base with other melodies on top

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Cantus Firmus

Question 17

During the Renaissance, writings from which civilizations were "rediscovered"

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Roman, Greek

Question 18

What is the name of J.S. Bach's most famous Organ work?

Accepted Answer

Tocatta and Fuge in D minor

Question 19

What war took place in the United States during the Romantic Period?

Accepted Answer

Civil War

Question 20

Something that is "secular" is:

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Not of the Church

Question 21

What 2 composers dominated during this musical period?

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Hadyn, Mozart

Question 22

Famous Novel written by Mary Shelley during the Romantic Period?

Accepted Answer

Frankenstein

Question 23

All sacred music was sung in this language.

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 24

French composer Berlioz wrote this work based on his dreams?

Accepted Answer

Symphonie Fantastique( March to the Scaffold)

Question 25

Two new instruments from the 1800's were?

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saxophone and tuba

Question 26

What was the official religion of Europe during the Medieval Period?

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Roman Catholic Church

Question 27

Madrigals were most popular in

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Italy and England

Question 28

What was the eras most important type of music?

Accepted Answer

symphony

Question 29

This is an example of what type of sacred music

Accepted Answer

Gregorian Chant

Question 30

How many years was this period?

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80

Question 31

A consistent quality of secular music

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Instrumental

Question 32

What is the name of G.F. Handles most well-known oratorio?

Accepted Answer

The Messiah

Question 33

Were Madrigals Sacred or Secular?

Accepted Answer

Secular Music

Question 34

Josquin de Prez used Cantus Firmus to sneak ____________ into Masses.

Accepted Answer

Secular Melodies

Question 35

Famous Ballet written by Tchaikovsky performed during the December holidays?

Accepted Answer

The Nutcracker

Question 36

Mozart and Beethoven died in the same city(true or false)

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true

Question 37

The Harpsichord, Clavichord, and Organ were all

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Keyboard instruments in the Baroque Era

Question 38

Who were the two greatest composers of the Baroque Period?

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J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel

Question 39

Gregorian Chant is an example of this musical texture.

Accepted Answer

Monophonic

Question 40

When notes "clash," it is called:

Accepted Answer

Dissonance

Question 41

Where did Hadyn and Mozart work?

Accepted Answer

Vienna

Question 42

Did Baroque music come before or after classical music?

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before

Question 43

Who wrote "Fur Elise"

Accepted Answer

Beethovan

Question 44

Secular music was usually written for this reason.

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To accompany dances and folk songs.

Question 45

The word Renaissance means

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Rebirth

Question 46

Which one of these instruments was not used during this era?

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tambourine

Question 47

What type of instruments were mainly used in this period?

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string

Question 48

What is the most popular keyboard instrument of the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

Harpsichord

Question 49

The Roman Catholic Church had strict guidelines for music used during services.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 50

What instrument was introduced during this period?

Accepted Answer

piano

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