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Let's see how much we remember from ALL of the eras we studied!
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1
Which event did NOT take place in the 20th Century?
The Cold War
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Rights Movement
The Great Depression
2
The Classical era saw this MAJOR development in orchestral music
Standardizing of chamber ensembles
Standardizing of the orchestra
Standardizing of instrument tuning
Standardizing of choral parts
3
Which of these composers was NOT famous in the Romantic era?
Wagner
Cage
Mussorgsky
Berlioz
4
The most significant development in the Renaissance was....?
The development of the organ
The invention of the printing press
The rise of secular vocal music
The rise of instrument music
5
The well-tempered clavier preludes and fugues for organ was composed by....
Vivaldi
Bach
Mozart
Handel
6
The first secular music was created by French nobles. They were called...
Troubadours
Trouveres
Teachers
Transformers
7
Who was NOT a composer from the Baroque time?
Ravel
Telemann
Corelli
Purcell
8
In the Sonata form there are 3 parts - exposition, development, and....
Recapitulation
Synthesis
Conclusion
Congratulations
9
There were 3 important M words in the Renaissance. What forms of music were they?
Madrigal
Mass
Motet
Muffin
10
Polyphonic music from Notre Dame can also be called...
Organ
Organum
Organisms
Organim
11
Chance music can also be called...
aleatoric
atonal
apparent
Chance the rapper music
12
Harmony in 20th century music contains...
Atonality
Polychords
12 tone rows
Modes
13
One of the most important inventions in the Renaissance was...
The phonograph
The printing press
The organ
The first automobile
14
Who wrote their first musical composition at age 5?
Beethoven
Handel
Wagner
Mozart
15
The Classical period began with the birth and death of which 2 composers?
Death of Handel, birth of Beethoven
Death of Haydn, birth of Mozart
Death of Bach, birth of Mozart
Death of Bach, birth of Beethoven
16
Baroque (from Portuguese) means...
oddly shaped diamond
oddly shaped nugget
oddly shaped melon
oddly shaped pearl
17
The Classical period promoted the idea of prosperity through education, called....
The Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Aristocracy
The Age of Classicism
The Age of Rebirth
18
In the Romantic period new development of harmonies now included...
Polychords
Dissonance
Chromatics
Atonality
19
Which composer was obsessed with his profile and wanted to play piano seen from the side?
Chopin
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Rachmaninoff
20
Men who were castrated as boys to sing in higher ranges were called?
Castrato
Crooner
Captain
Colleague
21
Who is the most recorded Classical composer in HISTORY?!
Bach
Haydn
Beethoven
Mozart
22
In the Baroque era what was happening in society?
Dinosaurs still roamed the earth
Galileo confirms the earth is round
Einstein created E=mc2
Discovery of the laws of motion - Newton
23
Handel wrote this iconic Baroque Oratorio
Water Music
Messiah
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Come and Trip It
24
Which Beethoven symphony symbolizes Fate knocking at the door?
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 9
25
Who cut off the legs of his piano to hear the string vibrations?
Beethoven
Bach
Brahms
Berlioz
26
What musical advancements happened in the Baroque time?
Figured bass accompaniment developed
Basso continuo was developed
Tuning system was standardized
Major and minor tonalities were explored
27
Who painted this Renaissance masterpiece?
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Da Vinci
Boticelli
28
Which of these musical terms was NOT added in the Romantic period
Cantabile
Allegro agitato
Sforzando
Dolce
29
Which modern composer wrote the piece 4'33?
Igor Stravinsky
Anton Weber
Merce Cunningham
John Cage
30
Who composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?
Schubert
Strauss
Mahler
Debussy
31
What language began creating the music words we use to play/sing today?
Italian
Russian
Spanish
French
32
The most popular instrument for the Renaissance period was the...?
Harmonica
Lute
Recorder
Clavichord
33
Who painted many images with ballet dancers in the Romantic period?
Vincent van Gogh
Claude Monet
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degas
34
Vocal music in the Medieval period was called?
Polyphonic Chant
Gargantuan Chant
Mongolian Chant
Gregorian Chant
35
Who was allowed to sing in the church in the Medieval time?
Men
Children
Goats
Women
36
The word renaissance means?
Resonance
Rebirth
Requirement
Redo
37
Operas are staged with costumes, sets, etc. Baroque oratorios are...
Secular
Staged without costumes
Based on biblical scenes
Also staged with costumes
38
This composer wrote Symphonie fantastique for a woman he became obsessed with...
Beethoven
Mussorgsky
Berlioz
Wagner
39
Baroque music was known for being...
Flamboyant
Extravagant
Grand
Ornate
40
The musical centre for the Renaissance was where in Europe?
Greece
Italy
Spain
France
41
Which Baroque composer wrote program music? Hint - 4 Seasons...
Bach
Vivaldi
Bellini
Handel
42
Medieval music was mainly monophonic. Renaissance texture was mostly...
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Unison
43
In the Medieval period, who employed the musicians and artists?
Priests
Wealthy patrons
The church
Other civilians
44
How many symphonies did Beethoven write before he passed away?
41
7
100
9
45
Which Stravinsky ballet caused a riot in the audience at it's premier performance?
Appalachian Spring
The Firebird
Petrushka
The Rite of Spring
46
What was Handel's first name?
Gee... I don't know...
GEFF
G.F.
George
47
Who was known as the Father of the Symphony? He wrote 104 symphonies!!
Schubert
Handel
Haydn
Mozart
48
Which artist painted The Old Guitarist?
Warhol
Picasso
Pollack
Dali
49
2 key composers of Organum were...
Du Fay
Perotin
Machaut
Leonin
50
The most important orchestral form of the Baroque time was....
Concerto Grosso
Baroque Suite
Solo Concerto
Prelude and Fugue
51
There are 2 types of Classical opera. They are...
Opera Seria
Opera Seriousa
Opera Buffa
Opera Nostalgia
52
Which period of music was reliant on emotion, adventure and imagination?
Modern
Romantic
Classical
Renaissance
53
Dance music forms in the Renaissance could be called...
Pavane
Branle
Allemande
Galliard
54
The most important musical form of the Classical period was...
Rondo
Ternary
Sonata-Allegro
Concerto
55
Which artist created The Persistence of Memory?
Monet
Dali
Matisse
Picasso
56
Which composer was was a virtuosic musician of the Baroque time?
Beethoven
Handel
Mozart
Bach
57
The 3 most important composers of the Classical period were Beethoven, Mozart and ....
Mendelssohn
Haydn
Handel
Bach
58
What type of dynamics is famously part of the Baroque era?
Textured Dynamics
Contingent Dynamics
Continuous Dynamics
Terraced Dynamics
59
One Renaissance composer killed his wife for cheating on him. Who was that!
Orlando di Lasso
Carlo Gesualdo
Leonin
Palestrina
60
What was a musical style of the 20th century?
Chance music
Avant-garde
Nationalism
Expressionism
61
Which of these is NOT a type of 20th century artist?
Sensationalist
Experimentalist
Synthesist
Serialist
62
Which instrument was the most prominent in the Medieval time?
Keyboard
Organ
Clavichord
Harpsichord
63
The main goal of Modern music was to....
Break previous traditions and principles
Not to "dress up" art or music
Shock the audience
To entertain the audience
64
The Aeolian Harp and The Banshee were both examples of what form of Modern music?
Chance music
Experimentalism
Serialism
Minimalism
65
Which keyboard instrument gradually replaced the Harpsichord in the Classical era?
Harp
Pipe organ
Piano
Clavichord
66
In the Order of the Mass what is the FIRST setting?
Credo
Sanctus
Gloria
Kyrie
67
Keyboard music in the Baroque time was HUGE! Identify at least 1 keyboard instrument.
Clavichord
Harpsichord
Organ
Viol
68
The 12-tone technique in music uses what notes?
atonality
minor scale
chromatic scale
modes
69
Which element of music went through a revitalization in the 20th century?
Tone color
Harmony
Pitch
Rhythm
70
Music that depicts a story or scene in the Romantic period was called?
Storyline music
Nationalist music
Scenic music
Program music
71
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Da Vinci
Michaelangelo
Titian
Bellini
72
Which Romantic composer would play with absolute precision in tempo?
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Liszt
Brahms
73
Romantic era musical innovations included....
Invention of the families of instruments
Invention of the Symphonic Poem
Emphasis on the solo musician
Invention of the Song Cycle
74
Which Renaissance composer is most known for his incredible church music?
Palestrina
Des Prez
Du Fay
Perotin
