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This is a review for Springfield High School's Music History Class's exam!
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1
Which invention improved trade by sea?
Spices
The compass
Mapquest
The rudder
2
What is monophonic music?
a single line of melody with chordal accompaniment
many melodies happening simultaneously
a single line of melody
silence
3
What family dd Franz Joseph Haydn work for for 30 years?
Esterhazy
Esterle
Eszez
Eckstein
4
Which describes a homophonic texture
More than one melodic line being played simultaneously
A single melodic line with chordal accompaniment
A single melodic line
No melody, only chords
5
Which is NOT a piece by Bach
Royal Fireworks Music
Brandenburg Concertos
Anna Magdelena Notebook
Tocatta and Fugue in d Minor
6
What is the most accurate date range of the Baroque Period?
1500-1700
1620-1750
1450-1600
1600-1750
7
The mass was the main service for the catholic church. What language was it in during the MA?
French
English
Latin
German
8
What does this chart explain?
It shows the time of day, like a sundial or clock
It determines when Easter will fall
It shows how big of a piece of pie to cut
When to play what music in church services
9
Martin Luther posted _____ theses and started the protestant reformation
45
95
105
99
10
How did the crusades effect the economy?
There was a decline in the economy because no one traveled
There was a boom because of the stock market
The economy grew because of increased trade routes
The black market increased
11
What was Vivaldi's most famous instrumental work?
The four seasons
Messiah
Tocatta and Fugue in d Minor
Brandenburg Concertos
12
Despite the discouragement of his parents, Mozart married this woman
Anna Barbara
Constanze Weber
Viktoria Krum
Magdalena Cassaluna
13
How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
5
19
100
9
14
Who composed Dido and Aeneas
Arcangelo Corelli
Henry Purcell
Jean Baptiste Lully
Claudio Monteverdi
15
What was the role of the Medici family in the Renaissance
They were famous renaissance painters
They were a family of carpenters
They ran the Italian Mafia
They were bankers to the pope and patrons of the arts
16
What was the cause of the crusades
There was a dispute over oil trades
Christians were mad a the Jews and Muslims
Muslims restricted pilgrimages to the Holy Land
Jews invaded the Holy Land
17
Before music notation music was passed down in this way
by carrier pigeons
a dove singing in the popes ear
orally
written down
18
What was Beethoven and Mozart's primary instrument?
Violin
Cello
Sackbutt
Piano
19
Which scenario describes SACRED music
Music you would hear at a rock concert
Music by Justin Beiber
Music that you would hear at an orchestra concert
Music you would hear at church
20
Which composer was asked by the pope to make music more traditional
Josquin Des Prez
Gabrielli
Palestrina
Dufay
21
Which composer first used dynamics in their compositions
Des Prez
Cassaluna
Gabrielli
Palestrina
22
Which composer was nicknamed "The Red Priest"
LV Beethoven
GF Handel
JS Bach
A Vivaldi
23
Which composer's death signaled the end of the baroque period
Antonio Vivaldi
George Frederic Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jean Baptiste Lully
24
Who invented the Printing Press?
Martin Luther
Johannes Gutenburg
Shakespear
Michelangelo
25
What is an interval?
Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey Stuff
The space between 2 notes
When the tempo changes
When music changes from major to minor
26
Would the sackbutt and shawm be played indoor our outdoor?
Neither
Outdoor
Indoor
Both
27
How old was Mozart when he died?
32
35
42
50
28
If you wanted an education during the middle ages where did you go?
the Holy Land
The Church
Universities
School
29
Which disease killed more people than any other war or disease in history?
Yellow Fever
HIV
The bubonic (black) plague
Ebola
30
What is a Scriptorium
Where playwrights write scripts for new plays
Where monks transcribe manuscripts
Where a person is cremated
31
Handel spent most of his career composing in London, England, but was actually from __________
Italy
Belgium
France
Germany
32
What dates represent the Renaissance?
450-1450
1750-1820
1600-1750
1450-1600
33
What is meant by the expression that music in the classical period should be "universal"
It should be appealing to people everywhere
It should be appealing to the wealthy
It should be sacred and secular
It should appeal to people in a specific region
34
Who was NOT a composer during the classical period
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
35
What a boy who was physically alters so their voice could not change was called-
Cavolo
Cacarella
Castrati
Cassaluna
36
Which instrument as the only instrument used in church during the MA?
Piano
Organ
Keyboard
Percussion
37
Which dates are most closely associated with the Classical period?
1750-1820
1820-1900
1450-1600
450-1450
38
What is the purpose of the recapitulation in a sonata?
It brings the sonata to a close
It's a new section that hasn't been heard before.
It sets up the entire sonata
The main theme of the sonata returns
39
What is harmony?
a melodious line
accompaniment for a ballet
the combination of simultaneous musical notes to make chords
accompaniment for an opera
40
Why are chants from the middle ages called "Gregorian"?
King Charlamagne has them written down for the church
They were played by in instrument called Gregorian.
Pope Gregory was instrumental in having them written down
Pope Gregory had a dove sing the chants to him
41
Which best describes the emancipation of composers?
Composers worked for the aristocracy
Composers worked for the church
Composers worked for the state
Composers freelanced and wrote music for themselves
42
What was Hildegard Von Bingen famous for?
Being the first documented female composer
Being an excellent nun
Praying longer than anyone before her
Saving the Kings life
43
What German city is Bach from?
Hamburg
Berlin
Eisenach
Mannheim
44
What is counterpoint
Pitting two melodies against one another
When you install an new counter and it has a sharp point
Monophony
Homophony
45
Which group is at the top of the feudal pyramid?
Kings
Nobility
Peasants
Knights
46
What country was Beethoven from?
Austria
Switzerland
England
Germany
47
The earliest form of polyphony was called this-
Trumpetium
Gregorian
Organum
Trombonium
48
What famous Oratorio would you hear Handel's Hallelujah Chorus in?
Judeas Macabeus
Song of the Forests
Messiah
Sampson and Delilah
49
The dates 450-1450 are for which time period?
Baroque
Classical
Middle Ages
Renaissance
50
Which famous composer was a student of Haydn?
Schubert
Liszt
Beethoven
Mozart
51
Which classical composer led us into the romantic era?
Beethoven
Haydn
Schubert
Mozart
52
Which dramatic musical form took off during the baroque period.
Concerto Grosso
Musical Theater
Shakespearean Plays
Opera
53
Mozart was born in which Austrian City?
Vienna
Alsergrund
Salzburg
Innsbruck
54
What is Humanism?
A focus on discovering science
An emphasis on how humans relate to God
A focus on how humans relate to nature
A focus on human emotions rather than divinity
55
Which country was Haydn from?
England
France
Austria
Germany
