Rath's Music History Flashcards

1

Edvard Grieg kept a frog figurine in his pocket and rubbed it for good luck from time to time.

True
False

2

How many players can the modern orchestra feature?

45, that's it
Over 100, wow!
20, that's small?
95, because why not

3

A capella music involves music

True
False

4

Chamber music is music for small groups, particularly one player per part.

False
True

5

Which Composer was known as "Little Mushroom" due to his height?

Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Franz Hadyn
Mozart

6

What is a melody?

a vibe
a name
the line, or tune, of music
Harmony

7

What is timbre?

Color of Sound
Loud
What a lumberjack says
Dynamics

8

What is Beethoven famous for?

Being really tall
Knowing every contemporary
Composing deaf
Being blind

9

What is the correct order of musical eras?

20th Century, Classical, Baroque, Romantic
Baroque, 20th Century, Romantic, Classical
Jurassic, Triassic, and Paleolithic
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century

10

What is a scale?

Dissonance
Measuring tool
vertical aspect of music of how pitches sound good together
sequence of pitches

11

Which opera is known for having a run time of 15 hours?

The Ring
Hamilton
Phantom of the Opera
The Ring Cycle

12

What does Opera Buffa stand for?

Opera Buffet
Sarcastic Opera
Serious Opera
Comic Opera

13

Which pop singer has been classically trained?

Lady Gaga
Ozzy Osborne
George Strait
Mr. Rath

14

Who wrote a piece of music for a singer he despised?

Mozart
Bach
Debussy
Stravinsky

15

Which composers are known as the Big 3 of the Classical Era?

Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart
Mozart, Stravinsky, Haydn
Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn
Beethoven, Mozart and Bach

Rath's Music History

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Rath's Music History

Questions 15