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Remarkable Historical Classical Music Quiz!
Remarkable Historical Classical Music Quiz!
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Based on Quaver's Quirky Quiz for #Music #Genres.
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1
Who came up with a seating chart for the orchestra?
Tchaikovsky
Carl Maria von Weber
Mozart
Computers
2
Who is the "Daddy of String Quartets"?
Beethoven
Haydn
Bach
Vivaldi
3
The Romantic Period lasted from _____.
1820-1910
1750-1820
1999-2010
9/5/1923-12/10/1956
4
The Impressionist Period lasted from ___.
1870-1910
1750-1820
1600-1750
1910-2010
5
Quaver described the Baroque Period as ______.
very plain
very fancy
very dark
very smelly
6
Which unexpected person pulled teeth in the Baroque Period?
the butcher
the policemen
the barber
the dentist
7
During the Impressionist Period, composers ____.
did not use instruments in their own orchestras
experimented and created new sounds with their instruments
learned how to play the instruments
built different instruments
8
Which composer was like a modern day rock star?
Bono
Wagner
Mozart
Gerswhin
9
The Classical Period lasted from ____.
1820-1910
1750-1820
March 5th-August 15th
2000-Present
10
What happened to Beethoven later in his life?
He went deaf.
He became too shy.
He got sick.
He went blind.
11
A fugue is ____.
where you start a tune in lots of different places.
where you end a tune in lots of different places.
where you punt a tune in lots of different places.
where you stop a tune in lots of different places.
12
Which composer hurt his finger due to his own invention during the Romantic Period?
Tchaikovsky
Bach
Schumann
Rachmaninoff
13
Who was a famous impressionist painter who also experimented during this time?
Brunelleschi
Da Vinci
Warhol
Monet
14
The Classical orchestra was ______.
the same size as the Baroque Period
nonexistent
smaller the the Baroque Period
bigger than the Baroque Period
15
On the harpsichord, what device plucks the string to create notes?
A goose feather
A small boy
Gum
Plastic
16
Who is the following famous Classical Composer?
Bach
Hammerstein
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
17
What two things were not included in the Baroque orchestra?
Violins and cellos
Chairs and women
Cheese and crackers
Teeth and gums
18
In the Classical Period, conductors faced the ___.
orchestra
audience
mirror
harpsichord
19
Who was President of the United States during the Romantic Period?
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
20
Which two composers were the most influential in this period?
Debussy and Davel
Debussy and Ravel
Phineas and Ferb
Debussy and Mahler
21
What was invented during the Romantic Period?
Cheesecake
Dynamite
Cheese
TV
22
The Baroque Period lasted from ___.
2010-2090
1900-1950
1750-1820
1600-1750
23
A _________ was added to the orchestra at the end of the Baroque Period.
pan
ostrich
clarinet
viola
24
The Impressionist Period in music was about creating _____.
fancy music
atmospheres
balance
passion
25
A melody can be described as the ____.
verse
tune
appoggiatura
trill
26
Compared to Baroque, what was different about the Classical Period of music?
Musical phrases were imbalanced and messy.
The orchestras had women players.
The music was more fancy than the Baroque Period.
Musical phrases were neat and balanced.
27
Who is this famous Baroque composer?
Woof
Bach
Debussy
Mozart
28
Which keyboard instrument was most popular during the Baroque Period?
Piano
Synthesizer
Accordion
Harpsichord
29
How would you describe the new whole tone scale used in the Impressionist Period?
Imaginative and dreamy
Surprising and dreamy
Fancy and frilly
Spooky and scary
30
Why did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord?
Pianos were cheaper than the harpsichords.
Harpsichords were too quiet and ugly.
Pianos were easier to roll around.
Pianos could be played both soft and loud.
31
Debussy wrote his piece, "La Mer", about the ____.
clouds
rain
trees
sea
32
Who wrote a piece of music that featured cannons during this period?
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Major Ponsonby Smyth
Beethoven
33
What made the Romantic Period different from the other eras in music?
There was more comedy.
There was more emotion.
There were fewer composers.
There were smaller orchestras.
34
What major invention was created during this period?
The light saber
The phone
The helicopter
The tyre
