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