Music: Content Knowledge (Music History)

Question 1

Early 20th Century music is characterized by tonality

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Bolero - Ravel is a representative work of the Impressionist Era

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which of the following characterized the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Emotion (& this applied to music)

Question 4

Which of the following is a notable Romantic Era composer? (Multiple correct answers!)

Accepted Answer

Mendelssohn, Rossini, Dvorak

Question 5

Which of the following is a representative work of the Romantic Era? (Multiple correct answers!)

Accepted Answer

Overture to Carmen - Bizet, Symphonie Fantastique - Berlioz

Question 6

Baroque Era musicians/composers were often employed by a court/church

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of the following is a notable composer from the Impressionist Era?

Accepted Answer

Ravel

Question 8

Who bridged the Classical Era and the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Schubert

Question 9

Classical Era musicians/composers were often employed by a court/church

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Which of the following is a representative work of the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Minuet from String Quintet - Boccherini

Question 11

Which of the following is a representative work of the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

Messiah Oratorio - Handel

Question 12

The Baroque Era occurred before the Renaissance Era

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

The Baroque Era occurred before the Classical Era

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Classical Era began around the time of the Age of Enlightenment

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Tonal music characterized the Renaissance Era

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

The Baroque Era is characterized as being dramatic, heavy, and serious

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Which of the following characterizes the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on the melody; homophony

Question 18

Which of the following is a representative work of the Romantic Era? (Multiple correct answers!)

Accepted Answer

The Barber of Seville - Rossini, Symphony no. 8 (Unfinished) - Schubert

Question 19

Impressionist music is characterized by experimentation with timbre and harmony

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What is the Age of Enlightenment characterized by?

Accepted Answer

Reason (& this applied to music)

Question 21

Which of the following is a representative work of the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Piano Sonata in C# Major (Moonlight) - Beethoven

Question 22

Which of the following is a notable composer from the Impressionist Era?

Accepted Answer

Debussy

Question 23

Which of the following is a notable composer from the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

J. S. Bach

Question 24

Who is considered the 'Father of the Symphony'?

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 25

Which of the following is a representative work of the Early 20th Century?

Accepted Answer

Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin

Question 26

Which of the following is a representative work of the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

Toccata & Fugue - Bach

Question 27

What is the societal context of the Renaissance Era?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth of culture & art in Europe

Question 28

Which of the following is a notable composer from the Renaissance Era?

Accepted Answer

Palestrina

Question 29

The Classical Era occurred after the Romantic Era

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Secular music characterized the Medieval Era

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Which of the following is a notable composer from the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

Handel

Question 32

Which of the following is a representative work of the Early 20th Century?

Accepted Answer

Etudes Tableaux - Rachmaninoff

Question 33

Who bridged the Classical Era and the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 34

Which of the following is a representative work of the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Surprise Symphony - Haydn

Question 35

Which of the following is a notable Romantic Era composer? (Multiple correct answers!)

Accepted Answer

Rimsky-Korsakov, Chopin, Brahms

Question 36

Who reformed Opera during the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Gluck

Question 37

Which of the following characterizes the Medieval Era?

Accepted Answer

Plainchaint; monophony

Question 38

Which of the following is a representative work of the Romantic Era? (Multiple correct answers!)

Accepted Answer

Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsaokv, 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky

Question 39

Which of the following characterizes the Renaissance Era?

Accepted Answer

Polyphony

Question 40

Romantic Era composers often have no personal connection to their compositions

Accepted Answer

False

Question 41

The Medieval Era occurred before the Renaissance Era

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

Which of the following is a notable Early 20th Century composer?

Accepted Answer

Stravinsky

Question 43

Which of the following is a notable Romantic Era composer? (Multiple correct answers!)

Accepted Answer

Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Strauss II

Question 44

Who is Guillaume de Machaut?

Accepted Answer

French Composer; Medieval Era

Question 45

Which of the following is a notable Early 20th Century composer?

Accepted Answer

Shostakovich

Question 46

Hildegard of Bingen was a notable composer during the Medieval Era

Accepted Answer

True

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