Classical Music Eras

Question 1

Which Classical Music Era featured the composer Robert Schumann?

Accepted Answer

Early Romantic

Question 2

Which era might be considered overly exaggerated and ornamented?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 3

Where was Renaissance Composer Josquin Des Prez from?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 4

What is the lute?

Accepted Answer

A string instrument

Question 5

Which of these is a Late Romantic Composer from Germany, who had a great beard?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Brahms

Question 6

Saint Hildegard of Bingen was a composer during which era?

Accepted Answer

Medieval

Question 7

Which music era features the most dissonance in the music?

Accepted Answer

Modern

Question 8

During which era did J.S. Bach write fugues?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 9

During which 2 eras was Beethoven alive?

Accepted Answer

Classical & Early Romantic

Question 10

What type of music was Giocomo Puccini most famous for composing?

Accepted Answer

opera

Question 11

Which classical music era is famous for having the sackbut as an instrument?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 12

Who is the "Father of String Quartets?"

Accepted Answer

Franz Joseph Haydn

Question 13

Which era of classical music had mostly unison music (no harmony)?

Accepted Answer

Medieval

Question 14

What is a religious work of music that tells a story through an orchestra, choir, and soloists?

Accepted Answer

oratorio

Question 15

Which classical music era features composers Eric Whitacre and John Williams?

Accepted Answer

Modern

Question 16

Which of these instruments is NOT in a string quartet?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Question 17

Which era of classical music is considered to be the most structured, or organized?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 18

Which instrument was Baroque Composer, Antonio Vivaldi, really good at playing?

Accepted Answer

violin

Question 19

What is this instrument called?

Accepted Answer

Harpsichord

Question 20

Who composed the oratorio Messiah?

Accepted Answer

Handel

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