Composer Unit Review

Question 1

During the 1600’s, ____________ pushed ballet towards its modern version.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 2

Which is a composition in which a solo instrument is accompanied by a group of instruments?

Accepted Answer

Concerto

Question 3

Which composer also worked as a music teacher at an orphanage for girls?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Vivaldi

Question 4

A ________________ is used to directly associate a tune with a specific character

Accepted Answer

Leitmotifs

Question 5

Which period of music occured around 1600-1750?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 6

When a short melody is introduced and then taken up by other parts of the song.

Accepted Answer

Fugue

Question 7

The invention of piano was important because players could create a variety of…

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

Question 8

Which period of music can be described as Excessive, Ornate, and Energetic?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 9

Who is suspected to have written some of Bach's works.

Accepted Answer

Anna Magdalena Bach

Question 10

A __________________ is a self contained musical work within a larger one.

Accepted Answer

Movement

Question 11

A _____________ is like an opera without costumes or stage props.

Accepted Answer

Oratorio

Question 12

______________ became the stars of ballet during the Romantic era.

Accepted Answer

Ballerinas

Question 13

Which artist is credited for bridging the gap between the Classical and Romantic era?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 14

_____________ did not receive real musical training until they was 17.

Accepted Answer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Question 15

Which composer was also an expert fencer and military officer?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Bologne

Question 16

_____________ raised the bar for what could be expected from the music in a ballet.

Accepted Answer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Question 17

_________________ occurs when in an opera when there is a long solo being sung.

Accepted Answer

Aria

Question 18

Which period created music which focused on the range of human emotions?

Accepted Answer

Romantic

Question 19

The Classical period occurred alongside all of the following except…

Accepted Answer

Dance Dance Revolution

Question 20

The ________________ period occurred around 1730-1820.

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 21

Which period of music occured around 1830-1900?

Accepted Answer

Romantic

Question 22

Which composer was also famous for playing the pipe organ?

Accepted Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 23

The beginnings of Ballet originated in the _____________ period.

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 24

Which work was published with corresponding poems?

Accepted Answer

The Four Seasons

Question 25

Which composer published anti-semitic essays?

Accepted Answer

Richard Wagner

Question 26

Which artist was completely deaf at the end of his career?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 27

_______________ helped make the oratorio a craze in Europe.

Accepted Answer

George Frideric Handel

Question 28

Which composer created famous works based on Norse legend?

Accepted Answer

Richard Wagner

Question 29

When it is said that Mozart was a prodigy, it means that he _________________

Accepted Answer

Was highly skilled at a young age

Question 30

A ___________ is an extended and elaborate work consisting of 3-4 movements.

Accepted Answer

Symphony

Question 31

______________ occurs in an opera when characters sing in the rhythm of speech.

Accepted Answer

Recitative

Question 32

Which story does not have a main plot which revolves around the struggles of two lovers?

Accepted Answer

The Valkyries

Question 33

Which artist was a priest from Venice?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Vivaldi

Question 34

Which is a music style originally based on dance but that became more performance based

Accepted Answer

Suite

Question 35

Who is known historically as the “Father of Symphony”?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Haydn

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