Which of these is NOT true of Schubert

Always kept a frog figurine in his pocket

Which of these pieces of modern classical music DOES NOT exist

A piece of music performed by badgers

Which of these DID NOT happen during the Baroque period of Music History?

The industrial revolution founded modern industry

Which of these is NOT true of the Classical period?

Modulations to the mediant and sub-mediant were common

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A Level Music Taster Quiz

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An intro to AQA Music A level quiz - Art Music Since 1910 and Music for Media

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1
Which of these is NOT true of the Baroque period?
The Concerto was invented
Tonal Harmony was invented
The Symphony was invented
The Orchestra was invented
2
Which of these is NOT true of Schubert
Wrote over 1000 pieces of music
Was nicknamed the 'little mushroom'
Died young
Always kept a frog figurine in his pocket
3
Which of these is NOT a John Williams soundtrack
Superman
Batman
Jaws
Star Wars
4
Which is the least common reason for writing music in the 20th Century?
Making money
Challenging the status quo
For political statement
Parody
5
Which composer was writing when King George iii was on the throne?
Zimmer
Byrd
Mozart
Reich
6
This painting was painted during the...
Romantic period
Classical period
Baroque period
Renaissance period
7
Which of these is NOT true of the Romantic period
Composers wrote symphonies using the Classical form
Tonal harmony was used
Serialism was invented
Nationalism was important
8
Which of these pieces of modern classical music DOES NOT exist
A piece of music made out of bird poo
A piece of music performed by badgers
A completely silent piece of music
A piece of Baroque music in 8 different keys simultaneously
9
Which of these is NOT a form of 20th Century art music?
Serialism
Minimalism
Experimentalism
Magicalism
10
Who wrote the music for this film?
Hans Zimmer
Bernard Herrmann
Thomas Newman
John Williams
11
Who wrote the music for this game?
Nobuo Uematsu
Thomas Newman
Michael Giacchino
Bernard Herrmann
12
Which of these composers wrote most of their soundtracks in the 1950s?
Michael Giacchino
Bernard Herrmann
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
13
Which of these is NOT true of Haydn
He was deaf
He cut his fellow chorister's pigtails off as a joke
He didn't love his wife
Somebody stole his head from his grave
14
Which of these DID NOT happen during the Baroque period of Music History?
Descartes founded modern philosophy
Bach invented modern harmony
Galileo and Newton founded modern science
The industrial revolution founded modern industry
15
Who wrote the music for this film?
Bernard Herrmann
Thomas Newman
Michael Giacchino
Steve Reich
16
Which of these is NOT a Hans Zimmer soundtrack?
Inception
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Gladiator
17
Which of these is NOT true of the Classical period?
Comic Opera became popular
Travelling musicians came to Vienna for the vibrant culture
Modulations to the mediant and sub-mediant were common
Melodies were simpler
18
Which of these is NOT true of Beethoven
He won a piano duel
Counted out 60 coffee beans each time he had a cup
He was openly gay
He was famously grumpy
19
Which of these is NOT a film composer
Bernard Herrmann
Alfred Hitchcock
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
20
Which of these is NOT true of Schoenberg
Was afraid of the number 13
Had 7 cats
Got rid of tonality altogether
Was in the army

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