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European music history for 6th grade #music #baroque #bach #mozart #classical #beethoven
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1
What is ornamentation?
Music for organ
Music for an orchestra
Trills and grace notes
A play in which all the words are sung.
2
Who is the "father of the symphony"?
Haydn
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
3
Which of Beethoven's Symphonies was the first to include a choir and orchestra together?
Symphony no. 9
Symphony no. 5
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 10
4
When was the Romantic Period?
1400-1600
1820-1910
1600-1750
1750-1820
5
Why does naming a time period after an "oddly-shaped pearl" make sense?
The Baroque Period was full of movement
Pearls were very popular at this time
Music was shiny like a pearl necklace
Music was "light" like a feather
6
What is the pattern for Theme and Variations?
A B C D
A B A C A
A A1 A2 A3...
A B A B C B
7
What does accelerando tell you to do in music?
To get louder
To slow down
To speed up
To get softer
8
What is an example of an instrument from the woodwind family?
Flute
Violin
Trumpet
Drums
9
What is tone color?
The sound quality of an instrument
To gradually get softer
To speed up
To gradually get louder
10
What is a crescendo?
To slow down
To get faster
To gradually get softer
To gradually get louder
11
Why did music become a larger form of entertainment in the Classical Period?
People were bored
The Middle Class expanded
The saxophone was invented
The Queen demanded it
12
What is a concerto?
A solo for any instrument with the orchestra backing it up
A play in which all the words are sung
A song in which the main melody is stated and then repeated
music for an orchestra
13
What does
form
tell us about music?
What key the song is in
The pattern of melodies in a song
What instruments are used
The time signature
14
Where in the world is this history from?
Africa
America
Europe
Asia
15
When was the Classical Period?
1400-1600
1750-1820
1820-1910
1600-1750
16
Who wrote Canon in D?
Pachelbel
Mozart
Bach
Haydn
17
How can music from the Romantic Period be described?
Dramatic and full of emotion
Easy listening
Light as a feather
An oddly-shaped pearl
18
What is an opera?
Music for an orchestra
A play in which all the words are sung
a song in which the main melody repeats itself like a round.
Vocal music for the church
19
Which composer became completely deaf before writing his last symphony?
Pachelbel
Beethoven
Bach
Mozart
20
What is a characteristic of Classical Music?
Music was only for the church
Music was sad
Music was "light" like a floating feather
Lots of movement and trills
21
What is the pattern for a rondo form?
A A1 A2 A3...
A B C D
A B A B C B
A B A C A
22
When was the Baroque Period?
1400-1600
1600-1750
1750-1820
1990-2016
23
What does the term "Romantic" refer to?
"running wild" with ideas and creativity
love letters
Valentines Day
Art that has meaning
24
What is a symphony?
Music for the church
A song for piano
A solo for violin
A song for an orchestra
25
Which of the following statements is
false
?
Mozart wrote his first opera when he was 12 years old.
Mozart created 621 pieces of music in his lifetime
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria
Mozart had 20 children
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Who is the "father of the fugue"?
Pachelbel
Haydn
Mozart
Bach
