Music Appreciation - Great Composers

Question 1

The basic parts in most choral ensembles are

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Alto and Soprano, Tenor and Bass

Question 2

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

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9

Question 3

Although Handel was born in Germany, he spent most of his adult life in

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England

Question 4

Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer during which period?

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Baroque

Question 5

The following excerpt is from:

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Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Question 6

Which of these is a baroque instrument?

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violin, viola da gamba, recorder

Question 7

Who wrote the letters SDG "Soli Deo Gloria" (To God alone the glory) at the end of compositions?

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Bach

Question 8

Who composed The Magic Flute?

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Mozart

Question 9

During which musical era did Vivaldi compose?

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Baroque

Question 10

Name this piece and its composer

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Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

Question 11

Robert Schumann's wife

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Clara

Question 12

The contemporary period used traditional melodies and scales

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False

Question 13

In Peter and the Wolf, the cat is represented by which instrument?

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clarinet

Question 14

The Romantic style of music broke traditional rules and made melodies flow

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True

Question 15

A modern composer who incorporated americana (such as hoe downs and rodeos)

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Aaron Copeland

Question 16

What is the setting for this musical?

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Salzburg, Austria, 1938

Question 17

In Peter and the Wolf, the eponymous characters are played by

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Strings and French Horns

Question 18

Tchaikovsky wrote a famous_______, often performed at Christmas

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ballet

Question 19

Opera is similar to which genre?

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play

Question 20

Where was Chopin born?

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Poland

Question 21

Baroque style was musically simple

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False

Question 22

The hunters (Peter and the Wolf) are played by the

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Kettle Drums

Question 23

Who composed West Side story?

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Leonard Bernstein

Question 24

One of Vivaldi's most famous concertos is

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The Four Seasons

Question 25

How old was Mozart when he started composing?

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5

Question 26

Mendelssohn and Mozart were both

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child prodigies

Question 27

This music is from the.....

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Baroque era

Question 28

What is the following piece called?

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Fanfare to the Common Man

Question 29

Which musical styles did Gershwin incorporate into his compositions?

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ragtime, jazz

Question 30

Which character in Peter and the Wolf is played by this instrument?

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bird

Question 31

Most of the great composers from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods came from

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Germany

Question 32

Franz Liszt is a composer in the __________ period

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Romantic

Question 33

Identify the name of this aria

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Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute)

Question 34

The following piece is called:

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Messiah

Question 35

Can you identify this music?

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Peter and the Wolf

Question 36

Chopin and Liszt are most known for their virtuoso playing and composing for the _______________

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piano

Question 37

What genre is The Magic Flute?

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opera

Question 38

Identify this piece

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Beethoven's Symphony # 6 The Pastoral

Question 39

Beethoven famously composed for a then-new instrument, the

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piano

Question 40

Can you identify this music?

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West Side Story

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