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