Composers/Music History Unit

Question 1

Which composers were from Italy?

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi and Rossini

Question 2

What instrument was created in the classical time period and created amateur musicianship?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 3

Who was famous for writing ballets such as Nutcracker and Swan Lake?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 4

Which composer spent time in England and wrote music for the king to be performed on a boat?

Accepted Answer

Handel

Question 5

Which composer is best known for his fugues and church music?

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 6

Vivaldi's Four Seasons were written to show off which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 7

When was the classical time period?

Accepted Answer

1750-1820

Question 8

Which of these composers was NOT from Germany?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 9

Which Russian composer wrote a song about paintings in an art gallery?

Accepted Answer

Mussoursky

Question 10

Which of these composers wrote during both the classical and romantic time period?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 11

Wagner wrote mostly in this genre and was famous for the "rings" performed 3 at a time?

Accepted Answer

opera

Question 12

Which was NOT written by Mozart?

Accepted Answer

Water Music

Question 13

What is a symphony?

Accepted Answer

Music for the orchestra that is usually 3 movements and long

Question 14

The harpsichord was used during which time period?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 15

Who had 20 children?

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 16

Who wrote the Ride of the Valkyries?

Accepted Answer

Wagner

Question 17

Who wrote the famous Hallelujah chorus from the Messiah?

Accepted Answer

Handel

Question 18

Which composer wrote mostly piano music?

Accepted Answer

Chopin

Question 19

Which received more emphasis in the classical period?

Accepted Answer

Intellectuals and music for dancing

Question 20

When is the Baroque time period?

Accepted Answer

1600-1750

Question 21

Which was NOT composed by Beethoven?

Accepted Answer

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Question 22

Which song used real cannons and church bells?

Accepted Answer

1812 Overture

Question 23

What is an opera?

Accepted Answer

A play in which all words are sung

Question 24

What type of music shows off an instrument with the orchestra in the background?

Accepted Answer

Concerto

Question 25

Which composer wrote over 600 pieces in his short lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 26

What instrument did Bach mostly write for?

Accepted Answer

Organ

Question 27

Rossini wrote what famous song that was used in a Bugs Bunny cartoon?

Accepted Answer

Barber of Seville

Question 28

Who wrote more symphonies - Beethoven, Mozart, or Brahms?

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 29

What composer lost his hearing toward the end of his life?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 30

What French composer wrote the famous opera "Carmen"?

Accepted Answer

Bizet

Question 31

How old was Mozart when he died?

Accepted Answer

35

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