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Classical Music History Review
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Let's see how much we remember from ALL of the eras we studied!
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1
Romantic era musical innovations included....
Invention of the families of instruments
Invention of the Song Cycle
Invention of the Symphonic Poem
Emphasis on the solo musician
2
Which period of music was reliant on emotion, adventure and imagination?
Modern
Renaissance
Romantic
Classical
3
The most important orchestral form of the Baroque time was....
Solo Concerto
Concerto Grosso
Baroque Suite
Prelude and Fugue
4
Who painted this Renaissance masterpiece?
Boticelli
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Da Vinci
5
In the Sonata form there are 3 parts - exposition, development, and....
Recapitulation
Conclusion
Synthesis
Congratulations
6
One Renaissance composer killed his wife for cheating on him. Who was that!
Carlo Gesualdo
Leonin
Palestrina
Orlando di Lasso
7
Which Stravinsky ballet caused a riot in the audience at it's premier performance?
The Firebird
Petrushka
Appalachian Spring
The Rite of Spring
8
The well-tempered clavier preludes and fugues for organ was composed by....
Mozart
Vivaldi
Handel
Bach
9
Which instrument was the most prominent in the Medieval time?
Clavichord
Organ
Keyboard
Harpsichord
10
Who wrote their first musical composition at age 5?
Beethoven
Handel
Mozart
Wagner
11
There were 3 important M words in the Renaissance. What forms of music were they?
Muffin
Motet
Madrigal
Mass
12
The Classical period began with the birth and death of which 2 composers?
Death of Bach, birth of Mozart
Death of Handel, birth of Beethoven
Death of Bach, birth of Beethoven
Death of Haydn, birth of Mozart
13
Which event did NOT take place in the 20th Century?
Women's Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement
The Great Depression
The Cold War
14
Who composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?
Debussy
Mahler
Schubert
Strauss
15
Operas are staged with costumes, sets, etc. Baroque oratorios are...
Based on biblical scenes
Also staged with costumes
Secular
Staged without costumes
16
The first secular music was created by French nobles. They were called...
Transformers
Trouveres
Troubadours
Teachers
17
What type of dynamics is famously part of the Baroque era?
Continuous Dynamics
Terraced Dynamics
Contingent Dynamics
Textured Dynamics
18
Which Romantic composer would play with absolute precision in tempo?
Chopin
Tchaikovsky
Brahms
Liszt
19
The Aeolian Harp and The Banshee were both examples of what form of Modern music?
Serialism
Chance music
Minimalism
Experimentalism
20
The most important musical form of the Classical period was...
Sonata-Allegro
Ternary
Rondo
Concerto
21
Who was known as the Father of the Symphony? He wrote 104 symphonies!!
Haydn
Handel
Schubert
Mozart
22
What musical advancements happened in the Baroque time?
Major and minor tonalities were explored
Basso continuo was developed
Tuning system was standardized
Figured bass accompaniment developed
23
The musical centre for the Renaissance was where in Europe?
Spain
Italy
France
Greece
24
In the Medieval period, who employed the musicians and artists?
The church
Other civilians
Priests
Wealthy patrons
25
Chance music can also be called...
atonal
apparent
Chance the rapper music
aleatoric
26
Who was allowed to sing in the church in the Medieval time?
Men
Goats
Women
Children
27
In the Order of the Mass what is the FIRST setting?
Kyrie
Credo
Sanctus
Gloria
28
In the Baroque era what was happening in society?
Einstein created E=mc2
Galileo confirms the earth is round
Discovery of the laws of motion - Newton
Dinosaurs still roamed the earth
29
This composer wrote Symphonie fantastique for a woman he became obsessed with...
Mussorgsky
Berlioz
Beethoven
Wagner
30
In the Romantic period new development of harmonies now included...
Polychords
Dissonance
Atonality
Chromatics
31
The 12-tone technique in music uses what notes?
modes
chromatic scale
atonality
minor scale
32
The Classical period promoted the idea of prosperity through education, called....
The Age of Rebirth
The Age of Aristocracy
The Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Classicism
33
Who is the most recorded Classical composer in HISTORY?!
Haydn
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
34
Which of these is NOT a type of 20th century artist?
Serialist
Synthesist
Sensationalist
Experimentalist
35
How many symphonies did Beethoven write before he passed away?
100
9
7
41
36
Which of these musical terms was NOT added in the Romantic period
Cantabile
Sforzando
Allegro agitato
Dolce
37
Which composer was obsessed with his profile and wanted to play piano seen from the side?
Rachmaninoff
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Chopin
38
The word renaissance means?
Redo
Resonance
Rebirth
Requirement
39
Baroque (from Portuguese) means...
oddly shaped melon
oddly shaped nugget
oddly shaped pearl
oddly shaped diamond
40
Keyboard music in the Baroque time was HUGE! Identify at least 1 keyboard instrument.
Harpsichord
Clavichord
Organ
Viol
41
Which artist painted The Old Guitarist?
Dali
Pollack
Picasso
Warhol
42
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michaelangelo
Titian
Da Vinci
Bellini
43
Who painted many images with ballet dancers in the Romantic period?
Edgar Degas
Paul Cezanne
Vincent van Gogh
Claude Monet
44
What language began creating the music words we use to play/sing today?
Russian
Italian
Spanish
French
45
The most popular instrument for the Renaissance period was the...?
Clavichord
Recorder
Harmonica
Lute
46
The 3 most important composers of the Classical period were Beethoven, Mozart and ....
Haydn
Mendelssohn
Handel
Bach
47
Who cut off the legs of his piano to hear the string vibrations?
Brahms
Berlioz
Bach
Beethoven
48
The Classical era saw this MAJOR development in orchestral music
Standardizing of chamber ensembles
Standardizing of the orchestra
Standardizing of instrument tuning
Standardizing of choral parts
49
Music that depicts a story or scene in the Romantic period was called?
Storyline music
Scenic music
Program music
Nationalist music
50
Which artist created The Persistence of Memory?
Matisse
Dali
Picasso
Monet
51
Which element of music went through a revitalization in the 20th century?
Tone color
Harmony
Pitch
Rhythm
52
Dance music forms in the Renaissance could be called...
Pavane
Allemande
Galliard
Branle
53
Which of these composers was NOT famous in the Romantic era?
Cage
Mussorgsky
Berlioz
Wagner
54
Who was NOT a composer from the Baroque time?
Purcell
Ravel
Telemann
Corelli
55
Which Renaissance composer is most known for his incredible church music?
Palestrina
Du Fay
Perotin
Des Prez
56
One of the most important inventions in the Renaissance was...
The phonograph
The first automobile
The organ
The printing press
57
There are 2 types of Classical opera. They are...
Opera Seria
Opera Seriousa
Opera Buffa
Opera Nostalgia
58
Which modern composer wrote the piece 4'33?
Anton Weber
Igor Stravinsky
John Cage
Merce Cunningham
59
2 key composers of Organum were...
Machaut
Perotin
Leonin
Du Fay
60
Medieval music was mainly monophonic. Renaissance texture was mostly...
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Unison
61
The most significant development in the Renaissance was....?
The rise of instrument music
The rise of secular vocal music
The development of the organ
The invention of the printing press
62
Harmony in 20th century music contains...
Atonality
12 tone rows
Modes
Polychords
63
Vocal music in the Medieval period was called?
Mongolian Chant
Polyphonic Chant
Gargantuan Chant
Gregorian Chant
64
Which keyboard instrument gradually replaced the Harpsichord in the Classical era?
Harp
Pipe organ
Clavichord
Piano
65
What was a musical style of the 20th century?
Avant-garde
Chance music
Nationalism
Expressionism
66
Baroque music was known for being...
Flamboyant
Ornate
Extravagant
Grand
67
What was Handel's first name?
Gee... I don't know...
G.F.
George
GEFF
68
Handel wrote this iconic Baroque Oratorio
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Come and Trip It
Messiah
Water Music
69
Polyphonic music from Notre Dame can also be called...
Organim
Organum
Organ
Organisms
70
Which Baroque composer wrote program music? Hint - 4 Seasons...
Bach
Handel
Vivaldi
Bellini
71
Which Beethoven symphony symbolizes Fate knocking at the door?
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 9
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 5
72
Men who were castrated as boys to sing in higher ranges were called?
Colleague
Crooner
Castrato
Captain
73
The main goal of Modern music was to....
Break previous traditions and principles
Not to "dress up" art or music
Shock the audience
To entertain the audience
74
Which composer was was a virtuosic musician of the Baroque time?
Beethoven
Bach
Handel
Mozart
