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Quiz based on general knowledge of music between the Middle Ages and the Classical era.
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1
Which type of composition is similar to opera in form, without set, costumes, or acting?
mass
cantata
oratorio
2
Which family employed Haydn for thirty years of his career?
Rockefeller
Addams
Esterhazy
Vanderbilt
3
Renaissance means:
transition
rebirth
beginning
4
Which of the following is a high brass instrument?
tuba
baritone
trombone
trumpet
5
Mozart was a part of which secret society?
Illuminati
Knights of the Templar
Freemasons
6
Which country is considered the birthplace of opera?
France
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
7
A bass line played throughout a piece typically by harpsichord or double bass is called:
basso continuo
recitative
camerata
organum
8
Which composer is known for composing the opera Dido and Aeneas?
Beethoven
Mozart
Purcell
9
Which of the following is
not
a keyboard percussion instrument?
xylophone
timpani
marimba
glockenspiel
10
The Middle Ages occurred after the fall of which empire?
Roman
Galactic
Byzantine
11
Brass instruments are played by ___________ into the mouthpiece.
singing
humming
buzzing
12
Who composed
Orfeo
, the first great opera in 1607?
Mozart
Monteverdi
Purcell
13
Which composer helped transition the Classical era to the Romantic?
Bach
Mozart
Handel
Beethoven
14
Which of the following is secular music?
mass
madrigal
motet
15
Which of the following is
not
a single reed instrument?
saxophone
clarinet
oboe
16
Which composer is known for composing the
Surprise Symphony
?
Haydn
Mozart
Handel
Beethoven
17
Hildegard von Bingen was a female composer of:
symphonies
chant
opera
18
Which of the following composers is German?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
19
Music
is an organization of ______________ and _______________.
lyrics and beats
notes and rhythms
sound and silence
20
Which composer wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament?
Mozart
Corelli
Beethoven
Bach
21
Which of the following is not an element of music?
rhythm
organum
harmony
text
22
Which opera was not written by Mozart?
The Abduction from the Seraglio
Fidelio
Don Giovanni
The Magic Flute
23
Most music during the Baroque period was performed in ___________ and ____________.
courts and churches
private homes and outdoor venues
convents and taverns
24
Which composer had 20 children, four of which went on to become successful composers?
Haydn
Bach
Mozart
25
Which composer is known for losing his hearing and continuing to compose?
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
Haydn
26
Handel was best known for what type of composition?
oratorio
opera
symphony
27
Vivaldi taught music at:
a girls' boarding school
a girls' Catholic school
a girls' orphanage
