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Trivia questions on Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century music history.
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Marcato means...
as short as possible
accented
light and separated
full value
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Accented means to...
play full value
play light and separated
play as short as possible
Emphasize the start of the note (with air and tongue)
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The last sharp in the key signature affects what scale degree of a major scale?
1st
5th
7th
4th
4
Staccato means...
heavy
light and separated
full value
as short as possible
5
What is a motive or motif?
an arrival at a point of relative repose/closure
shape of a melody or line
smallest identifiable musical idea
when last note of one phrase serves asfirst note of next phrase
6
Which composer was a bridge between Classical and Romantic Periods?
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
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A riot started at this composers first performance of his piece, "The Rite of Spring"
Igor Stravinsky
Claude Debussy
Amadeus Mozart
Johann Bach
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Chordal balance means...
Don't cover the melody
Don't play louder than instruments lower than you
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The form pictured is called...
Sonata or Sonata-Allegro Form
All I Do Is Win
Concerto
Cantata
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The last flat in the key signature affects what scale degree of a major scale?
7th
1st
4th
5th
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What is a cadence?
an arrival at a point of relative repose/closure
shape of a melody or line
when last note of one phrase serves as first note of next phrase
smallest identifiable musical idea
12
Arnold Schoenberg is well known for this type of music
12 Tone Music
Symphony
Concerto
Programmatic Music
13
What is the official march of the United States of America?
The Washington Post
Poker Face
Semper Fidelis
The Stars and Stripes Forever
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What Classical composer was composing and performing as a child?
Schoenberg
Mozart
Chopin
Bach
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Melodic balance means...
Don't play louder than instruments lower than you
Don't cover the melody
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What is this symbol called...
Fermata
Crescendo
Repeat
Decrescendo
17
What is the correct order of music periods?
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century
Classical, Romantic, Baroque, 20th Century
20th Century, Baroque, Romantic, Classical
Baroque, 20th Century, Romantic, Classical
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Which composer below is considered one of the greatest 20th century composers?
Debussy
Bach
Mozart
Stravinsky
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Which composer below is from the Classical Era (1750-1820)?
Debussy
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Bach
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Which composer below is from the Baroque Era (1600-1750)?
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Bach
Debussy
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Which composer was a bridge between Renaissance and Baroque Periods?
Monteverdi
Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
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Vivaldi is a composer from the baroque period who wrote hundreds of...
12 tone rows
Symphonies
Concertos
Cantatas
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What is another name for the 7th degree of a major scale?
Do or Tonic
Re or Supertonic
Ti or Leading Tone
Sol or Dominant
24
The relative minor shares the same key signature, but different tonic, as it's relative major.
True
False
25
Tenuto means...
light and separated
heavy
full value
as short as possible
26
The definition for Allegro is...
Heavy
Fast
Lightly
Slow
27
The definition for Pesante is...
Fast
Lightly
Heavy
Slow
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You can determine the relative minor of a Major key by going to which scale degree?
4th
5th
6th
1st
29
The definition for Leggiero is...
Lightly
Slow
Heavy
Fast
30
A large-scale musical form with 4 movements is a
Chorale
Song
March
Symphony
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The definition for Largo or Adagio is...
Lightly
Fast
Heavy
Slow
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Definition: freely; the temporary disregard of strict tempo to allow an expressive quickening or slowing
Decrescendo
Rubato
Crescendo
Basso Continuo
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What is another name for the 1st degree of a major scale?
Ti or Leading Tone
Do or Tonic
Sol or Dominant
Re or Supertonic
34
Debussy is a famous composer from the __________ music period.
Classical (1750-1820)
Baroque (1600-1750)
20th Century (1900-1999)
Romantic (1820-1900)
35
What is the order of flats?
BEADGCF
FACE
GBDFA
EGBDF
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What is an elision?
smallest identifiable musical idea
when last note of one phrase serves as first note of next phrase
shape of a melody or line
an arrival at a point of relative repose/closure
37
What is another name for the 5th degree of a major scale?
Ti or Leading Tone
Re or Supertonic
Sol or Dominant
Do or Tonic
38
Who composed the official march of the United States of America?
John Mackey
John Williams
John Philip Sousa
DJ Khaled!
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Which composers below are from the Romantic Era (1820-1900)?
Hadyn, Mozart
Stravinsky, Ellington, Sousa
Bach, Pachelbel, Buxtehude
Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin
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What is contour?
shape of a melody or line
an arrival at a point of relative repose/closure
when last note of one phrase serves as first note of next phrase
smallest identifiable musical idea
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The Common Practice Period refers to the period of music composed between...
1900-2100
500-1400
1400-1600
1600-1900
