Music History Review Mirtic ~ WISS May 2022 and YHS Feb 2025!

Who was the composer who went deaf?

How many movements does a symphony usually have?

Who wrote "The Nutcracker" ballet?

What major historical period did Romanticism follow?

John Williams wrote all the big 20th Century movie scores, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, ET, Jaws & Jurassic Park!

True or False: Opera buffa means Comic Opera.

What is electroacoustic music?

What composer is this?

What jobs can musicians have today that weren't previously possible?

Who is often referred to as the "Father of the String Quartet" or "The Father of the Symphony"?

Who wrote the famous lullaby we still play to babies today?

What are some features of the Romantic era?

What is chamber music?

What was the main geographical location for music in the Baroque and Classical eras?

Who is a major composer of the Classical era?

True or False: Baroque music was most commonly performed in churches or private events for the upper class.

What instrument is this?

Which composers are from the 20th Century?

Who wrote "The Four Seasons" featuring the violin soloist?

True or False: Serialism uses a 12 tone row/matrix to put each of the 12 notes of the scale in a particular order.

True or False: Composers faced boundaries such as shorter life spans, illnesses, no technology, and had to write by hand

What is the date span of the Baroque era?

True or False: A Concerto has 3 movements and features a soloist.

Who wrote "William Tell Overture" and "The Barber of Seville" used in Bugs Bunny?

Who was an expert at solo piano works such as polonaises, nocturnes, mazurkas, scherzos, waltzes, and sonatas?