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1
Which of these composers is
not
from the Classical Period?
George Frideric Handel
Friedrich Kuhlau
Muzio Clementi
Franz Joseph Haydn
2
Which period does this piece belong to?
Baroque
Contemporary
Romantic
Classical
3
How does the harpsichord work?
Strings are plucked with plectrums.
Air passes through pipes of different sizes.
Strings are struck by brass tangents.
Strings are struck by leather-covered hammers.
4
What is program music?
Music that tells a story or represents something.
Music composed purely as music.
5
What is Alberti bass?
The inventor of the double bass.
An accompaniment pattern in keyboard music.
A large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices
A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.
6
What is counterpoint?
The peak of a phrase.
Added embellishments that decorate the melody.
Two or more musical lines played at the same time.
A section of the sonata form.
7
Of Schumann's alter-egos,
Eusebius
was quiet and sensitive, while
Florestan
was loud and excited.
True
False
8
Which period does this piece belong to?
Contemporary
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
9
The "Ode to Joy" theme is from Beethoven's _____ Symphony.
3rd
9th
1st
5th
10
Which period does this piece belong to?
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
Contemporary
11
What period does this piece belong to?
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Contemporary
12
What did Robert Schumann study in university?
Composition
Music Theory
Law
Medicine
13
Which period does this piece belong to?
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
Contemporary
14
What does the word Baroque mean?
Oddly shaped pearl
Broken vase
Golden jewel
Clear crystal
15
The _______ era is characterized by simplicity, clarity, and symmetry.
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
Contemporary
16
During the Romantic era, music was written to express the composers’ inner feelings.
True
False
17
What is the name of the court in which Haydn worked?
Habsburg
Esterhazy
Romanov
Tudor
18
How many piano concertos did Beethoven compose?
10
5
15
9
19
Who wrote the Well-Tempered Clavier?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Schumann
Frederic Chopin
J.S. Bach
20
Which period does this piece belong to?
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Contemporary
21
What period does this piece belong to?
Contemporary
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
22
What is double escapement action?
Builds strength in the finger muscles.
Allows for smoother legato.
Allows for faster repetitions of notes.
Allows for louder dynamics.
23
Which period does this piece belong to?
Classical
Baroque
Contemporary
Romantic
24
What is the order of sections in sonata form?
Recapitulation, Development, Exposition
Exposition, Recapitulation, Development
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
25
Which period does this piece belong to?
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Contemporary
26
The harpsichord replaced the
pianoforte
in the Classical Period.
True
False
27
Which period does this piece belong to?
Romantic
Baroque
Contemporary
Classical
28
Who makes up the First Viennese School?
Cage, Cowell, Messiaen
J.S. Bach, Handel, Scarlatti
Schoenberg, Webern, Berg
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
29
How many books make up The Well-Tempered Clavier?
1
3
2
4
30
Beethoven studied piano with Haydn.
False
True
31
In the Classical Period, melodies are singable with clear phrases.
False
True
32
What was the name of a famous opera by Mozart?
Swan Lake
Fidelio
Rapunzel
The Magic Flute
33
In which country was Franz Joseph Haydn born?
Germany
France
Austria
Italy
34
Which period does this piece belong to?
Romantic
Baroque
Contemporary
Classical
35
What is a Polonaise?
Piano piece that evokes a Polish ballroom dance.
An elegant couple dance that started in the 1700's in the French court
A very technically challenging piano piece.
A longer, poetic piano work.
36
What period does this piece belong to?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Contemporary
37
Which of the following was
NOT
a compositional technique used by Schoenberg?
Sprechstimme
Twelve-tone technique
Prepared piano
Serialism
38
What is a motif?
A small set of notes that is used throughout a piece.
A Baroque dance.
A love song.
A section of a sonata.
39
Which instruments make up the string quartet?
piano, violin, cello, bass
2 violins, viola, cello
piano, violin, viola, cello
2 violins, 2 cellos
40
What country did Granados come from?
Argentina
Spain
France
Portugal
41
Which period does this piece belong to?
Contemporary
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
42
The Classical Era sought to imitate ideals of what civilizations?
Spain and Portugal
England and France
Germany and Austria
Greece and Rome
43
Clara Schumann was a pianist and a _______.
Cellist
Novelist
Violinist
Composer
44
What was the Heiligenstadt Testament?
Chopin's last letter to George Sand.
A letter Beethoven wrote about his great sadness over losing his hearing.
The choral work that Mozart left unfinished before he died.
Prince Esterhazy's employment letter to Haydn.
45
Which period does this piece belong to?
Romantic
Contemporary
Baroque
Classical
