A large scale music drama based on religious stories

What is program music?

Instrumental music that tells a story or depicts a narrative

Why was Haydn’s Symphony no. 94 subtitled the ‘Surprise’ Symphony?

It contains a loud ‘surprise’ note

What is equal temperament?

A tuning system where all notes are evenly spaced

What are the three parts of sonata form?

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

In the classical period, who were the famous classical composers in the Viennese School?

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert

What is the difference between solo concerto and concerto grosso?

Concerto grosso has multiple soloists

Instrumental music that features a soloist

What was unusual about Mozart’s upbringing?

His father brought him all over Europe to learn music

What are the letters BWV used for?

Bach Works Catalog, a system for organizing Bach's music

Why was Haydn’s Symphony no. 45 subtitled the ‘Farewell’ Symphony?

The musicians leave the stage during the performance

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1
Which movement of a classical symphony would be a dance such as a minuet and trio?
II
I
IV
III
2
What is an oratorio?
A short story set to Ancient Greek music
Lengthy piece of music using only instruments
A large scale music drama based on religious stories
Early version of the conductor
3
What is program music?
Instrumental music that tells a story or depicts a narrative
Another term for opera
Music used only for dancing
4
Georg Frideric Handel's most famous piece is
"Messiah"
"Brandenburg Concertos"
"The Four Seasons"
"The Art of Harpsichord"
5
Popular music of the Medieval period. Music was written over poetry.
Secular
Madrigal
Motet
Sacred
6
Reawakening
Renaissance
Medieval
7
What is counterpoint?
A set of rules for treating consonance and dissonance
A and B
A special type of painting
How two or more musical lines relate to each other
8
Which movement of a classical symphony would typically be slow?
IV
III
II
I
9
Why was Haydn’s Symphony no. 94 subtitled the ‘Surprise’ Symphony?
Written for a surprise birthday party for his employer
It wasn’t actually written by Haydn
It contains a loud ‘surprise’ note
Haydn wrote it about the unplanned birth of his daughter
10
Popular music of the renaissance period. Music written over poetry and word painting was common
Madrigal
Sacred
Secular
Motet
11
France
Renaissance
Medieval
12
Musical texture containing a single line of music
Madrigal
Secular
Monophonic
Polyphonic
13
What is equal temperament?
A set of music that is improvised
A piece of music with a calming effect
A tuning system where all notes are evenly spaced
A set of rules for consonance and dissonance
14
Approximately many pieces of music did Mozart compose throughout his life?
600
300
75
150
15
How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he began composing?
5 years old
25 years old
12 years old
16 years old
16
The Four Seasons is an example of program music
True
False
17
What are the three parts of sonata form?
Verse, Bridge, Chorus
Overture, Recitative, Aria
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
Minuet, Trio, Scherzo
18
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
George Phillip Telemann
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastien Bach
Francois Couperin
19
In the classical period, who were the famous classical composers in the Viennese School?
Monteverdi, Handel, Bach
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk
Guido of Arezzo, Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin de Prez
20
Music with latin text, 4-5 voice acapella
Secular
Madrigal
Motet
Sacred
21
Haydn was employed for 30 years of his career by which of the following?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Nikolaus Esterhazy
Leopold Mozart
Antonio Vivaldi
22
Music of the medieval time period performed in church
Sacred
Secular
Polyphonic
Motet
23
Who was the father of the symphony and the string quartet?
Joseph Haydn
Antonio Vivaldi
Napoleon Bonaparte
Antonio Salieri
24
What is the difference between solo concerto and concerto grosso?
They are the same
Concerto grosso has multiple soloists
Concerto grosso sounds bad
Solo concerto has multiple soloists
25
Germany
Renaissance
Medieval
26
What is a concerto?
Instrumental music that features a soloist
Vocal music of the early baroque
Another name for a conductor
A fancy concert
27
Bach
Italy
England
Germany
28
Italy
Medieval
Renaissance
29
What was unusual about Mozart’s upbringing?
He completely lost his hearing at a very young age
He didn’t actually play any instruments; he only composed
His father brought him all over Europe to learn music
He was an orphan, and was an entirely self-taught musician
30
What are the letters BWV used for?
All of the above
The initials of the famous Bach, Williams, Vivaldi
Bach Works Catalog, a system for organizing Bach's music
An abbreviation for Baroque Works Variety
31
Handel
England
Germany
Italy
32
Vivaldi
Germany
Italy
England
33
Why was Haydn’s Symphony no. 45 subtitled the ‘Farewell’ Symphony?
“Farewell” refers to how much money Haydn made by writing it
The musicians leave the stage during the performance
He quit his job with it
It was a musical suicide note
34
Which composer wrote "The Art of Fugue"?
J. S. Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Francois Couperin
Carlo Gesualdo
35
Gregorian Chant
Medieval
Renaissance
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Music containing many voices/instruments
Madrigal
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Sacred

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