Year 9 Classical Periods

Question 1

"Ground Bass" is a structure where increasingly complex layers are added to a repeating bassline

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Tchaikovsky and Chopin were Romantic composers

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The most popular texture in Baroque music was...

Accepted Answer

Polyphonic

Question 4

In the Baroque period, Micheal Nyman wrote "Time Lapse" for the film "A Zed and Two Noughts".

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

"Theme and Variations" is a structure where the original theme is altered but the chord sequence stays the same

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

In the Baroque period the harmony was generally...

Accepted Answer

Simple

Question 7

The Baroque period in Music was around 1600-1750

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which part of the last question made it false?

Accepted Answer

It wasn't written in the Baroque period

Question 9

In the Baroque period the dynamics usually change...

Accepted Answer

Suddenly

Question 10

Tchaikovsky and Chopin were Classical composers

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

In the Baroque period, melodies were often made up of...

Accepted Answer

Motifs

Question 12

The word "Baroque" originally meant...

Accepted Answer

Oddly shaped pearl

Question 13

In the Baroque period, ornamentation was popular, meaning the melodies were generally...

Accepted Answer

Fancy and decorated

Question 14

Mozart was a Classical composer

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Mozart was a Baroque composer

Accepted Answer

False

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