Music Appreciation Quiz

Question 1

What instruments are usually in a string quartet?

Accepted Answer

2 violins, a viola, and a cello

Question 2

Which composer is this?

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 3

Which of these composers had terrible views on life? (Racist, homophobic)

Accepted Answer

Bartok, Wagner

Question 4

Impressionism brought in the idea of "Symbolism"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The last piece was called "Rite of _________"

Accepted Answer

Spring

Question 6

What instrument was it?

Accepted Answer

Viola

Question 7

What would best describe 20th century music?

Accepted Answer

Post Romantic, Primitivism, Impressionism, Expressionim

Question 8

Which city, state did Jazz start in?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans, Louisiana

Question 9

Wagner was known for which of these compositional techniques?

Accepted Answer

Leitmotifs

Question 10

Concrete music CAN be changed.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

What are the two genre's of music before Jazz was the standard in America?

Accepted Answer

Ragtime, Blues

Question 12

Who were the big 3 composers of the Classical Period?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart

Question 13

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 14

Who is considered the King of "Pop?"

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 15

Who is your teachers favorite composer?

Accepted Answer

Hindemith

Question 16

Speaking of 20th-century music, who was the most popular 20th-century composer?

Accepted Answer

Debussy

Question 17

Who was the Violinist that pushed the instruments to its limit?

Accepted Answer

Paganini

Question 18

The last piece we listened to caused Riots in the streets of Paris.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

What was the name of John Cage's Piece (Hint: it's a specific number).

Accepted Answer

433

Question 20

Who is this musician?

Accepted Answer

None of these

Question 21

Who was known as the poet for the Piano?

Accepted Answer

Chopin

Questions 21