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Check out your knowledge of the musical periods we studied in class.
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What Renaissance invention helped revolutionize music?
Sundial
Astrolabe
Harpsichord
Printing press
2
What style of music did Scott Joplin make popular?
Ragtime
Rock'n'Roll
Jazz
Classical
3
What period is Palestrina from?
Middle Ages
Baroque
Renaissance
Classical
4
What two inventions were created during the Romantic period?
Printing press and safety pins
Hot air balloons and ice cream
Safety pins and cars
Printing press and cars
5
Sacred music was the most popular type of music in the Classical Period.
TRUE
FALSE
6
Which of the following is NOT a composer from the Romantic period?
Vivaldi
Wagner
Schumann
Liszt
7
What important invention evolved during the Baroque period?
Contact lenses
The Telescope
The magnifying glass
The piano
8
What does homophonic mean?
A melody with a simple accompaniement
A type of instrument popular during the Classical period
Multiple complex melodies played at once
It's the name of a composer
9
Which two individuals were considered secular composers during the Renaissance?
Eddie & Ernie
Peter Tchaikovsky & Igor Stravinsky
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
William Byrd & Thomas Morley
10
All of the following are true about John Philip Sousa
EXCEPT
?
He designed the sousaphone
His father was not a member of the US Marine Band
One of his marches became the official march of the US
He was known as the March King
11
Palestrina was a secular musician during the Renaissance.
FALSE
TRUE
12
What type of music was John Philip Sousa a famous composer of?
Jazz
Marching Music
Rock n' Roll
Sousa Music
13
What revolutionized the technique on brass instruments around 1815?
The addition of the 'spit' valve
Valves and rotary valves were invented
Brass instruments went from brass to silver
The instrument case was redesigned to be smaller and more portable
14
What language was Gregorian Chant mostly sung in?
English
Latin
German
French
15
When was the Renaissance?
1650-1800
1400-1600
1999-2005
1800-1875
16
How many measures are in a typical blues progression?
10 measures
32 measures
14 measures
12 measures
17
Who is NOT a well known composer from the Classical Period?
Palestrina
Haydn
Beethoven
Mozart
18
When was country music the most popular musical genre?
After the world wars
Hippie times
Last Tuesday
During World war II
19
What genre of music were the castrati superstars of?
Hip hop
Soul
Opera
Instrumental
20
What period was Beethoven from?
Baroque
Renassaince
Romantic
Classical
21
What instrument is most commonly used in sacred music?
Flute
Organ
Trumpet
Piano
22
Around when did the Middle Ages occur in music?
300-1300
500-1400
400-1400
0-1400
23
What made counterpoint so unique?
It was played in an unusually high register
All the individual melodies could stand alone
The om-pah accompanyment of the left hand
The first time intruments were assigned specific parts
24
What was the one of the original uses of the symphony orchestra?
Blues
Accompany opera
Jazz
Gregorian Chant
25
Who were two popular composers from the Classical period?
Beethoven, Bach
Mozart, Haydn
Sam Hunt, Jack White
Justin Beiber, Cardi B
26
The Renaissance was the "Golden Age" of what kind of music?
The Cantata
Vocal Music
Concerto Grosso
Monk Music
27
What is the correct spelling of Bach's first name?
Johanne Sebastien
Johann Sebastian
Yohan Sebastian
Johann Sebastion
28
Two good adjectives to describe Renaissance
sacred
music are...
Calm and restrained
Sharp and loud
Dynamic and fast
Terraced and quick
29
What two statements best describe the Baroque period?
Modality moved to tonality and the organ was invented.
Electricity was discovered and there was an industrial revolution.
Music was ornate and full of embellishment and there were many wars.
Science became important and the electric guitar was invented.
30
Which of these composers were in the Romantic period?
Mahler
John Philip Sousa
Tchaikovsky
All of the Above
31
What's one of the main difference between Rock'n'Roll and Rock?
Rock'n'Roll got less popular so they renamed it to give it another shot
Rock sounded simpler than Rock'n'Roll
Rock was more amplified and destorted
There is no difference
32
Who is this composer?
Mozart
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Bach
33
What musical and dance genre became very popular in the Romantic period? Who composed some of the most memorable ones?
Salsa - Dominicans
Folk dance - Jchikousky
Ballet - Tchaikovsky
Ballroom - Jean-Baptiste Lully
34
Orchestras first had dedicated conductors starting in wich period?
Classical
Jazz
Baroque
Romantic
35
What style of music was the Strauss family famous composers of?
Lullabies
Opera
Polkas and Waltzes
Hip hop and Rap
36
What period saw the birth of the opera?
Renaissance
Baroque
Middle Ages
Classical
37
Where was J.S. Bach from?
Sweden
Austria
France
Germany
38
What type of music was most popular during World War II?
Opera
Random Music
Rock'n'Roll
Jazz
39
Primativism is:
a representation of modern man
a representation of evolution
a representation of early man
a representation of nature and harmony
40
What was John Cage's most famous composition?
3'43''
4'33''
2'34''
3'44''
41
Who is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Jazz"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Lena Horne
Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday
42
What music genres became increasingly popular during the Romantic period?
Ballet, opera, symphony orchestra
Rock, serialism, string quartets
Simple melody, fugue, tango
Jazz, blues, ragtime
43
When was the Classical Period?
1400-1600
1820-1900
1750-1820
1600-1750
44
What musical period was Vivaldi from?
Baroque
Romantic
Renaissance
Classical
45
Ragtime is...?
Ragged music, less square than opera
An upbeat style of music played in bars and saloons
All of the above
Improvised and syncopated
46
What does "idiomatic" mean?
Automatic music
Music made for any instruments
Music played really loudly
Music composed for a specific instrument
47
When did the Baroque period start?
1600
1500
1300
2003
48
Where was the Rite of Spring premiered in 1913?
Moscow
Warsaw
Paris
New York
49
What genre of music was known for having a freeform and amplification?
Rock 'n' Roll
Jazz
Blues
Hip-hop
50
During which period did composers start indicating dynamics in their music?
Baroque
Classical
Renaissance
Middle Ages
51
What type of music has been the most popular in the 21th century so far?
Techno
Punk
R&B
Hip hop/Rap
52
What modern instrument evolved from the sackbut?
Trombone
Fagote
Bassoon
Oboe
53
Modeste Mussorgsky was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.
FALSE
TRUE
54
What modern instruments were developed in the Romantic period?
Harpsichord and violin
Organ and lyre
Oboe and Flute
Drums and trumpets
55
Which composer's most famous piece has the least amount of written notes?
J.S. Bach
Stravinsky
John Cage
Elvis Presley
56
What style of music lost it's popular vote when Rock'n'Roll became king?
Jazz
Rap
Opera
Blues
57
In what period was Bach a famous composer?
Classical
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Baroque
58
What is the ancestor of the modern oboe?
Fagote
Shawm
Sackbut
Serpent
59
Who was Scott Joplin?
A composer in the Classical period
The composer of the Maple Leaf Rag
The composer of Für Elise
A jazz musician
60
What family played a large role in ballroom dancing during the Romantic period?
Marsallis family
Lafayette family
Stravinski family
Strauss family
