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What is the difference between a motet and a madrigal?
A motet is for women, a madrigal is for men
A motet is for men, a madrigal is for women
A motet is secular, a madrigal is sacred
A motet is sacred, a madrigal is secular
2
The Renaissance GITTERN became the modern day ______________.
Oboe
Tuba
Guitar
Violin
3
What period comes
after
the Renaissance Period?
20th Century
Classical
Medieval
Baroque
4
What period comes
after
the Classical Period?
Renaissance
Medieval
Baroque
Romantic
5
The Renaissance SHAWM became the modern day ___________.
Tuba
Violin
Guitar
Oboe
6
What does "Renaissance" mean?
re-birth
re-sing
re-write
re-death
7
Which of these composers is from the
Baroque
Period?
Beyonce Knowles
Felix Mendelssohn
Henry Purcell
Fanny Mendelssohn
8
Royalty would often hire an orchestra and a composer to write and play music for them in the Classical Era.
True
False
9
Which era of music history is your favorite?
Romantic
Renaissance
Classical
Baroque
10
What ancestor of the harpsichord was invented and popularized during the Classical Era?
Organ
Flute
Pianoforte
Banjo
11
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12
Which of these composers is from the
Baroque
Period?
Louis Prima
Antonio Vivaldi
Wolfgang A. Mozart
Frederic Chopin
13
What music period preceded (came before) the Renaissance period?
Medieval
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
14
What is an "opera"?
my favorite song
sacred work with an orchestra and singers that tells a Biblical story
secular work with an orchestra and singers with a dramatic or comedic plot
musical work with an orchestra and singers; has a theme but no plotline
15
Which of these composers is from the
Romantic
Period?
Freideric Chopin
Paul McCartney
J.S. Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
16
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romantic music?
Emotional/Expressive writing
Even bigger, more dramatic orchestras
Breaking the rules from the Classical Era
Stricter rules for writing music
17
What was the big composition that was popular in the
Baroque
Era?
Symphony
Requiem
Opera
Sonata
18
Which of these composers was NOT one of the 3 big composers in the Classical Era?
Haydn
Debussy
Mozart
Beethoven
19
What was added to music notation during the Romantic Era?
Expressive text
Nothing
Key signatures
Time signatures
20
Which of these composers is from the
Renaissance
Period?
Josquin des Prez
Snoop Dogg
J.S. Bach
Franz Schubert
21
Which of these composers is from the
Renaissance
Period?
Clara Schumann
Wolfgang A. Mozart
Giovanni Palestrina
Claude Debussy
22
Which of these composers is from the
Renaissance
Period?
William Byrd
Nat King Cole
Henry Purcell
Ludwig van Beethoven
23
What period comes
after
the Baroque Period?
Romantic
Medieval
Renaissance
Classical
24
Which of these composers is from the
Classical
Period?
Josquin des Prez
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Claude Debussy
Wolfgang A. Mozart
25
Which of these composers is from the
Classical
Period?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Taylor Swift
Clara Schumann
Antonio Vivaldi
26
Which of these composers is from the
Romantic
Period?
Bruno Mars
Clara Schumann
Josquin des Prez
Joseph Haydn
27
What invention helped to increase the production of music during the Renaissance period?
The Beethoven Press
The wheel
The Gutenberg Press
The flute
28
What is an "oratorio"?
my favorite song
sacred work with an orchestra and singers that tells a Biblical story
musical work with an orchestra and singers; has a theme but no plotline
secular work with an orchestra and singers with a dramatic or comedic plot
29
What years are considered the Baroque period of music?
1820-1910
1750-1820
1600-1750
1400-1600
30
What years are considered the
Romantic
period of music?
1750-1820
1600-1750
1400-1600
1820-1910
31
A lot of Romantic compositions highlight nationalism (culture, history, etc.)
False
True
32
What years are considered the
Classical
period of music?
1600-1750
1400-1600
1750-1820
1820-1910
33
What was the big composition that was popular in the
Classical
Era?
The Opera
The piano
The Symphony
The Sonata
34
What Classical Opera did we listen to in class?
Madame Butterfly by Puccini
Street Scene by Weill
Carmen by Bizet
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart
35
Which of these composers is from the
Baroque
Period?
Josquin des Prez
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Friedrich Handel
Justin Timberlake
36
Which Baroque instrument preceded (came before) the pianoforte and later the modern-day piano
Flute
Guitar
Harpsichord
Keyboard
37
What years are considered the Renaissance period of music?
1600-1750
1820-1910
1400-1600
1750-1820
38
What is a "Concerto"?
secular work with an orchestra and singers with a dramatic or comedic plot
sacred work with an orchestra and singers that tells a Biblical story
musical work with an orchestra and singers; has a theme but no plotline
my favorite song
39
Which Romantic composer served as a transitional composer between the Classical period and the Romantic period?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Pytor Tchaikovsky
Wolfgang A. Mozart
40
What type of art mirrored music during the Romantic period?
Impressionism
Cubism
Realism
Art Deco
