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