HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A MUSIC QUIZ!

Question 1

Which of these describes CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Styles?

Accepted Answer

FREE FORMS

Question 2

SCIENCE of the CLASSICAL PERIOD saw which of these happen?

Accepted Answer

WILLIAM HERSCHEL Built Telescopes and Discovered The Planet Uranus.

Question 3

Which of these IS *NOT* One of the Four Periods of Music History?

Accepted Answer

MEDIEVAL PERIOD (476-1500)

Question 4

Which of these is a Famous BAROQUE PERIOD Composer?

Accepted Answer

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Question 5

THE ROMANTIC PERIOD was a time of _____.

Accepted Answer

NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD, POLITICAL REVOLUTION

Question 6

Which of these WAS *NOT* a Classical Era Coimposer?

Accepted Answer

GEORGE GERSHWIN

Question 7

THE ROMANTIC PERIOD was from and to which years?

Accepted Answer

1825-1900

Question 8

Just like Modern Jazz Musicians, Baroque Musicians were known for which skills?

Accepted Answer

IMPROVISATION

Question 9

ART in the CLASSICAL PERIOD was which of these characteristics?

Accepted Answer

ELEGANT AND ORDERLY

Question 10

TWENTIETH CENTURY ART was most well known for _____.

Accepted Answer

ANGULAR, UNPREDICTABLE CHARACTERISTICS, ABSTRACT WORKS

Question 11

Which of these were famous BAROQUE SCIENTISTS?

Accepted Answer

GALILEO GALILI, SIR ISAAC NEWTON

Question 12

GEORGE GERSHWIN and AARON COPELAND Composed which Style of Contemporary Music?

Accepted Answer

AMERICAN

Question 13

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PERIOD (1900-1999) is also sometimes called which of these?

Accepted Answer

CONTEMPORARY

Question 14

When the Classical Period Began, Symphonies usually had just ONE Movement. Symphonies expanded to How Many Movements?

Accepted Answer

FOUR (4)

Question 15

Music from the ROMANTIC PERIOD is known for which of these?

Accepted Answer

VERY PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL STYLE, HIGHLY ADVENTURESOME AND IMAGINATIVE

Question 16

_____ _____ DID HIS MOST FAMOUS SCIENTIFIC WORK IN THE ROMANTIC PERIOD.

Accepted Answer

CHARLES DARWIN

Question 17

Which of these is BAROQUE ART Known for?

Accepted Answer

Its Beautiful REALISM, Stunning Use of LIGHT

Question 18

WHICH OF THESE BEST DESCRIBES THE MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1750-1825)?

Accepted Answer

Simplicity, Elegant, and Often Playful

Question 19

MUSIC HISTORY is typically divided into _____ periods...

Accepted Answer

FOUR (4)

Question 20

2+ Musical Mnstruments with their Own Unique Melodic Lines Played Together at the Same Time is known as _____ style.

Accepted Answer

CONTRAPUNTAL

Questions 20