A Brief Review of Music History

Question 1

Which composer was not forced to perform at a young age to supplement the family income?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 2

Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father If a key has 4 flats, what are they?

Accepted Answer

B E A D

Question 3

Which composer wrote his greatest works after going deaf?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 4

What type of song starts with a melody "A", introduces new ones "B", "C" etc, but keeps going back to "A". ABACADA

Accepted Answer

Them and Variation

Question 5

What 2 types of compositions were invented in the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Ballet and Operetta

Question 6

What Genre of music did Joplin write? Critics said this "ragged beat was an addictive poison that caused brain damage."

Accepted Answer

Ragtime

Question 7

How many tonnes of torque do the strings of a piano exert on the soundboard?

Accepted Answer

20 tonnes (44092 pounds)

Question 8

Put these dynamics terms in order from softest to loudest: piano, forte, mezzoforte, fortissimo

Accepted Answer

piano, mezzoforte, forte, fortissimo

Question 9

What's the difference between a symphony and a concerto?

Accepted Answer

One has a soloist with the orchestra and the other is just the orchestra.

Question 10

Before there were major and minor keys, how were music notes selected for a song?

Accepted Answer

Modes

Question 11

When was the Classical Era? (Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert)

Accepted Answer

1750-1820

Question 12

Which of these is not a ballet by Tchaikovsky?

Accepted Answer

Beauty and the Beast

Question 13

Although most instruments use the treble clef, how many clefs are used in a symphonic script?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 14

Who wrote romantic songs for his students and put their names in the song title. eg"Fur Elise" was a song "for Therese"

Accepted Answer

Ludwig Beethoven

Question 15

Scott Joplin wrote all of these songs but 1. Which one is not by him?

Accepted Answer

Pink Panther

Question 16

What type of song is this with a symphony and soloist? (And yes, that is a real cat playing the solo part)

Accepted Answer

concerto

Question 17

How many movements do most symphonies have?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 18

What was the main instrument in the church during Medieval Era?

Accepted Answer

Human voice

Question 19

Who wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when he was 5, published music at 6, and wrote an opera when 12?

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 20

Which of these was not written by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Accepted Answer

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Question 21

What was the most common type of Chamber Music that is still used often in weddings today?

Accepted Answer

String Quartets

Question 22

Which of these shows the proper order of Musical Eras?

Accepted Answer

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic Contemporary

Question 23

When a song changes key in the middle, what is it called?

Accepted Answer

modulation

Question 24

What 2 types of compositions were invented in the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Symphony and Opera

Question 25

Which string is not found on a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

bow string

Question 26

When was the Renaissance (Rebirth) (Prez, Monteverdi, Pierluigi)

Accepted Answer

1400-1600

Question 27

When was the Romantic Era? (Brahms, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Dvorak)

Accepted Answer

1820-1900

Question 28

When a composer worked for an aristocrat, composing for their private group of performers, what type of music was this?

Accepted Answer

Chamber Music

Question 29

Research in many countries proves that listening to Classical Music is beneficial. Which of these is true?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 30

Put these tempos in order from fastest to slowest: Presto, Largo, Andante, Allegro

Accepted Answer

Presto, Allegro, Andante, Largo

Question 31

When was the Baroque Era? (Bach, Handel, Vivaldi)

Accepted Answer

1600-1750

Question 32

Composers write a symphony with a set # of instruments in mind. What's the biggest orchestra required by a writer?

Accepted Answer

over 800 musicians

Question 33

1812 was a monumental year in history. Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture. What was this opera about?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon's attack on Russia in 1812

Question 34

When a composition introduces a melody and then keeps repeating it with some changes each time, what is that called?

Accepted Answer

Theme and Variation

Question 35

What one trait did Mozart and Beethoven not have in common?

Accepted Answer

weren't marriage material

Question 36

What instrument was invented during the Classical Era that Beethoven and Brahms mastered?

Accepted Answer

piano

Question 37

Which composer broke tradition by having a choir sing Ode to Joy as the fourth movement of his 9th Symphony?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 38

Bach wrote many Organ Fugues (including the theme from Dracula). Which of these statements is not true about them?

Accepted Answer

They are in Rondo form

Question 39

Johanne Strauss wrote many waltzes. How are all waltzes different from other songs?

Accepted Answer

They are in 3/4 time so the rhythm has a different feel to it.

Question 40

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle If a key has 2 sharps, what are they?

Accepted Answer

F and C

A Brief Review of Music History

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A Brief Review of Music History

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