In music, what does the term "Romantic" refer to?

personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form

What is a characteristic of Classical Music?

Music was "light" like a floating feather

Why does naming a time period after an "oddly-shaped pearl" make sense?

The Baroque Period was full of movement

A play in which all the words are sung

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1
What is a crescendo?
To gradually get softer
To get faster
To gradually get louder
To slow down
2
When was the Classical Period?
1820-1910
1750-1820
1600-1750
1400-1600
3
Where in the world is this history from?
Asia
Europe
Africa
America
4
What is tone color?
To speed up
The sound quality of an instrument
To gradually get softer
To gradually get louder
5
Which of the following statements is false?
Mozart created 621 pieces of music in his lifetime
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria
Mozart wrote his first opera when he was 12 years old.
Mozart had 20 children
6
When was the Baroque Period?
1990-2016
1600-1750
1400-1600
1750-1820
7
What does form tell us about the music?
How the music is structured
The time signature
What instruments are used
What key the song is in
8
What is a concerto?
music for an orchestra
A solo for any instrument with the orchestra backing it up
A play in which all the words are sung
A song in which the main melody is stated and then repeated
9
What is the pattern for a rondo form?
A A1 A2 A3...
A B C D
A B A C A
A B A B C B
10
Who wrote Canon in D?
Mozart
Pachelbel
Bach
Haydn
11
What is a symphony?
A song for an orchestra
A solo for violin
A song for piano
Music for the church
12
In music, what does the term "Romantic" refer to?
personal emotional expression through love letters
Art that has meaning, and emotion
personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form
Valentines Day
13
What is a characteristic of Classical Music?
Music was only for the church
Lots of movement and trills
Music was "light" like a floating feather
Music was sad
14
Why does naming a time period after an "oddly-shaped pearl" make sense?
Music was shiny like a pearl necklace
Pearls were very popular at this time
Music was "light" like a feather
The Baroque Period was full of movement
15
What is an opera?
a song in which the main melody repeats itself like a round.
Vocal music for the church
Music for an orchestra
A play in which all the words are sung
16
What is the pattern for Theme and Variations?
A B A C A
A B A B C B
A B C D
A A1 A2 A3...
17
What is an example of an instrument from the woodwind family?
Violin
Flute
Drums
Trumpet
18
Why did music become a larger form of entertainment in the Classical Period?
The saxophone was invented
The Middle Class expanded
The Queen demanded it
People were bored
19
Which composer became completely deaf before writing his last symphony?
Beethoven
Bach
Pachelbel
Mozart
20
Which of Beethoven's Symphonies was the first to include a choir and orchestra together?
Symphony no. 9
Symphony no. 5
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 10
21
What does accelerando tell you to do in music?
To get softer
To slow down
To get louder
To speed up
22
What is ornamentation?
Trills and grace notes
Music for an orchestra
Music for organ
A play in which all the words are sung.
23
Who is the "father of the symphony"?
Bach
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
24
Who is the "father of the fugue"?
Bach
Mozart
Haydn
Pachelbel
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How can music from the Romantic Period be described?
An oddly-shaped pearl
Dramatic and full of emotion
Easy listening
Light as a feather

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