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1
Handel's oratorios were especially popular in ________ .
Germany and Austria
Holland and Italy
France and Germany
England and Ireland
2
Handel wrote "The Messiah" in approxiamately ______ ?
one month
one hour
one year
one day
3
Which musical instrument family is represented here?
Woodwinds
Percussion
Strings
Brass
4
As a child, Bach performed in which musical group?
ballet
choir
band
orchestra
5
Vivaldi popularized what two instruments as solo instruments?
harpsichord and clavier
cello and string bass
violin and viola
organ and piano
6
What is a multi-movement secular vocal work with accompaniment?
overture
oratorio
opera
cantata
7
Bach lived his entire life in Germany?
True
False
8
What is music called that was written and played throughout Europe from 1600 to 1900?
Baroque Music
Orchestral Music
Renaissance Music
Classical Music
9
What is a play, usually secular, set to music and staged with accompaniment?
symphony
oratorio
concerto
opera
10
Music written and played between 1600 and 1750 is called?
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
Medieval
11
Purcell's first opera, written for a girls' boarding school, was called?
Dido and Aeneas
Cinderella
King Arthur
Rigoletto
12
Which musical instrument family is represented here?
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
13
Pachelbel's Canon was originally written for ____ .
three violins and bass
woodwind quartet
full orchestra
harpsichord and three flutes
14
Which musical instrument family is represented here?
Brass
Percussion
Woodwinds
Strings
15
What does the term "baroque" mean?
broken
polyphonic
extravagant style
geometrical
16
Pachelbel spent most of his life in ___ .
Austria
Germany
Hungary
United States
17
Pachelbel is perhaps best known for his influence he had on young composers.
False
True
18
Purcell was one of the busiest and most important composers of his time in ___ .
England
America
Italy
France
19
Pachebel, Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel, and Bach are all composers from the ____ ?
Baroque Era
Classical Era
Romantic Era
Renaissance Era
20
"The Messiah" is which type of musical work?
oratorio
cantata
concerto
opera
21
Name one characteristic used to describe Baroque Music?
ornamental
elaborate
mathematical
symetrical
22
"The Four Seasons" is what type of musical work?
concerto
symphony
sonata
cantata
23
Pachelbel was ___ .
a composer
responsible for organ maintenance
a premier organist
all choices
24
What is a multi-movement sacred vocal work with accompaniment and text from the Bible?
cantata
overture
opera
oratorio
25
During the Baroque Era, instrumental music grew to be as important as vocal music.
False
True
26
Handel composed almost as fast as he could write the notes.
False
True
27
The musical representation of an idea or a mood is known as ________
plainsong chant
an oratorio
an opera
program music
28
Vivaldi composed over 200 concertos for what instrument and string orchestra?
string bass
cello
viola d'amore
violin
29
Which composer wrote "The Messiah" ?
Handel
Beethoven
Vivaldi
Mozart
30
The text of "The Messiah" is from the Bible.
True
False
31
Vivaldi composed __________
music for church services
neither choice
music for non-church activities
both choices
32
In the late 1600s, Vienna, Austria, was the musical center of Europe.
True
False
33
During his life, Bach composed ________
more than 100 musical works
less than 100 musical works
34
The musical work "The Four Seasons" was written by which composer?
Vivaldi
Handel
Mozart
Bach
35
Classical Music is divided into three periods: Baroque, Classical & Romantic?
True
False
36
Henry Purcell was buried next to the organ at ___ .
Sistine Chapel
Westminster Abbey
National Cathedral
St. Mark's Cathedral
37
Handel composed vocal music with texts in _______ ?
German
Italian
English
all of the above
38
When just a teenager, Purcell worked at Westminster Abbey as ___ .
a conductor
an organist
a music copyist
a composer
39
In addition to being a composer, Vivaldi was also active as a ________ ?
all of the above
mystic
priest
singer
40
Handel wrote many ________ ?
neither operas or oratorios
both operas and oratorios
operas
oratorios
41
In 1695, Pachelbel was hired as an organist/composer by city officials in ___ .
Gotha, Germany
Stuttgart, Germany
Nuremburg, Germany
Vienna, Austria
42
Which instrument did Bach NOT play?
clavier
organ
harpsichord
oboe
43
Bach wrote several operas?
True
False
44
What is music for solo instrument playing alone or with accompaniment in contrasting movements?
cantata
concerto
symphony
sonata
45
Throughout his life, Bach was a ________ ?
clavier tuner
violinist
church musician
singer