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1
The Classical period began with the birth and death of which 2 composers?
Death of Handel, birth of Beethoven
Death of Bach, birth of Mozart
Death of Bach, birth of Beethoven
Death of Haydn, birth of Mozart
2
What was Handel's first name?
G.F.
GEFF
George
Gee... I don't know...
3
Romantic era musical innovations included....
Invention of the families of instruments
Invention of the Song Cycle
Invention of the Symphonic Poem
Emphasis on the solo musician
4
The well-tempered clavier preludes and fugues for organ was composed by....
Vivaldi
Mozart
Bach
Handel
5
Which modern composer wrote the piece 4'33?
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
Merce Cunningham
Anton Weber
6
Men who were castrated as boys to sing in higher ranges were called?
Crooner
Colleague
Captain
Castrato
7
Which Renaissance composer is most known for his incredible church music?
Palestrina
Perotin
Du Fay
Des Prez
8
Which composer was obsessed with his profile and wanted to play piano seen from the side?
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Rachmaninoff
Chopin
9
The most important musical form of the Classical period was...
Ternary
Concerto
Rondo
Sonata-Allegro
10
Which artist painted The Old Guitarist?
Warhol
Picasso
Pollack
Dali
11
The most significant development in the Renaissance was....?
The rise of instrument music
The rise of secular vocal music
The invention of the printing press
The development of the organ
12
This composer wrote Symphonie fantastique for a woman he became obsessed with...
Mussorgsky
Berlioz
Wagner
Beethoven
13
Who wrote their first musical composition at age 5?
Beethoven
Mozart
Wagner
Handel
14
One Renaissance composer killed his wife for cheating on him. Who was that!
Carlo Gesualdo
Orlando di Lasso
Palestrina
Leonin
15
Who cut off the legs of his piano to hear the string vibrations?
Brahms
Bach
Berlioz
Beethoven
16
Which element of music went through a revitalization in the 20th century?
Rhythm
Harmony
Tone color
Pitch
17
The most important orchestral form of the Baroque time was....
Baroque Suite
Solo Concerto
Concerto Grosso
Prelude and Fugue
18
In the Romantic period new development of harmonies now included...
Atonality
Dissonance
Polychords
Chromatics
19
The most popular instrument for the Renaissance period was the...?
Harmonica
Recorder
Lute
Clavichord
20
The 3 most important composers of the Classical period were Beethoven, Mozart and ....
Mendelssohn
Handel
Haydn
Bach
21
Who painted many images with ballet dancers in the Romantic period?
Edgar Degas
Paul Cezanne
Claude Monet
Vincent van Gogh
22
The 12-tone technique in music uses what notes?
minor scale
chromatic scale
atonality
modes
23
How many symphonies did Beethoven write before he passed away?
7
9
100
41
24
The Classical period promoted the idea of prosperity through education, called....
The Age of Classicism
The Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Aristocracy
The Age of Rebirth
25
The main goal of Modern music was to....
Shock the audience
To entertain the audience
Break previous traditions and principles
Not to "dress up" art or music
26
Vocal music in the Medieval period was called?
Gregorian Chant
Polyphonic Chant
Mongolian Chant
Gargantuan Chant
27
Polyphonic music from Notre Dame can also be called...
Organim
Organ
Organum
Organisms
28
Who composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?
Schubert
Debussy
Strauss
Mahler
29
Which Baroque composer wrote program music? Hint - 4 Seasons...
Vivaldi
Bellini
Bach
Handel
30
Which Romantic composer would play with absolute precision in tempo?
Brahms
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Liszt
31
Chance music can also be called...
Chance the rapper music
aleatoric
atonal
apparent
32
Which composer was was a virtuosic musician of the Baroque time?
Mozart
Beethoven
Handel
Bach
33
2 key composers of Organum were...
Machaut
Perotin
Leonin
Du Fay
34
Who painted this Renaissance masterpiece?
Raphael
Boticelli
Michaelangelo
Da Vinci
35
Which of these musical terms was NOT added in the Romantic period
Cantabile
Allegro agitato
Sforzando
Dolce
36
Who is the most recorded Classical composer in HISTORY?!
Bach
Haydn
Beethoven
Mozart
37
In the Medieval period, who employed the musicians and artists?
Other civilians
Wealthy patrons
The church
Priests
38
Operas are staged with costumes, sets, etc. Baroque oratorios are...
Secular
Also staged with costumes
Staged without costumes
Based on biblical scenes
39
Dance music forms in the Renaissance could be called...
Galliard
Pavane
Allemande
Branle
40
The musical centre for the Renaissance was where in Europe?
France
Greece
Spain
Italy
41
What musical advancements happened in the Baroque time?
Tuning system was standardized
Figured bass accompaniment developed
Major and minor tonalities were explored
Basso continuo was developed
42
Which of these composers was NOT famous in the Romantic era?
Wagner
Berlioz
Mussorgsky
Cage
43
Baroque music was known for being...
Flamboyant
Grand
Extravagant
Ornate
44
Medieval music was mainly monophonic. Renaissance texture was mostly...
Polyphonic
Unison
Homophonic
Monophonic
45
What language began creating the music words we use to play/sing today?
Russian
French
Italian
Spanish
46
Which keyboard instrument gradually replaced the Harpsichord in the Classical era?
Pipe organ
Piano
Clavichord
Harp
47
The first secular music was created by French nobles. They were called...
Troubadours
Teachers
Trouveres
Transformers
48
Who was NOT a composer from the Baroque time?
Purcell
Telemann
Ravel
Corelli
49
Handel wrote this iconic Baroque Oratorio
Messiah
Water Music
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Come and Trip It
50
In the Order of the Mass what is the FIRST setting?
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Kyrie
51
There are 2 types of Classical opera. They are...
Opera Seriousa
Opera Seria
Opera Nostalgia
Opera Buffa
52
The Classical era saw this MAJOR development in orchestral music
Standardizing of choral parts
Standardizing of the orchestra
Standardizing of instrument tuning
Standardizing of chamber ensembles
53
Keyboard music in the Baroque time was HUGE! Identify at least 1 keyboard instrument.
Harpsichord
Clavichord
Organ
Viol
54
The Aeolian Harp and The Banshee were both examples of what form of Modern music?
Minimalism
Serialism
Chance music
Experimentalism
55
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Da Vinci
Michaelangelo
Bellini
Titian
56
Which Beethoven symphony symbolizes Fate knocking at the door?
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 9
Symphony No. 7
57
Which Stravinsky ballet caused a riot in the audience at it's premier performance?
Appalachian Spring
The Rite of Spring
The Firebird
Petrushka
58
Which artist created The Persistence of Memory?
Picasso
Dali
Matisse
Monet
59
The word renaissance means?
Resonance
Redo
Rebirth
Requirement
60
What type of dynamics is famously part of the Baroque era?
Terraced Dynamics
Textured Dynamics
Contingent Dynamics
Continuous Dynamics
61
In the Baroque era what was happening in society?
Dinosaurs still roamed the earth
Galileo confirms the earth is round
Einstein created E=mc2
Discovery of the laws of motion - Newton
62
Who was known as the Father of the Symphony? He wrote 104 symphonies!!
Schubert
Handel
Mozart
Haydn
63
There were 3 important M words in the Renaissance. What forms of music were they?
Madrigal
Mass
Muffin
Motet
64
What was a musical style of the 20th century?
Nationalism
Avant-garde
Expressionism
Chance music
65
Which event did NOT take place in the 20th Century?
Civil Rights Movement
The Cold War
The Great Depression
Women's Rights Movement
66
Harmony in 20th century music contains...
Polychords
Atonality
12 tone rows
Modes
67
Who was allowed to sing in the church in the Medieval time?
Men
Goats
Women
Children
68
In the Sonata form there are 3 parts - exposition, development, and....
Recapitulation
Conclusion
Congratulations
Synthesis
69
Which instrument was the most prominent in the Medieval time?
Keyboard
Organ
Harpsichord
Clavichord
70
Baroque (from Portuguese) means...
oddly shaped diamond
oddly shaped melon
oddly shaped nugget
oddly shaped pearl
71
One of the most important inventions in the Renaissance was...
The printing press
The first automobile
The phonograph
The organ
72
Which of these is NOT a type of 20th century artist?
Synthesist
Experimentalist
Sensationalist
Serialist
73
Music that depicts a story or scene in the Romantic period was called?
Storyline music
Nationalist music
Program music
Scenic music
74
Which period of music was reliant on emotion, adventure and imagination?
Renaissance
Romantic
Classical
Modern
