GM Musical Periods Spring 2022

Which of these is not an instrument found in the Baroque period?

Which Italian composer is famous for writing many violin concertos, most notably The Four Seasons?

Which French composer famous for Symphonie fantastique also wrote a book on writing music?

Which composer was famous for writing a piece of music about the birth of Christ which is still performed at Christmas?

Music which is not in any key is referred to as what?

Which of these was not a source of inspiration for Romantic period composers?

Ornamentation became less frequently used in favor of this term for changes in volume.

Who were the main employers of composers during the Baroque period?

What large-scale work for orchestra became prominent in the Classical period?

Which composer wrote 106 symphonies, causing him to be known as the "Father of the Symphony"?

Which of these was a child prodigy who later wrote many symphonies?

Which composer began writing music during the classical period but ended his career in the romantic period? (Also, deaf)

Which of the people below was a German composer of atonal music who was denounced as an "atonal noisemaker"?

Which Russian composer is famous for works such as 1812 Overture and The Nutcracker?

Which composer's death signifies the end of the Baroque period?

Arnold Schoenberg developed the twelve-tone compositional technique. In this technique, when can a tone be repeated?

Composers began to write music more for which group of people instead of the church?

What is the term for a tension resulting from the combination of two or more disharmonious elements?

Composers moved away from complex music to more simple music, featuring a melody with background music. What is that?

John Cage is famous for the use of instruments, including what instrument consisting of a piano with altered strings?

Mendelssohn wrote background music for Shakespearean plays. What is this type of music called?

Which German composer often took inspiration from nature and places he traveled to?

In the Baroque Period, music exhibited a quality which made it higly complex. What is the name of that quality?

Any music written for an orchestral instrument at any time is considered Classical music.

Which of the following is an example of musical ornamentation?

What were added to woodwind and brass instruments to make it easier to play more complex music?

Symphonie fantastique is an example of which type of music which tells a story?