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Check out your knowledge of the musical periods we studied in class.
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In what period was Bach a famous composer?
Baroque
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Classical
2
Where was J.S. Bach from?
Austria
France
Germany
Sweden
3
Modeste Mussorgsky was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.
TRUE
FALSE
4
What period is Palestrina from?
Classical
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Baroque
5
What period saw the birth of the opera?
Baroque
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Classical
6
When was the Renaissance?
1650-1800
1400-1600
1800-1875
1999-2005
7
What is the ancestor of the modern oboe?
Shawm
Sackbut
Fagote
Serpent
8
What's one of the main difference between Rock'n'Roll and Rock?
Rock was more amplified and destorted
Rock'n'Roll got less popular so they renamed it to give it another shot
Rock sounded simpler than Rock'n'Roll
There is no difference
9
All of the following are true about John Philip Sousa
EXCEPT
?
He designed the sousaphone
His father was not a member of the US Marine Band
He was known as the March King
One of his marches became the official march of the US
10
The Renaissance was the "Golden Age" of what kind of music?
Monk Music
The Cantata
Concerto Grosso
Vocal Music
11
What musical period was Vivaldi from?
Classical
Baroque
Renaissance
Romantic
12
When was country music the most popular musical genre?
During World war II
After the world wars
Hippie times
Last Tuesday
13
What genre of music was known for having a freeform and amplification?
Rock 'n' Roll
Jazz
Blues
Hip-hop
14
What was the one of the original uses of the symphony orchestra?
Jazz
Blues
Accompany opera
Gregorian Chant
15
What two inventions were created during the Romantic period?
Safety pins and cars
Printing press and safety pins
Printing press and cars
Hot air balloons and ice cream
16
How many measures are in a typical blues progression?
10 measures
12 measures
14 measures
32 measures
17
What Renaissance invention helped revolutionize music?
Printing press
Harpsichord
Sundial
Astrolabe
18
What does "idiomatic" mean?
Automatic music
Music made for any instruments
Music played really loudly
Music composed for a specific instrument
19
What two statements best describe the Baroque period?
Science became important and the electric guitar was invented.
Modality moved to tonality and the organ was invented.
Music was ornate and full of embellishment and there were many wars.
Electricity was discovered and there was an industrial revolution.
20
What family played a large role in ballroom dancing during the Romantic period?
Strauss family
Lafayette family
Marsallis family
Stravinski family
21
What instrument is most commonly used in sacred music?
Flute
Piano
Trumpet
Organ
22
Which of these composers were in the Romantic period?
John Philip Sousa
Tchaikovsky
Mahler
All of the Above
23
What type of music has been the most popular in the 21th century so far?
R&B
Techno
Punk
Hip hop/Rap
24
Which of the following is NOT a composer from the Romantic period?
Vivaldi
Wagner
Schumann
Liszt
25
Where was the Rite of Spring premiered in 1913?
New York
Warsaw
Paris
Moscow
26
Palestrina was a secular musician during the Renaissance.
TRUE
FALSE
27
What is the correct spelling of Bach's first name?
Johann Sebastian
Johanne Sebastien
Johann Sebastion
Yohan Sebastian
28
Who is NOT a well known composer from the Classical Period?
Palestrina
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
29
What revolutionized the technique on brass instruments around 1815?
Brass instruments went from brass to silver
Valves and rotary valves were invented
The instrument case was redesigned to be smaller and more portable
The addition of the 'spit' valve
30
When did the Baroque period start?
1600
2003
1500
1300
31
Which two individuals were considered secular composers during the Renaissance?
William Byrd & Thomas Morley
Eddie & Ernie
Peter Tchaikovsky & Igor Stravinsky
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
32
What type of music was most popular during World War II?
Jazz
Rock'n'Roll
Random Music
Opera
33
Around when did the Middle Ages occur in music?
400-1400
300-1300
500-1400
0-1400
34
What genre of music were the castrati superstars of?
Opera
Hip hop
Instrumental
Soul
35
When was the Classical Period?
1400-1600
1750-1820
1820-1900
1600-1750
36
What language was Gregorian Chant mostly sung in?
Latin
German
English
French
37
What was John Cage's most famous composition?
2'34''
3'44''
4'33''
3'43''
38
Which composer's most famous piece has the least amount of written notes?
Stravinsky
John Cage
Elvis Presley
J.S. Bach
39
What musical and dance genre became very popular in the Romantic period? Who composed some of the most memorable ones?
Folk dance - Jchikousky
Ballroom - Jean-Baptiste Lully
Salsa - Dominicans
Ballet - Tchaikovsky
40
Orchestras first had dedicated conductors starting in wich period?
Romantic
Jazz
Baroque
Classical
41
Who is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Jazz"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Lena Horne
Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday
42
What does homophonic mean?
A type of instrument popular during the Classical period
Multiple complex melodies played at once
It's the name of a composer
A melody with a simple accompaniement
43
What music genres became increasingly popular during the Romantic period?
Simple melody, fugue, tango
Jazz, blues, ragtime
Rock, serialism, string quartets
Ballet, opera, symphony orchestra
44
Primativism is:
a representation of nature and harmony
a representation of evolution
a representation of early man
a representation of modern man
45
What period was Beethoven from?
Romantic
Baroque
Renassaince
Classical
46
What important invention evolved during the Baroque period?
Contact lenses
The piano
The Telescope
The magnifying glass
47
What modern instrument evolved from the sackbut?
Bassoon
Oboe
Fagote
Trombone
48
What style of music did Scott Joplin make popular?
Classical
Ragtime
Rock'n'Roll
Jazz
49
What modern instruments were developed in the Romantic period?
Harpsichord and violin
Oboe and Flute
Organ and lyre
Drums and trumpets
50
Who was Scott Joplin?
A composer in the Classical period
A jazz musician
The composer of Für Elise
The composer of the Maple Leaf Rag
51
Who were two popular composers from the Classical period?
Mozart, Haydn
Sam Hunt, Jack White
Beethoven, Bach
Justin Beiber, Cardi B
52
What type of music was John Philip Sousa a famous composer of?
Marching Music
Jazz
Rock n' Roll
Sousa Music
53
What made counterpoint so unique?
The first time intruments were assigned specific parts
All the individual melodies could stand alone
It was played in an unusually high register
The om-pah accompanyment of the left hand
54
Ragtime is...?
All of the above
An upbeat style of music played in bars and saloons
Improvised and syncopated
Ragged music, less square than opera
55
What style of music lost it's popular vote when Rock'n'Roll became king?
Blues
Rap
Jazz
Opera
56
What style of music was the Strauss family famous composers of?
Hip hop and Rap
Opera
Polkas and Waltzes
Lullabies
57
During which period did composers start indicating dynamics in their music?
Baroque
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Classical
58
Who is this composer?
Bach
Vivaldi
Mozart
Beethoven
59
Sacred music was the most popular type of music in the Classical Period.
FALSE
TRUE
60
Two good adjectives to describe Renaissance
sacred
music are...
Terraced and quick
Calm and restrained
Sharp and loud
Dynamic and fast
