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