Music History: From Ancient to Classical Eras

Question 1

This is a Renaissance string instrument. What is it?

Accepted Answer

Lute

Question 2

Who was the Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher who wrote about the relationship between music and math?

Accepted Answer

Pytaghoras

Question 3

Which composer is considered to be in the transition from the Classical to the Romantic periods?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 4

Which of these were often written for piano?

Accepted Answer

Sonatas

Question 5

How did Baroque composers make music sound more interesting?

Accepted Answer

They used contrast, like loud and soft, and added ornaments to melodies

Question 6

What music was first heard in Protestant churches?

Accepted Answer

Protestant Hymns

Question 7

What did Pythagoras think about music and the stars?

Accepted Answer

He thought the stars made music as they moved called harmony of the spheres

Question 8

Mozart was one of the greatest musicians of the Classical Era. True or false?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Name of the piece - Name of composer - Name of time period

Accepted Answer

Come Again, Sweet Love - John Downland - Renaissance

Question 10

When was the Medieval Era (or the Middle Ages)?

Accepted Answer

450 - 1450

Question 11

Why did Martin Luther encourage new church music?

Accepted Answer

He wanted people to sing in their own language, not just in Latin.

Question 12

Where was music mostly performed in the medieval period?

Accepted Answer

Mostly in churches and monasteries by monks and priests.

Question 13

In which period was created a new style of music called opera?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 14

J.S. Bach cantatas are based on...

Accepted Answer

Hymn Tunes from the Lutheran Church

Question 15

What happened in America during the Classical Era (1750-1820)?

Accepted Answer

American Revolution

Question 16

Who is considered the best violin maker of all times?

Accepted Answer

Antonius Stradivarius

Question 17

Musicans started writing music down in the Medieval Era. True or false.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

What type of music did Bach write a lot of?

Accepted Answer

Cantata

Question 19

What is a secular acapella piece written for 3-6 voices during the Renaissance Era?

Accepted Answer

Madrigal

Question 20

What is Gregorian Chant?

Accepted Answer

A type of church music sung in a single melody without any instruments.

Question 21

The Renaissance was introduced to mass communication by the invention of which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg Printing Press

Question 22

Where did Opera begin?

Accepted Answer

French and Italian Royal Courts

Question 23

Name of the piece - Name of composer - Name of time period

Accepted Answer

5th Symphony - Beethoven - Classical

Question 24

What is 'a solo instrumentalist accompanied by orchestra'?

Accepted Answer

Concerto

Question 25

What is called the Renaissance secular a cappella piece written for 3 to 6 voices?

Accepted Answer

Madrigal

Question 26

Which instrument of the following was played by the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

Panpipes( or Pan flute)

Question 27

What were the two forms of sacred music during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Motet and Mass

Question 28

Who were the troubadours and what did they sing about?

Accepted Answer

They were traveling musicians who sang about love, adventure, and chivalry.

Question 29

What is the oldest known musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

A bone flute, over 40,000 years old.

Question 30

What new type of music performance started in the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

Opera, which is like a play with singing and music.

Question 31

What is Baroque music known for?

Accepted Answer

It’s known for being fancy, emotional, and very expressive.

Question 32

Where is the orchestra during an opera?

Accepted Answer

In the pit

Question 33

Who were some famous Classical composers?

Accepted Answer

Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a Classical composer?

Accepted Answer

Schoenberg

Question 35

Name of the piece - Name of composer - Name of time period

Accepted Answer

Halleluja - Handel - Baroque

Question 36

Who composed the Ode to Joy in his 9th symphony?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 37

When was the Renaissance Era?

Accepted Answer

1450-1600

Question 38

What is 'a single melodic line sung by unison choir or soloist' during Medieval times?

Accepted Answer

Gregorian Chant

Question 39

In which musical period composers started to write music for dance?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 40

What invention helped spread music faster during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The printing press allowed music to be printed and shared widely.

Question 41

How did musical notation help music during the medieval times?

Accepted Answer

It allowed people to write down music, so it could be remembered and shared

Question 42

What’s a baroque concerto?

Accepted Answer

A piece of music that features a solo instrument with an orchestra.

Question 43

What Baroque instrument is this?

Accepted Answer

Harpsichord

Question 44

Who were Gregorian chants named after?

Accepted Answer

Pope Gregory

Question 45

Which of these were often written for piano in the Classical Era?

Accepted Answer

Sonata

Question 46

What is a madrigal?

Accepted Answer

A type of Renaissance secular song with several voices about love or nature

Question 47

What is polyphony?

Accepted Answer

It’s when two or more melodies are sung or played at the same time.

Question 48

The instrument most likely found in a Baroque church.

Accepted Answer

Pipe Organ

Question 49

When did orchestras become larger and use all 4 instrument families?

Accepted Answer

Classical period

Question 50

What is a solo instrumentalist accompanied by an orchestra'?

Accepted Answer

Concerto

Question 51

What instrument was used in Ancient Greek and Roman music?

Accepted Answer

Harps, lyres, kitharas

Question 52

Johann Sebastian Bach was the greatest musician of which era?

Accepted Answer

Baroque Era

Question 53

During what time period did the Symphony Orchestra become standard (containing the four orchestral instrument groups)?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 54

Who was Josquin des Prez?

Accepted Answer

A famous Renaissance composer known for his beautiful, expressive music.

Question 55

Why was music important to the ancient Greeks?

Accepted Answer

They believed music helped make people better and balanced.

Question 56

Name of the piece - Name of composer - Name of time period

Accepted Answer

Spring - Vivaldi - Baroque

Question 57

What type of music did Bach write a lot of?

Accepted Answer

Cantata

Question 58

Which of these is NOT a Baroque composer?

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 59

When was the Classical Period?

Accepted Answer

1750 - 1820

Question 60

Name of the piece - Name of composer - Name of time period

Accepted Answer

O Virtus Saentiae - Hildegard von Bingen - Medieval period

Question 61

Who were some famous Baroque composers?

Accepted Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and George Frideric Handel.

Question 62

Which revolutions happened during the classical period?

Accepted Answer

French and American revolutions

Question 63

This type of music was the Medieval music of the Catholic Church. What is it called?

Accepted Answer

Gregorian Chant

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