Nhes Music History Pre-test
17 Questions
| Total Attempts: 2313
Questions and Answers
- 1.Johann Sebastian Bach belongs to the ___________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 2.George Frederic Handel belongs to the ___________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 3.Franz Joseph Haydn belongs to the ____________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 4.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart belongs to the _________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 5.Ludwig van Beethoven belongs to the ____________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 6.Johannes Brahms belongs to the __________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 7.Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky belongs to the __________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 8.George Gershwin belongs to the __________________ era.
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Classical
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Modern
- 9.What is the name for a piece music that has a religious theme, many movements, and several solos?
- A.
Opera
- B.
Symphony
- C.
Oratorio
- D.
Prelude and Fugue
- 10.Which of the following describes counterpoint?
- A.
Musical decoration
- B.
Musical argument
- C.
Changing timbre
- D.
Range in dynamics
- 11.Baroque composers made their music more beautiful by using _______________ .
- A.
Newer instruments
- B.
Colors
- C.
Ornaments
- 12.What important event ended the Baroque era?
- A.
The death of Bach
- B.
Founding of the United States
- C.
Invention of the organ
- D.
The birth of Mozart
- 13.Which composer wrote the opera, The Marriage of Figaro?
- A.
Handel
- B.
Gershwin
- C.
Mozart
- D.
Beethoven
- 14.Which very important piece did Beethoven compose after he went deaf in 1820?
- A.
Piano Sonata No. 23
- B.
Fur Elise
- C.
Symphony No. 9
- D.
Moonlight Sonata
- 15.Which composer is known as the Father of the String Quartet?
- A.
Mozart
- B.
Haydn
- C.
Gershwin
- D.
Brahms
- 16.Tchaikovsy, the composer of the music for The Nutcracker was born in which country?
- A.
Germany
- B.
Austria
- C.
Hungary
- D.
Russia
- 17.George Gershwin was inspired by what genre of music?
- A.
Jazz
- B.
Gypsy music
- C.
Folksongs
- D.
Polka
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