Music History Quizzes & Trivia
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Sample QuestionJohann Sebastian Bach belongs to the ___________________ era.
A review of Chapter 6, Romantic Period in Music History.
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Sample QuestionFrederick Chopin wrote most of his music for the following instrument(s).
A music history quiz.
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Sample QuestionWho wrote the Clock symphony?
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Music History Questions & Answers
What is Lieder?
The correct answer is C.
Lieder is music based on 18th and 19th century poetry. Composers attempted to portray the imagery and moods of the text with sound. Alternatively known as German art song, lieder is characterized by the setting of a poetic
Ludwig van Beethoven belongs to the ____________________ era.
He was in the classical and the romantic period. Listen to Beethoven's 9th and tell me it is not romantic.
Match each of these 20th century terms with their appropriate definitions.
Experimental artists or composers Use of chance or random methods Very emotional, often hysterical Music organized to use all twelve tones of the scale – dodecaphonic OCD twelve tone – everything is organized mathematically: form, melody, harmony
The premiere of which work prompted the audience members to cause a riot and throw vegetables at the performers.
Stravinsky s "The Rite of Spring"
A self-check for knowledge about the history of music education in the U.S.
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Sample QuestionPublic speaking was included in the Seven Liberal Arts of ancient Greece.
This quiz will test you on the 5 different music periods including the MIddle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque Age, the Classical Period, the Romantic Era,and the Twentieth Century.
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Sample QuestionGregorian chants were first used in _____________.
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Sample QuestionWho composed 'The Flying Dutchman'?
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following composers is NOT from the Baroque era?
Corresponds with A History of Western Music, chapters 7-9. Franco-Flemish and Burgundian composers in the 15th-16th centuries.
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Sample QuestionInternational style of music developed due to composers in northern Europe working (most prominently) in _________________.
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Sample QuestionThe Magic Flute was composed by
Hey everyone! I just made this little quiz to prep for the coming exam. Take it if you want... making it helped me study so meh. Anyway, good luck on your exam and happy quizzing! :)
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Sample QuestionMelody in the Classical Era was
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Sample Question_______ is one of the four properties of musical sound, which has to do with the tone color of a musical sound.
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Sample QuestionAccording to Taruskin, why was the late-medieval motet (like those of Vitry) so persuasive?
HIstory of Contemporary Music Mid Term
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Sample QuestionAvant Garde Jazz came ________ Hard Bop.
A music history quiz that covers basic material from the Medieval Ages to the Romantic era. This is mostly for my own general study purposes. So if there are certain questions that have more than answer which happen to also be...
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Sample QuestionThe piece Ave Maria by Josquin is a :
