WHAT ARE THE YEARS OF THE BAROQUE
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1600-1750
1750-1820
1820-1900
1900-present
A. 1600-1750
WHAT ARE THE YEARS OF THE ROMANTIC
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
500-1450
1400-1600
1750-1820
1820-1900
D. 1820-1900
WHAT ARE THE YEARS OF THE MEDIEVAL
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
450-1400
1400-1600
1600-1750
1750-1820
A. 450-1400
WHAT ARE THE YEARS OF THE RENAISSANCE
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
450-1400
1400-1600
1600-1750
1750-1820
B. 1400-1600
WHAT ARE THE YEARS OF THE MODERN
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1400-1600
1600-1750
1750-1820
1900-present
D. 1900-PRESENT
WHICH PERIOD IS CHARACTERIZED BY SIMPLE,
BALANCED AND NON-EMOTIONAL
A.
B.
C.
D.
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Modern
B. CLASSICAL
WHICH PERIOD IS CHARACTERIZED BY
ORNAMENTATION AND MOSTLY RELIGIOUS
A.
B.
C.
D.
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Medieval
A. BAROQUE
WHICH PERIOD IS CHARACTERIZED BY
EXPRESSIVE MUSIC WITH LARGE CONTRASTS IN
DYNAMICS
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Romantic
D. Renaissance
C. ROMANTIC
WHICH COMPOSER IS THE POWERFUL AND
PASSIONATE FORCE THAT PUSHED THE MUSIC
OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD INTO THE ROMANTIC
PERIOD?
A. Mozart
B. Bach
C. Palastrina
D. Beethoven
D. BEETHOVEN
WHICH ITALIAN COMPOSER WAS NICKNAMED
“THE RED PRIEST” AND WROTE “THE FOUR
SEASONS”?
A. Vivaldi
B. Handel
C. Haydn
D. Corelli
A. VIVALDI
WHICH COMPOSER WAS CONSIDERED A
MUSICAL GENIUS?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Corelli
Mozart
Handel
Bach
B. MOZART
IN WHAT TIME PERIOD WAS THE SYMPHONY
FIRST INTRODUCED?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Romantic
Renaissance
Classical
Baroque
C. CLASSICAL
WHICH GERMAN BORN COMPOSER WROTE THE
WELL KNOWN ORATORIO “THE MESSIAH”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vivaldi
Bach
Handel
Mozart
C. HANDEL
WHICH COMPOSER IS KNOWN AS THE “FATHER
OF THE CONCERTO GROSSO” AND “FOUNDER OF
MODERN VIOLIN TECHNIQUE”?
A. Corelli
B. Schubert
C. Brahms
D. Beethoven
A. CORELLI
WHICH COMPOSER WAS KNOWN AS THE
“FATHER OF THE SYMPHONY” AND “FATHER OF
THE STRING QUARTET”?
A. Palastrina
B. De Machaut
C. Tchaikovsky
D. Haydn
D. HAYDN
WHICH COMPOSER IS FROM THE MEDIEVAL
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mozart
Bach
De Machaut
Tchaikovsky
C. DE MACHAUT
WHICH COMPOSER IS FROM THE RENAISSANCE
PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
HAYDN
PALESTRINA
BRAHMS
HANDEL
B. PALESTRINA
WHICH COMPOSER WROTE NATIONALISTIC
MUSIC DURING THE ROMANTIC PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mussorgsky
Mozart
Corelli
Palestrina
A. MUSSORGSKY
WHICH INSTRUMENT WAS NOT INVENTED YET
DURING THE BAROQUE PERIOD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lute
Harpsichord
Saxophone
Recorder
C. SAXOPHONE
WHICH MUSICAL PERIOD SAW THE BIRTH OF
THE CONCERTO AND CONCERTO GROSSO?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Romantic
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
C. BAROQUE
WHICH MINOR SCALE USES ONLY THE PITCHES
IN THE KEY SIGNATURE?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Natural Minor
Harmonic Minor
Melodic Minor
None of the above
A. NATURAL MINOR
WHICH MINOR SCALE BEGINS ON THE 6TH
DEGREE OF THE RELATIVE MAJOR SCALE?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Parallel minor
Relative minor
Melodic minor
Harmonic minor
B. RELATIVE MINOR
WHICH MINOR SCALE BEGINS ON THE SAME
PITCH AS THE PARALLEL MINOR?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Parallel minor
Relative minor
Harmonic minor
Melodic minor
A. PARALLEL MINOR
WHAT DO YOU CALL A MAJOR AND MINOR
SCALE THAT HAVE THE SAME KEY SIGNATURE?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Equivalent except for accidentals
Parallel major and minors
Relative major and minors
Natural major and minors
C. RELATIVE MAJOR AND MINOR
WHICH MINOR SCALE HAS THE 6TH AND 7TH
DEGREE RAISED ASCENDING ONLY?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Natural minor
Relative minor
Harmonic minor
Melodic minor
D. MELODIC MINOR
THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE…..
A.
B.
C.
D.
Uses all the notes in the parallel major, except
starts on the 3rd degree.
Is the same as the natural minor except for a
raised leading tone
Has raised 6th and 7th degrees
Begins on the same note as the relative major
B. RAISED LEADING TONE (7TH)
THE PARALLEL MINOR TO C MAJOR HAS A KEY
SIGNATURE OF….
A.
B.
C.
D.
3 flats
No flats or sharps
3 sharps
1 accidental
A. 3 FLATS
THE RELATIVE MINOR OF G MAJOR IS
A.
B.
C.
D.
E flat minor
B flat minor
E minor
G minor
C. E MINOR
THE KEY OF B MINOR HAS
A.
B.
C.
D.
2 sharps
3 sharps
2 flats
3 flats
A. 2 SHARPS
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING SCALE:
D E F G A B C# D
A.
B.
C.
D.
A harmonic minor scale
A melodic minor scale
A natural minor scale
A major scale
B. MELODIC MINOR SCALE
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING SCALE:
F# G# A B C# D E F#
A.
B.
C.
D.
A harmonic minor scale
A melodic minor scale
A natural minor scale
A major scale
C. NATURAL MINOR
WHICH KEY SIGNATURE HAS 1 FLAT?
A.
B.
C.
D.
D minor
C minor
B flat minor
F minor
A. D MINOR
WHICH KEY SIGNATURE HAS 1 SHARP?
A.
B.
C.
D.
G minor
E minor
A minor
F sharp minor
B. E MINOR
WHICH KEY SIGNATURE HAS 2 FLATS?
A.
B.
C.
D.
G minor
E flat minor
B flat minor
C minor
A. G MINOR
WHICH KEY SIGNATURE HAS 3 SHARPS?
A.
B.
C.
D.
F minor
A minor
F sharp minor
C sharp minor
C. F# MINOR
WHAT IS THE RELATIVE MINOR OF E MAJOR?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E minor
G minor
C minor
C# minor
D. C# MINOR
IDENTIFY THE INTERVALS BELOW
M3 P4 P5 M7 M6
A PERFECT 4TH ABOVE F IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.
C
B flat
B natural
C flat
B. B FLAT
A MINOR 3RD ABOVE D IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.
F
F sharp
F flat
G flat
A. F
DIMINISHED INTERVALS CAN ONLY BE MADE
FROM…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Major intervals and minor intervals
Minor intervals and augmented intervals
Minor intervals and perfect intervals
Major intervals and augmented intervals
C. MINOR AND PERFECT INTERVALS
COMPOUND METER IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.
There are two different time signatures
represented
The top number is three times the bottom
number
Eighth notes are grouped in 4s to create larger
beats
Eighth notes are grouped in 3s to create larger
beats
D. 8TH NOTES GROUPED IN 3’S
WHEN PLAYING IN COMPOUND METERS, THE
NUMBER OF BEATS PER MEASURE IS
GENERALLY…
A. The bottom number divided by 3
B. The top number divided by 2
C. An average of the top numbers of the two
meters given
D. The top number divided by 3
D. TOP NUMBER DIVIDED BY 3
WHAT DO YOU CALL A SEQUENCE OF CHORDS
THAT BRINGS AN END TO A PHRASE OR
COMPOSITION?
A. Cadence
B. Canon
C. Etude
D. Tessitura
A. CADENCE
WHAT IS A MUSICAL FORM WHERE THE MELODY
OR TUNE IS IMITATED BY INDIVIDUAL PARTS?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cadence
Canon
Etude
Tessitura
B. CANON
CHAMBER MUSIC CAN BE DESCRIBED AS
A.
B.
C.
D.
A large orchestra featuring many instruments
to a part
A chamber orchestra featuring many
instruments to a part
An ensemble of 2 or more performers
featuring one instrument to a part
A place where music is tortured
C. AN ENSEMBLE OF 2 OR MORE WITH EACH
INSTRUMENT ONE ON A PART
THE DEFINITION OF AN ETUDE IS…
A.
B.
C.
D.
A musical composition written solely to
improve technical playing
The structure of a piece of music
A repeated phrase
A small glissando between two notes
A. MUSICAL COMPOSITION WRITTEN SOLEY TO
IMPROVE TECHNICAL PLAYING
THE DEFINITION OF FORM IS…
A.
B.
C.
D.
A musical composition written solely to
improve technical playing
The structure of a piece of music
A repeated phrase
A small glissando between two notes
B. THE STRUCTURE OF A PIECE OF MUSIC
AN OSTINATO IS….
A.
B.
C.
D.
A music composition written solely to improve
technical playing
The structure of a piece of music
A repeated phrase
A small glissando between two notes
C. A REPEATED PHRASE
A PORTAMENTO IS
A.
B.
C.
D.
A musical composition written solely to
improve technical playing
The structure of a piece of music
A repeated phrase
A small glissando between two notes
D. A GLISSANDO BETWEEN TWO NOTES
WHAT WORD INDICATES THE MOVEMENT OF
ENTIRE COMPOSITION IS TO BE PLAYED
GRANDLY?
A. Majesty
B. Forte
C. Grandioso
D. Ornaments
C. GRANDIOSO
THE RANGE OF AN INSTRUMENT IS ALSO
KNOWN AS
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cadence
Canon
Etude
Tessitura
D. TESSITURA
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS “MORE”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Con
Grave
Largo
Piu
D. PIU
WHAT WORD MEANS SLOWING DOWN AND
BECOMING BROADER?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Allargando
Assai
Con moto
Meno
A. ALLARGANDO
WHAT DOES L’ISTESSO MEAN?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The same
The difference
To go faster
To go slower
A. THE SAME
WHAT DOES NON TROPPO MEAN?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Too much
Not too much
Softly
Loudly
B. NOT TOO MUCH
WHAT TERM MEANS ELASTIC OR FLEXIBLE
TEMPO?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rubato
Sostenuto
Stringendo
Vivace
A. RUBATO
WHICH WORD MEANS SUSTAINED?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rubato
Sostenuto
Stringendo
Vivace
B. SOSTENUTO
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS TO RESUME
TO THE ORIGINAL OR FIRST TEMPO?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A Tempo
Alla Tempo
Tempo Primo
Tempo Forte
C. TEMPO PRIMO
WHAT DOES CON BRIO MEAN?
A.
B.
C.
D.
With fire
To sing
Sweetly
With vigor
D. WITH VIGOR
WHAT DOES CON FUOCO MEAN?
A.
B.
C.
D.
With fire
To sing
Sweetly
With vigor
A. WITH FIRE
WHAT DOES DOLCE MEAN?
A.
B.
C.
D.
With fire
To sing
Sweetly
With vigor
C. SWEETLY
WHICH TERM MEANS TO PLAY WITH ZEST?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Expressivo
Gusto
Legato
Leggiero
B. GUSTO
WHICH MEANS TO PLAY LIGHTLY AND
DELICATELY?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Expressivo
Gusto
Legato
Leggiero
D. LEGGIERO
WHAT DOES SEMPRE MEAN?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Before the beat
Always
Never
Easily
B. ALWAYS
WHAT MEANS PLAY OVER THE FINGERBOARD?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Martele
Sul tasto
Detache
Loure
B. SUL TASTO
WHAT ITALIAN WORD MEANS “WITH”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Como
Capo
Con
Piu
C. CON