Music History

Question 1

Playing the same thing loudly, and then softly is called…? (Baroque)

Answer 1

Terrace Dynamics

Question 2

Is Handel’s Messiah considered sacred or secular music?

Answer 2

sacred

Question 3

Johann Sebastian Bach is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 3

Baroque (1600-1750)

Question 4

George Frederic Handel is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 4

Baroque (1600-1750)

Question 5

Antonio Vivaldi is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 5

Baroque (1600-1750)

Question 6

Who wrote this song?

Answer 6

Bach
(Fugue in d minor)

Question 7

Who wrote this song?

Answer 7

Handel
(The Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus)

Question 8

Who wrote this song?

Answer 8

Vivaldi
(Spring - The Four Seasons)

Question 9

What is the instrument pictured below?

Answer 9

Organ

Question 10

What is the instrument pictured below?

Answer 10

Harpsichord

Question 11

Brahms is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 11

Romantic
(1830-1900)

Question 12

Haydn is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 12

Classical
1750-1820

Question 13

Mozart is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 13

Classical
1750-1820

Question 14

Beethoven is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 14

Classical
1750-1820

Question 15

Schubert is a prominent composer from what time period?

Answer 15

Romantic
1830-1900

Question 16

Who wrote this song?

Answer 16

Mozart
(Queen of the Night - Magic Flute)

Question 17

Who wrote this song?

Answer 17

Hadyn
(Surprise Symphony)

Question 18

Who wrote this song?

Answer 18

Brahms
(Hungarian Dance No. 5)

Question 19

Who wrote this song?

Answer 19

Beethoven
(Symphony No. 9 - Ode to Joy)

Question 20

Who wrote this song?

Answer 20

Schubert
(Unfinished Symphony)

Question 21

Who wrote this song?

Answer 21

Wagner
(Ride of the Valkyries)

Question 22

Tchiakovsky is a prominent composer of what time period?

Answer 22

Romantic
1830-1900

Question 23

Famous Romantic ballets such as; Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker were written by…?

Answer 23

Tchaikovsky

Question 24

Chopin and Liszt are prominent piano music composers of what time period?

Answer 24

Romantic
1830-1900

Question 25

Scott Joplin was a prominent composer in what time period?

Answer 25

20th Century

Question 26

George Gershwin was a prominent composer in what time period?

Answer 26

20th Century

Question 27

Aaron Copland was a prominent composer in what time period?

Answer 27

20th Century

Question 28

Shostakovich was a prominent composer in what time period?

Answer 28

20th Century

Question 29

Stravinsky was a prominent composer in what time period?

Answer 29

20th Century

Question 30

Who wrote this song?

Answer 30

Tchiakovsky (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)

Question 31

Who wrote this song?

Answer 31

Chopin (Nocturn Op 9, No. 2)

Question 32

Who wrote this song?

Answer 32

Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2)

Question 33

Who wrote this song?

Answer 33

Joplin (Maple Leaf Rag)

Question 34

Who wrote this song?

Answer 34

Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue)

Question 35

Who wrote this song?

Answer 35

Copland (Appalachian Spring)

Question 36

Who wrote this song?

Answer 36

Shostakovich (Symphony No. 5)

Question 37

Who wrote this song?

Answer 37

Stravinksy (The Rite of Spring)

Question 38

What film composer wrote classics such as; Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and Star Wars?

Answer 38

John Williams

Question 39

What film composer wrote classics such as; Pirates of the Carribean and the Batman Begins trilogy?

Answer 39

Hans Zimmer

Question 40

What music composer wrote; Hamilton, Moana and Encanto?

Answer 40

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Question 41

What composer wrote the music for Disney classics such as; The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas?

Answer 41

Alan Menken

Question 42

Who wrote this song?

Answer 42

John Williams (Jurassic Park)

Question 43

Who wrote this song?

Answer 43

Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight)

Question 44

Who wrote this song?

Answer 44

Alan Menken (Pocahontas)

Question 45

Who wrote this song?

Answer 45

Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana)