Music Questions

Question 1

Identify the composer of the Brandenburg Concertos

Answer 1

Bach

Question 2

Name the composer of the opera Fidelio

Answer 2

Beethoven

Question 3

Name the composer of the opera Aida

Answer 3

Verdi

Question 4

Name the composer of the opera Tosca

Answer 4

Puccini

Question 5

Name the composer of the opera Lohengrin

Answer 5

Wagner

Question 6

Which one or ones of the following four chords in the key of D Major contain a wrong note?1.) F-sharp, B, A, D2.) E, B, G, E3.) A, A, G, D4.) D, A, G, D

Answer 6

3 and 4

Question 7

Which one of the following four keyboard instruments was not used in the year 1700?1.) Organ2.) Harpsichord3.) Pianoforte4.) clavichord

Answer 7

3

Question 8

Staccato

Answer 8

Performed in a detached manner

Question 9

Fermata

Answer 9

Symbol indicating that a note should be sustained longer than it’s written value

Question 10

Glissando

Answer 10

Continued unbroken glide from one note to another

Question 11

Coda

Answer 11

Passage which brings a piece or a movement to a conclusion

Question 12

Name the four pitches that comprise the complete dominant seventh chord in the key of F major

Answer 12

C, E, G, B-flat

Question 13

Which one or ones of the following four composers were active during the Classical Period?1.) Handel2.) Mozart3.) Haydn4.) J.S. Bach

Answer 13

2 and 3

Question 14

Name the three pitches in the G major Triad

Answer 14

G, B, D

Question 15

Name the brass instrument that is a member of the standard woodwind quintet

Answer 15

French Horn

Question 16

What is the root of the dominant chord in the key of C minor?

Answer 16

G

Question 17

Match the instrument to its familyViola

Answer 17

String

Question 18

Match the instrument to its familyEuphonium

Answer 18

Brass

Question 19

Match the instrument to its familySaxophone

Answer 19

Woodwind

Question 20

Match the instrument to its familyBagpipes

Answer 20

Woodwind

Question 21

Musician sitting in the first chair of each section of an orchestra is known as the

Answer 21

principal player

Question 22

First major composer to use the trombone in a symphony

Answer 22

Beethoven

Question 23

Name the third of the tonic chord in B-flat major

Answer 23

D

Question 24

Match the composition to its composerPeer Gynt Suite

Answer 24

Edvard Grieg

Question 25

Match the composition to its composerWest Side Story

Answer 25

Leonard Bernstein

Question 26

Match the composition to its composerPictures at an Exhibition

Answer 26

Modest Mussorgsky

Question 27

Match the composition to its composerFinlandia

Answer 27

Jean Sibelius

Question 28

Match the composition to it's composer and his country of birthThe Seasons

Answer 28

Antonio VivaldiItaly

Question 29

Match the composition to it's composer and his country of birthSwan Lake

Answer 29

Peter TchaikovskyRussia

Question 30

Match the composition to it's composer and his country of birthSymphony Fantastique

Answer 30

Hector BerliozFrance

Question 31

Identify respectively the following four wind instruments as single reed or double reed1.) Clarinet2.) Bassoon3.) Oboe4.) Saxophone

Answer 31

SingleDoubleDoubleSingle

Question 32

Arrange the following five musical style periods in chronological order1.) Classical2.) Impressionism3.) Renaissance4.) Romantic5.) Baroque

Answer 32

3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Question 33

Which one of the following four major keys has the most sharps or flats in its key signature?1.) D- flat2.) B3.) A4.) F-sharp

Answer 33

4

Question 34

Identify the major key that has two sharps in its key signature

Answer 34

D

Question 35

Who am I? I was born in Vienna is 1797 and taught school for several years, composing music in my spare time. My art songs were of particular interest to the musical world. I died at the age of 31, but left behind a legacy of more than 600 art songs. Alas, I never did get along to finishing my Symphony #8 in B minor

Answer 35

Schubert

Question 36

Match the performer to his or her instrumentYo Yo Ma

Answer 36

Cello

Question 37

Match the performer to his or her instrumentLeila (layla) Josefovrtz

Answer 37

Violin

Question 38

Identify the composer of La Mer

Answer 38

Claude Debussy

Question 39

Identify the composer of The Pines of Rome

Answer 39

Respighi

Question 40

Give the year in which Johann Sebastian Bach died

Answer 40

1750

Question 41

Which one or ones of the following four instruments are members of the percussion family?1.) Celesta2.) Cymbals3.) Castanets4.) Chimes

Answer 41

1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 42

Match each of the musical terms to its English translation.1.) Accelerando2.) Da Capo3.) Fine4.) LegatoA.) EndB.) Getting FasterC.) SmoothlyD.) From the Beginning

Answer 42

A2, B4, C1, D3

Question 43

Which one or ones of the following four operas was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1.) Aida2.) Fidelio3.) The Magic Flue4.) Lohengrin

Answer 43

3

Question 44

Match the work to its composerEine Kleine Nachtmusik

Answer 44

Mozart

Question 45

Match the work to its composerLa Mer

Answer 45

Debussy

Question 46

Match the work to its composerSymphony #3, Eroica

Answer 46

Beethoven

Question 47

Match the work to its composerRhapsody in Blue

Answer 47

Gershwin

Question 48

The end of the violin bow which the player holds is referred to as the _____?

Answer 48

Frog (also nut, Frosch, or lower end)

Question 49

Which one or ones of the following terms refers to wind instrument articulation?1.) pizzicato2.) staccato3.) suspension4.) col legno

Answer 49

2

Question 50

Identify the composer of Fanfare for the Common Man

Answer 50

Copland

Question 51

Identify the nationality of the composer of Fanfare for the Common Man

Answer 51

American

Question 52

Identify the style period in which the following composer workedFranz Liszt

Answer 52

Romantic

Question 53

Identify the style period in which the following composer workedGeorge Philippe Telemann

Answer 53

Baroque

Question 54

Identify the style period in which the following composer workedFranz Joseph Haydn

Answer 54

Classical

Question 55

Identify the style period in which the following composer workedClaude Debussy

Answer 55

Impressionism

Question 56

Which one or ones of the following four instruments belongs to the percussion family?1.) guiro2.) guitar3.) glockenspiel4.) viola de gamba

Answer 56

1, 3

Question 57

Match each of the scale degrees found in the key of  C to the pitch.A.) TonicB.) SubDominantC.) SuperTonicD.) Dominant

Answer 57

C, F, D, G

Question 58

Identify the Italian City in which the first opera was performed.

Answer 58

Florence

Question 59

Identify the french impressionist composer who produced the work titled La Mer

Answer 59

Debussy

Question 60

Which one or ones of the following descriptions accurately applies to a musical fugue?1.) It includes a subject2.) It is always written in contrapuntal style3.) It is homophonic throughtout

Answer 60

1, 2