Quiz 1

Question 1

What is classical music?

Answer 1

serious or conventional music following long established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.

Question 2

What are the dates of the Baroque period:

Answer 2

1600-1750

Question 3

What are the dates of the Classical Era:

Answer 3

1750-1820

Question 4

What are the dates of the Romantic Era:

Answer 4

1820-1900

Question 5

what are the dates of the 20th Century:

Answer 5

1900-2000

Question 6

What is Appreciation:

Answer 6

The recognition or enjoyment the good qualities of something

Question 7

Baroque word means?

Answer 7

“rough or imperfect pearl”

Question 8

What is Antonio Vivaldi time period?

Answer 8

1678-1741

Question 9

Antonio Vivaldi was an?

Answer 9

An Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and teacher

Question 10

Who wore a wig and actually had red hair?

Answer 10

Antonio Vivaldi

Question 11

What is a Composer?

Answer 11

A person who writes music especially for an occupation

Question 12

Who was known as “the red priest”?

Answer 12

Antonio Vivaldi

Question 13

The city of sin?

Answer 13

Venice

Question 14

Who wrote many compositions for the female music ensemble of the ospedale della pieta, a home for abandoned girls?

Answer 14

Antonio Vivaldi

Question 15

How long did Vivaldi serve at the abandoned female home “ospedale della pieta”?

Answer 15

35 years

Question 16

What composition did we study by Vivaldi?

Answer 16

Concertos

Question 17

What is one of Antonio Vivaldi’s famous works?

Answer 17

The four seasons

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

Question 18

How many parts does a concerto have?

Answer 18

3 parts

Question 19

What are the 3 parts/form a concerto has?

Answer 19

fast, slow, fast

Question 20

What is a concerto?

Answer 20

A musical composition usually composed in 3 parts or movements in which (usually) one solo instrument

Question 21

What is the definition of a Virtuoso?

Answer 21

An individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field

Question 22

Who is an example for of a modern day virtuoso?

Answer 22

Joshua Bell

Question 23

Who is Pretty Yende?

Answer 23

A south African soprano woman

Question 24

Define Mezzo-Soprano?

Answer 24

A female voice with a range that is lower than that of a soprano

Question 25

What era is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart apart of?

Answer 25

Classical era

Question 26

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dates?

Answer 26

1756-1791

Question 27

Who was a child prodigy?

Answer 27

Mozart

Question 28

Joseph Bologne of le mozart noir dates?

Answer 28

1745-1799

Question 29

Who was nicknamed "Le Mozart Noir"?

Answer 29

Joseph Bologne (Saint George's)

Question 30

What is a popular theory with Mozarts music?

Answer 30

That Mozart have used one of "saint George's(Joseph Bologne)" ideas. "stole" "got inspo"

Question 31

What is an Orchestra?

Answer 31

A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections

Question 32

Who wrote "Moonlight sonata"?

Answer 32

Beethoven

Question 33

What was Ludwig Van Beethoven time dates?

Answer 33

1770-1827

Question 34

Who was a German composer and pianist?

Answer 34

Beethoven

Question 35

Who was deaf?

Answer 35

Beethoven

Question 36

What is an opera?

Answer 36

An art form that combines music and drama.

Question 37

Who is the composer of the opera "The Barber of Serville"?

Answer 37

Rossini

Question 38

What is Rossini's dates?

Answer 38

1792-1868

Question 39

Who was called the "The Italian Mozart"

Answer 39

Rossini

Question 40

Why was Rossini called "the Italian Mozart"?

Answer 40

because of his "song-like melodies" aka catchy tunes

Question 41

Who was a foodie?

Answer 41

Rossini

Question 42

What is a conductor?

Answer 42

the director of the orchestra, the leader of the orchestra, the maestro

Question 43

What is an Overture?

Answer 43

An intro to a larger work, is typically

Question 44

What Baroque composer did we study?

Answer 44

Vivaldi

Question 45

What country is Vivaldi from?

Answer 45

Italy

Question 46

Define soprano?

Answer 46

A female voice with the highest range

Question 47

Define tenor?

Answer 47

A male voice with the highest range

Question 48

Define baritone?

Answer 48

A male voice with the second highest range that is lower than a tenor

Question 49

Define bass baritone?

Answer 49

A male voice sharing certain qualities of a baritone and a bass

Question 50

Define Aria?

Answer 50

A song that is a melody for a solo voice "air"

Question 51

What is the nickname of the famous piano sonata by Beethoven that we listened to in class?

Answer 51

Moonlight sonata

Question 52

What does bel canto mean?

Answer 52

Beautiful singing

Question 53

List the Characters of the Barber of Seville that we studied in class and what their voice types are:

Answer 53

Rosina: Soprano Count Almaviva(Lindoro): Tenor Figaro: Baritone Doctor Bartolo: Bass Baritone

Question 54

What is the Plot of the Barber of Seville?

Answer 54

Lindoro has fallen in love with Rosina and she is under the guardianship of Dr. Bartolo. Lindoro meets Figaro who is the barber of Seville and is a factotum and he tells Lindoro of Dr. Bartolo's plans to marry Rosina for her money. Rosina then shows up on her balcony with a letter she wrote to Lindoro who has been serenading her. Dr. Bartolo appears and realizes what is going on and then he leaves and tells the lady to not let anyone in the house and hurries off to organize the wedding. Figaro and Lidnoro then start thinking of a plan to get inside dressed as a soldier seeking a place to stay. Lindoro then shows up dressed as a soldier and realizes he cant stay there but slips Rosina a note and then Bartolo notices and so then the Police get involved but Lindoro avoids arrest by revealing his true identity. Then lindoro enters the house again dressed as the music teacher and talks to Rosina but then Bartolo notices and wants to marry Rosina right away. Then Rosina and Lindoro marry and live happily every after.

Question 55

Define factotum?

Answer 55

Jack of all trades