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Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Most Ragtime was written for which instrument?
  1. piano
  2. drums
  3. trumpet
  4. violin
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
There is a Balm in Gilead was written as a(n):
  1. African Spiritual
  2. Poem
  3. Limerick
  4. Ballad
Grade 5 Medieval - 800 to 1400 AD
Women were allowed to sing in church.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Baroque - 1600-1750
7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Baroque style?
  1. Most rhythms were lively dance rhythms.
  2. Textures were usually polyphonic.
  3. The ideals of simplicity, balance, and an interest in ?real? emotions became the focus for composers.
  4. The music was very ornate and often used dramatic leaps.
Grade 5 Classical - 1750-1830
Mozart and Beethoven were friends.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Where did Ragtime music begin?
  1. Detroit, MI
  2. New Orleans, LA
  3. Sedalia, MO
  4. St. Louis, MO
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
The oldest spirituals had no known composers and were not written down.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
What is another name for the rhythm of the melody in a piece of music?
  1. the beat
  2. phrase
  3. melodic rhythm
  4. monophonic texture
Grade 5 Composers
Bach had 20 children.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Music History
Which music memory selection contains an ABACA musical form?
  1. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
  2. Mazurcas: No. 23 in a minor
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Movement 3
  4. The Planets: Mars
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
"He Keeps Me Singing" was written by Luther Bridgers after:
  1. a trip to Ireland
  2. the tragic loss of his wife and children
  3. a vivid dream
  4. while traveling to Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Grade 5 Music History
Which TWO musical memory selections have a clear noticeable OSTINATO? (Circle 2 answers)
  1. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
  2. Mazurcas: No. 23 in a minor
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Movement 3
  4. The Planets: Mars
Grade 5 Baroque - 1600-1750
       Jesu       , Joy of Man's Desiring.
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Ragtime is characterized by melody of simple, steady rhythms against a complex beat in the accompaniment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Composers
Who composed THE PLANETS: MARS?
  1. Orff
  2. Holst
  3. Bach
  4. Handel
Grade 5 Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach was a Christian.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Manuel Ponce was born in Mexico in a tiny village called Fresnillo. What is the name of the piano piece that Ponce wrote?
  1. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
  2. Mazurcas: No. 23 in a minor
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Movement 3
  4. The Planets: Mars
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