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Grade 9 Medieval - 800 to 1400 AD
Most Gregorian chants were performed "a Capella".
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Baroque - 1600-1750
During the Baroque period, most compositions were created in:
  1. America and England
  2. Germany and Italy
  3. France and Canada
Grade 9 Medieval - 800 to 1400 AD
In the mid-ages, scribes, artists & musicians were employed by who?
  1. The Kings
  2. The Church
  3. The Commoners
  4. The Educators
Grade 9 Baroque - 1600-1750
This Baroque composer was known as "The Red Priest"
  1. G. F. Handel
  2. H. Purcell
  3. A. Vivaldi
Grade 9 Baroque - 1600-1750
A composition in three movements for orchestra and solo instrument is:
  1. A Concerto
  2. An Oratorio
  3. A Cantata
Grade 9 Classical - 1750-1830
How might the music of the Classical period be described?
  1. Soft, Loud & Very Soft
  2. Ornate, Detailed & Decorated
  3. Simple, Balanced & Void of Emotion
Grade 9 Renaissance - 1400-1600
Much of the music during the Renaissance was polyphonic:
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Renaissance - 1400-1600
Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of the printing press:
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Medieval - 800 to 1400 AD
One famous female composer of the middle ages was who?
  1. Clio de Italia
  2. Hildegard von Bingen
  3. Thalia de Greek
Grade 9 Classical - 1750-1830
What did Mozart enjoy composing the most?
  1. Symphonies
  2. Operas
  3. Oratorios
Grade 9 Renaissance - 1400-1600
Three prominent composers during the Renaissance were:
  1. Machaut, Leonin & Perotin
  2. Arcadelt, Palestrina & Josquin des Prez
  3. Mozart, Bach & Handel
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
When was the inception of hip-hop?
  1. The late 1970's
  2. The early 1980's
  3. The early 1960's
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Jazz and Blues come from
  1. European composers
  2. Serious composers who are members of ASCAP
  3. Spirituals
  4. White band leaders
Grade 9 Baroque - 1600-1750
What was Monteverdi's first opera?
  1. Porgy and Bess
  2. L' Orfeo
  3. Dido and Aeneas
Grade 9 Renaissance - 1400-1600
What was the time period of Renaissance music?
  1. 1980-2012
  2. 1700-1900
  3. 1400-1600
  4. 1300-1500
Grade 9 Baroque - 1600-1750
Vivaldi changed the concerto by:
  1. Making it faster
  2. Giving the solo instrument a more prominent role
  3. Adding dynamics into the music
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