Music Hath Charms

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1. What do musicologists mean when they refer to primitive or prehistoric music? Music that does not use the eight-note scale Music that is not made with instruments Music that is not written down Music written on cave walls

2. The oldest piece of written music is dated at around 2,000 BCE. It is a song written in cuneiform and it was found at an archaeological dig in which country? Egypt Guatemala China Iraq

3. When musicologists speak of classical music they are referring to music composed in Europe between 1400 and the present. True False

4. Musicologists have divided western music development into periods. One period is called Renaissance, for example. Which centuries does the Renaissance period of music cover? 1400-1600 1400-1500 1500-1600 1600-1700

5. The music of the Baroque period is noted for the development of the sonata and the concerto. Which of these composers was working during the Baroque period? C.P.E. Bach Beethoven Palestrina J.S. Bach

6. Which is the dominant instrument in Baroque music? Keyboard - either harpsichord or organ Bassoon Viola de gamba Trumpet

7. Which is the oldest of these keyboard instruments? Piano Virginals Organ Harpsichord

8. The Romantic period of music runs from the latter years of the 18th century to the early years of the 20th century. Much more expressive and emotional than the music of preceding periods, the music of the latter part of the Romantic period took on a nationalistic element, too, as composers looked to the legends and mythology of their respective countries as sources for their operas and symphonies. Which of these Romantic composers drew heavily on old Norse and Teutonic legends for his works? Dvorak Tchaikovsky Liszt Wagner

9. By the 20th century, technology brought about a revolution in music. The invention of radio, recording, and electronic instruments allowed composers to expand their horizons. One departure from the accepted forms of composition was atonal composition. Who is the composer generally held to be the first to abandon the tonal framework for atonality? Gustav Mahler Alban Berg Anton Webern Arnold Schoenberg

10. Which American classical composer's music was used in the Spike Lee movie 'He Got Game'? Philip Glass Aaron Copland Leonard Bernstein George Gershwin