The History Of Music

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1. In 500A.D., as the world was emerging out of The Dark Age, the Christian Church would control how music was listened to and heard by their followers. What is the name of the person who collected and modified music known as the Gregorian Chant? Pope Benedict XV Pope Leo XIII Pope Pius XII Pope Gregory I

2. Popular music of the Middle Ages, was not bound by the dictates of the church? True False

3. The Renaissance Era of music brought vocals and dance to what was formerly known as chants. With the invention of the printing press, music and lyrics were able to be recorded. What is the name of the most famous lyrical composer of The Renaissance Era? Thomas Morley Thomas Weelkes Francis Pilkington John Dowland

4. A musical composition which has two or more voices intertwined is known as Polyphony. What is the name of the person who invented what is collectively known as modern background music? William Byrd Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Josquin des Prez Johannes Ockeghem

5. The nineteenth century brought to the world the most famous lullabye of all. What is the name of the creator? Answer: (Two Words. You may use either the first and last name or you may use just the surname.)

6. Which famous composer became a regular at the court of Emperor Joseph II? Answer: (Three Words. You may use first, middle, and last name. You may also use just the surname.)

7. Which composer, fascinated by eastern music, created a style of music named after the French era in painting known as Impressionism? Bela Bartok Dmitri Shostakovich Igor Stravinsky Claude Debussy

8. Which American composer used the "prepared piano"? Robert Schumann Richard Wagner John Cage Arnold Schoenberg

9. Who is the composer of "Madama Butterfly"? Dmitri Shostakovich Sergei Rachmaninoff Giacomo Puccini Gustav Mahler

10. Which composer created the opera "Fidelio"? Answer: (Three Words. You may use his first, middle, and last name. You may also use just the surname.)