As a child, Haydn was a soloist in a _________.
A. band
B. boychoir
C. ballet company
D. string quartet
True or False: Haydn began composing while still a teenager.
Haydn worked as ________.
A. court musician
B. an opera singer
C. a band director
D. all of the above
True or False: During the last ten years of his life, Haydn wrote a great deal of music.
Haydn met or taught many other composers, including ________.
A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
C. George Frideric Handel
As a composer, Haydn was influenced by _________.
D. none of the above
When Haydn worked for Prince Esterhazy, which of the following was not a part of his duties?
A. compose music for family concerts
B. compose music for the Prince's military band
C. compose music for private performances
D. compose music for church services
The Listening Example, Haydn's Symphony No. 4, is also known as __________.
A. the Timpani Symphony
B. the Surprise Symphony
C. the Oratorio Symphony
D. the Baryton Symphony
True or False: Another name for timpani is kettle drum
In analyzing a piece of music, musicians refer to the main melody as ________.
A. the A melody
B. the grand melody
C. the Number One melody
D. the orchestra melody
A clavier is ________.
A. a keyboard instrument
B. a woodwind instrument
C. a brass instrument
D. a percussion instrument
True or False: Mozart did not complete his first composition until the age of 40.
Mozart composed __________.
A. operas
B. symphonies
C. oratorios
A prodigy is ________.
A. a greatly talented child
B. a musician hired by a member of royalty
A court musician is _________.
True or False: Mozart's music was widely performed and appreciated during his lifetime.
The Listening Example, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, is from __________.
A. an oratorio
B. an opera
C. a ballet
D. a clavier
Mozart was influenced by the music of __________.
A. Antonio Vivaldi
B. Franz Joseph Haydn
C. Hildegard
D. George Frideric Handel
True or False: At one point in his life, Mozart was a court musician.
True or False: Mozart composed the libretto for the Marriage of Figaro.
In the listening example, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, the melody is first played by __________, and then the melody is by __________.
A. the woodwinds
B. the strings
Beethoven wrote _______.
A. only five symphonies
B. more than five symphonies
What instrument did Beethoven not play? _______
A. violin
B. flute
C. organ
D. piano
True or False: Composing was very easy for Beethoven and he worked very rapidly.
True or False: As a child, Beethoven traveled throughout Europe as a performer.
By the time he was 45, Beethoven ________.
A. gave up composing to concentrate on his career as a pianist
B. gave up his career as a pianist to concentrate on his composing
In his final years, Beethoven was _______.
A. blind
B. deaf
C. both blind and deaf
D. neither blind nor deaf
Beethoven was born in _______.
A. Germany
B. Austria
Beethoven spent most of his life in ______.
True or False: Beethoven composed many sonatas.
True or False: Beethoven spent most of his life as a court musician.
Which type of music did Beethoven not write?________
A. symphonies
B. operas
C. keyboard music
D. band music
When Schubert was offered a job as a music teacher by Count Esterhazy, he ________.
A. accepted it
B. turned it down
C. decided to think about it
D recommended a friend
Schubert's Symphony No. 8 was first performed how many years after his death? _______
A. 5
B. 50
C. 500
D. it was performed before he died
True or False: As a composer Schubert worked very rapidly.
True or False: Schubert was successful in getting his music published and performed during his lifetime.
Schubert was a good friend of ________.
B. Johann Sebastian Bach
C. Antonio Vivaldi
D. Ludwig van Beethoven
Schubert wrote several ______ but they are not considered very good and are rarely performed today.
B. ballets
C. marches
D. vocal solos
As a student, Schubert _______.
A. sang in the choir
B. played violin
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
Schubert composed ________.
A. more than 500 musical works
b. less than 500 musical works
The Listening Example, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, is also know as _______.
A. the Surprise Symphony
B. the Undiscovered Symphony
C. the Unfinished Symphony
D. the Vienna Symphony
The Listening Example is from which movement of Schubert's Symphony No. 8?
A. the First Movement
B. the Second Movement
C. the Third Movement
D. the Fourth Movement
