Music and Performing Arts Music History 2

Question 1

Which musical era is associated with the symphony and string quartet?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Answer

Renaissance

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Baroque

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Romantic

Question 2

Jazz music originated in which US city?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Answer

Chicago

Answer

New York

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Nashville

Question 3

Which decade saw rock and roll emerge as a mainstream music genre in America?

Accepted Answer

1950s

Answer

1940s

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1960s

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1970s

Question 4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy from which country?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Answer

Germany

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Switzerland

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Italy

Question 5

Which 20th-century movement used randomness or chance in musical composition?

Accepted Answer

Aleatoric music

Answer

Minimalism

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Serialism

Answer

Impressionism

Question 6

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s significantly elevated which music genre?

Accepted Answer

Blues and Jazz

Answer

Country

Answer

Gospel

Answer

Ragtime