Music and Performing Arts Music History

Question 1

Which period of Western music history is associated with Johann Sebastian Bach?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Answer

Classical

Answer

Romantic

Answer

Renaissance

Question 2

Ludwig van Beethoven bridged which two musical periods?

Accepted Answer

Classical and Romantic

Answer

Baroque and Classical

Answer

Renaissance and Baroque

Answer

Romantic and Modern

Question 3

Which American composer wrote 'Rhapsody in Blue'?

Accepted Answer

George Gershwin

Answer

Aaron Copland

Answer

Leonard Bernstein

Answer

Duke Ellington

Question 4

The invention of the piano is credited to which craftsman?

Accepted Answer

Bartolomeo Cristofori

Answer

Antonio Stradivari

Answer

Johann Steinway

Answer

Guarneri del Gesù

Question 5

Which country is the birthplace of opera?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Answer

Germany

Answer

France

Answer

Austria

Question 6

What was the name of the group of composers known as 'The Five' in 19th-century Russia?

Accepted Answer

The Mighty Handful

Answer

The Romanticists

Answer

The Petersburg Circle

Answer

The Nationalist Five