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Question 1

Which of the following musicians was a child prodigy? ( )

A. Mozart

B. Beethoven

C. Mendelssohn

D. Bach

Question 2

Which of the following was an extraordinarily productive musician in Baroque period? ( )

A.Mozart
B. Bach
C. Beethoven
D.Andrew Lloyd Webber

Question 3

"Baroque Period" refers to the art development of which of the following periods? ( )

A. 1600-1750

B. 1750-1820

C. 1820-1900

D. 1920-1960

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct order of musical periods? ( )

A. Baroque Period  Romantic Period  Classical Period  20th Century

B. Baroque Period  Classical Period Romantic Period20th Century

C. 20th Century Classical Period Romantic Period Baroque Period

D. Classical Period Romantic Period Baroque Period  20th Century

Question 5

Which of the following composers is a pioneer in the development of symphony? ( )

A. Mozart

B. Beethoven

C. Haydn

D. Handel

Question 6

"Classical Period" refers to art development of which of the following periods? ( )

A. 1600-1750

B. 1750-1820

C. 1820-1900

D. 1920-1960

Question 7

Which of the following instrument is commonly used in Baroque Period? ( )

A. Clavichord

B. Harpsichord

C. Piano

D. Organ

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Baroque Period? ( )

A. Polyphonic texture was the main music texture.

B. Ornaments such as trill and mordent were commonly used.

C. Terraced dynamics was commonly used.

D. Piano music is the main genre.

Question 9

Beethoven is a composer of which period? ( )

A. Baroque Period

B. Classical Period

C. Romantic Period

D. 20th Century

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of Baroque Period? ( )

A. Rhythm of pieces was mainly syncopation.

B. Sonata is the main musical form.

C. Ornaments such as tremolo and mordent were commonly used.

D. Crescendo and decrescendo were commonly used.

Question 11

Handel used how many days to finish writing the oratorio Messiah? ( )

A. 24 days

B. 2 months

C. 2 years

D. 3 years

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a Baroque musician? ( )

A. Beethoven

B. Bach

C. Vivaldi

D. Handel

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Classical Period? ( )

A. Music style is rather simple, balanced and lyrical.

B. Musical structure and phrasing are clear.

C. Symphony and chamber music came up at that period.

D. Dissonant chords were often used.

Question 14

How many symphonies has Mozart written? ( )

A. 39

B. 40

C. 41

D. 42

Question 15

Which of the following descriptions about Beethoven is NOT correct? ( )

A. He was born in Germany

B. He composed music for ballet

C. He was born in a musical family

D. He was deaf

Question 16

Beethoven's Symphony No.9 is also called ______. ( )

A. Joy Symphony

B. Choral Symphony

C. Hope Symphony

D. Canon Symphony

Question 17

Which of the following composers established some rules for the Classical Period? ( )

A. Mozart

B. Beethoven

C. Haydn

D. Handel

Question 18

How many symphonies has Haydn written? ( )

A. 50

B. 63

C. 88

D. 104

Question 19

The meaning of "Baroque" is "______". ( )

A. irregular rhythm

B. irregular notes

C. irregular pearls

D. irregular melody

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a musical form in Classical Period? ( )

A. Symphonic Poem

B. Sonata

C. Oratorio

D. Chamber Music

Question 21

A symphony was divided into how many movements at the beginning of Classical Period? ( )

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Question 22

Bach's Minuetwas a western ______dance that rose to popularity in the early 17th century France. ( )

A. folk

B.social

C.street

D.None of the above

Question 23

The motive of Joy to the World was inspired by which of the following works? ( )

A. The Magic Flute

B.The Creation

C.Messiah

D.None of the above

Question 24

Which of the following are Christmas songs? ( )

(1) Polly Wolly Doodle

(2)Joy to the World

(3)Little Drummer Boy

(4)Swanee River

A.Only (1) and (2)

B.Only (1) and (3)

C.Only (2) and (3)

D.Only (2) and (4)

Question 25

Which of the following works has strong and loud tutti chord to wake the audience up?

( )

A.FElise

B.Fugue in G Minor

C.Lieutenant Kijé

D.SurpriseSymphony

Question 26The Swan is a work of .

A. Mozart

B. Bach

C. Tchaikovsky

D. None of the above

Question 27There are movements in Haydn's work, Symphony No. 94.

A. 94

B. 5

C. 4

D. 6

Question 28Which of the following is Mozart famous Opera buffa?

A. Carmen

B. The Marriage of Figaro

C. The Girl from Arles

D. The Nutcracker

Question 29What is the traditional for the audiences when listening to the Handel Hallelujah Chorus?

A. Clap Hands

B. Sing along

C. Stand Up

D. Leave Immediately

Question 30Which of the following tonality replaced the Renaissance tonality in Baroque period?

a) Major

b) Minor

c) Atonality

d) a and b

Question 31

"20th Century" refers to art development of which of the following periods? ( )

A. 1600-1750

B. 1750-1820

C. 1820-1999

D. 1900-1999

Question 32

Which of the following composers was called "the poet of piano"? ( )

A. Chopin

B. Copland

C. Schubert

D. Debussy

Question 33

Which of the following composers does NOT belong to the 20th Century? ( )

A. Schoenberg

B. Ravel

C. Grieg

D. Debussy

Question 34

"Romantic Period" refers to art development of which of the following periods? ( )

A. 1600-1750

B. 1750-1820

C. 1820-1900

D. 1920-1960

Question 35

Which of the following is an impressionist composer? ( )

A. Debussy

B. Schoenberg

C. Vaughan Williams

D. Bach

Question 36

Impressionistic music was originated in which country? ( )

A.Romania
B.Russia
C.Italy
D.France

Question 37

Which of the following composers was Polish? ( )

A. Stravinsky

B. Chopin

C. Tchaikovsky

D. Verdi

Question 38

Main forms of music in Romantic Period include: ( )

A. opera

B. ballet

C. piano work

D. All of the above

Question 39

Which of the following was a representative composer of art song? ( )

A. Verdi

B. Schubert

C. Liszt

D. Puccini

Question 40

Erlk霵ig is a work of ______. ( )

A. Schubert

B. Schumann

C. Tchaikovsky

D. Liszt

Question 41

Carmen is a work of ______. ( )

A. Mozart

B. Beethoven

C. Puccini

D. Bizet

Question 42

Which of the following western operas uses China as the story background? ( )

A. Turandot

B. Madame Butterfly

C. Tosca

D. La Traviata

Question 43

Bizet was a composer of which country? ( )

A. Spain

B. France

C. Italy

D. Germany

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of 20th Century music? ( )

A. Atonal music

B. Music with irregular rhythm

C. Impressionism

D. Abstractism

Question 45

What has/have been used in Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun to achieve a misted sound effect? ( )

(1) Piano

(2) Major scale

(3) Whole tone scale

(4) Pentatonic scale

A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (1) and (3)

C. Only (3) and (4)

D. All of the above

Question 46

Cradle Song was composed by ______. ( )

A. Mendelssohn

B.Brahms

C.Bach

D.Britten

Question 47

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra was composed by ______. ( )

A. Haydn

B.Bach

C.Mozart

D.Britten

Question 48

Britten was a composer of which country? ( )

A. France

B.Hungary

C.Britain

D.Italy

Question 49

Prokofiev was a composer of which country? ( )

A. France

B.Russia

C.Britain

D.Czechoslovakia

Question 50

Which of the following is a work of Prokofiev? ( )

A. Fugue in G Minor

B.Song from a Secret Garden

C. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

D. Lieutenant Kijé

Question 51

Britten was a composer of which musical period? ( )

A. Baroque Period

B.Classical Period

C.Romantic Period

D.20th Century

Question 52

The composer of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra based this work on a theme by which of the following composers? ( )

A. Purcell

B.Puccini

C.Prokofiev

D.Tchaikovsky

Question 53

Saint-Sa螚s was a composer of which country? ( )

A. Britain

B.Russia

C.France

D.Czechoslovakia

Question 54

Bart鏦was a composer of which country? ( )

A. Britain

B.Hungary

C.France

D.Czechoslovakia

Question 55There are movements in Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

A. 4

B. 3

C. 5

D. 6

Question 56

Which of the following composers was born in the same place as Schoenberg? ( )

A. Debussy

B. Vivaldi

C. Bach

D. Schubert

Question 57

Which of the following composers is/are German? ( )

(1) Beethoven

(2) Schumann

(3) Liszt

(4) Debussy

A. Only (1)

B. Only (1) and (2)

C. Only (3)

D. Only (3) and (4)

Question 58

Which of the following composers are Romantic period composers? ( )

(1) Ravel

(2) Chopin

(3) Mozart

(4) Schubert

A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (2) and (3)

C. Only (2) and (4)

D. Only (3) and (4)

Question 59

"Terraced Dynamics" is a characteristic of which musical period? ( )

A. Baroque Period

B. Classical Period

C. Romantic Period

D. 20th Century

Question 60

Which of the following are characteristics of Baroque music? ( )

(1) Extensive use of ornaments

(2) Rubato

(3) Tone row

(4) Figured bass

A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (2) and (3)

C. Only (2) and (4)

D. Only (1) and (4)

Question 61

Which of the following pairs are teacher and student? ( )

(1) Schoenberg and Webern

(2) Debussy and Ravel

(3) Haydn and Mozart

(4) Bach and Handel

A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (1) and (3)

C. Only (1) and (4)

D. Only (3) and (4)

Question 62

Pavane for a Dead Princess is a piece of which musical period? ( )

A. Baroque Period

B. Classical Period

C. Romantic Period

D. 20th Century

Question 63

Bach and his music were not well known by the public until which of the following composers introduced Bach's music? ( )

A. Mozart

B. Haydn

C. Mendelssohn

D. Schubert

Question 64

Fantasia on Greensleeves is a work of ______. ( )

A. Bart鏦

B. Webern

C. Vaughan Williams

D. Vivaldi

Question 65

Which of the following composers was NOT born in a musical family? ( )

A. Mozart

B. Handel

C. Bach

D. Beethoven

Question 66

Which of the following composers is/are French? ( )

(1) Chopin

(2) Liszt

(3) Debussy

(4) Ravel

A. Only (2)

B. Only (1) and (3)

C. Only (2) and (4)

D. Only (3) and (4)

Question 67

Which of the following composers loved to write ballet music? ( )

A. Stravinsky

B. Schoenberg

C. Mozart

D. Verdi

Question 68

"Programme Music" is a characteristic of which musical period? ( )

A. Baroque Period

B. Classical Period

C. Romantic Period

D. 20th Century

Question 69

Which of the following composers studied law originally? ( )

(1)Beethoven

(2)Schumann

(3)Handel

(4)Bach

A. Only (1) and (3)

B. Only (1) and (4)

C. Only (2) and (3)

D. All of the above

Question 70

Which of the following work was described as "a chapter of an artist's life"? ( )

A. Carmen

B. Song With Words: Venetian Gondola Song

C. Rigoletto

D. Symphonie Fantastique

Question 71

Who invented the "Tone Row"? ( )

A. Schoenberg

B. Haydn

C. Bizet

D. Webern

Question 72

Which of the following is NOT a ballet music? ( )

A. The Rite of Spring

B. Bolero

C. The Nutcracker

D. Firebird

Question 73

Symphony first appeared in which musical period? ( )

A. Baroque Period

B. Classical Period

C. Romantic Period

D. 20th Century

Question 74

Which of the following is a German folk song? ( )

A. Isle of Capri

B.Aura Lee

C. Hol-la-hi

D. Home on the Range

Question 75

Which of the following is NOT an American folk song? ( )

A. My Bonnie

B.Aura Lee

C.Polly Wolly Doodle

D.Home on the Range

Question 76

Cuckoo is a/an ______. ( )

A. round

B.concerto

C.aria

D.canon

Question 77

Three Blind Mice is a/an ______. ( )

A. round

B.concerto

C.aria

D.canon

Question 78

Which of the following is the composer of The March of the Volunteers? ( )

A. K. Ma

B.Z. Huang

C.E. Nie

D.H. Tian

Question 79

Which of the following is NOT a work of John Williams? ( )

A. Star Wars

B.The Carnival of the Animals

C.Superman

D.None of the above

Question 80

Which of the following is NOT a work of Bart鏦? ( )

A.Music for Strings, Percussions and Celesta

B.Concerto for Orchestra

C. Piano Concerto

D. Fossils

Question 81

Which scale is used in Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon? ( )

A. Major scale

B.Minor scale

C.Pentatonic scale

D.None of the above

Question 82

Over the Rainbow is the theme song of which movie? ( )

A. The Wizard of Oz

B.Superman

C.Star Wars

D.None of the above

Question 83

Which of the following is the composer of Swanee River? ( )

A. E. Y. Harburg

B.S. Foster

C.H. Mancini

D.John Williams

Question 84

Which of the following is the composer of Over the Rainbow? ( )

A. John Williams

B.H. Mancini

C.S. Foster

D.H. Arlen

Question 85

Which of the following is the composer of Moon River? ( )

A. John Williams

B.S. Foster

C.H. Mancini

D.E. Y. Harburg