Musical Era
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Composers
Modern Era "ism"s
Random Music Questions
100

True or False- Instrumental Music was more important than Vocal Music in the Renaissance.

False

100

1900 to Now

20th Century/Modern Era

100

John Cage

Modern Era

100
Experimenting with different sounds

Experimentalism

100

Which singer is a godmother to Elton John's two sons?

Lady Gaga

200

What are two things that Baroque music focused on?

Beauty and Detail

200

before 500 AD

Middle Ages

200

Guillaume de Machaut

Middle Ages

200

Went back to the Classical Era ways of strict form and structure

Neoclassicism

200

Where is Kanye West from?

Chicago, IL

300

Music became more ___________ to the Middle Class in the Classical Era

Accessible

300

1600-1750

Baroque

300
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn

Classical Era

300
Uses repetition and steady drones as the repeated melodies slowly change

Minimalism

300

The sackbut was an early form of which musical instrument? Double the points if you know what musical era it's from.

Trombone. Baroque.

400

What form of music blossomed during the Romantic Era?

Opera

400

1820-1900

Romantic
400

Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann

Romantic Era

400

Features dissonances and extreme contrasts of dynamics, unusual melodies without a tonal center.

Experimentalism

400

What was Elvis Presley's middle name?

Aaron

500

What musical era began around World War 1 or World War 2?

20th Century/Modern Era

500

500-1600

Renaissance

500

George Handel

Baroque

500

Focused on creating a mood or a picture rather than sticking to a strict tonal structure.

Impressionism

500

What show fostered young talents like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera before they even became pop stars?

The Mickey Mouse Club

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