Baroque Music
Classical Music
Famous Composers
Instruments
Music Styles
Historical Context
100

What years did the Baroque music period span?

What is 1600 to 1750?

100

What years did the Classical music period occur?

What is 1750 to 1820?

100

Who composed "The Four Seasons"?

Who is Antonio Vivaldi?

100

What is a keyboard instrument that was popular in Baroque music, played by plucking strings?

What is the harpsichord?

100

What type of music tells a specific story or idea through instrumental means?

What is program music?

100

What significant event took place in 1607 related to colonization in America?

What is the formation of the first permanent British colony in Jamestown?

200

Name one instrument commonly associated with church music during the Baroque period.

What is the organ?

200

Who is known as the "Father of the Symphony"?

Who is Joseph Haydn?

200

Which composer wrote the "Surprise Symphony"?

Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?

200

Name a woodwind instrument commonly used in orchestras during the Classical Era.

What is the flute?

200

What is the term for music that emphasizes individual expression during the Romantic period?

What is Romantic music?

200

Which invention by Alexander Graham Bell occurred during the Romantic Era?

What is the telephone?

300

Which composer’s death in 1750 marked the end of the Baroque period?

Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?

300

What are the two types of concertos commonly known in Classical music?

What are sonata and concerto?

300

Who is known for their nocturnes and polonaises?

Who is Frédéric Chopin?

300

What string instrument is part of a string quartet?

What is the violin/viola/cello?

300

What musical form involves a solo instrument with a piano accompaniment?

What is a sonata?

300

What major social change was happening during the Romantic period?

What is the Industrial Revolution?

400

What country was Handel mainly work in?

What is England

400

What is the main focus of Classical music compared to Baroque music?

What is balance, order, and simplicity?

400

Which composer became famous for their oratorio "The Messiah"?

Who is George Frederick Handel?

400

Which instrument is known for its rich sound and is often associated with orchestral music?

What is the cello?

400

What type of music utilizes elements of folk songs to express national identity?

What is nationalism in music?

400

Which war occurred in the United States from 1861 to 1865?

What is the Civil War?

500

What is the term for a special type of music with strict rules, often written by Bach?

What is a fugue?

500

What significant event happened in the colonies (now USA) in 1776 that relates to the Classical Era?

What is the Declaration of Independence from England?

500

Who was Beethoven’s teacher?

Who is Joseph Haydn?

500

What brass instrument typically plays in orchestras and was used during the Classical period; but hated by Mozart?

What is the trumpet?

500

What describes the dramatic contrasts in dynamics and emotion during the Romantic era?

What is expressiveness?

500

What historical figure rose to power as Holy Roman Emperor in 1804?

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

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