A. Multiple Choice. Read the questions carefully, choose only the letter of the correct answer and write it in the

corresponding number in your answer sheet.


1. Frederick Chopin wrote most of his music for the following instrument.


A. violin B. flute C. piano D. orchestra


2. Popular music during the latter part of Medieval Period which is not bound by Catholic traditions.


A. Instrumental music B. Sacred music C. Secular music D. Solo music


3. Name the composer who bridged the Classical Period to the Romantic Period.


A. Bach B. Bruckner C. Berlioz D. Beethoven


4. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the romantic period?


A. A freedom in writing and designing an intense personal expression of self-emotion

B. Has a rich variety of piece types

C. Has a shape and unity of the theme

D. The textures are less expressive


5. The term for serious opera, this implies heroic or tragic drama that employs mythological characters.

Idomeneo by Mozart is an example of this
.

A. Comic Opera
B. Opera
C. Opera Buffa
D. Opera Seria


6. A section of the sonata
allegro form where the themes are introduced.


A. development B. exposition C. recapitulation D. theme and variation


7. Most of mass music’s text were set to melismatic. Melismatic means...


A. One note set to one syllable. C. One note to many syllable

B. Few notes set to one syllable D. Many notes to one syllable

8. An Opera of Italy made use of everyday life characters and situations, and typically employed spoken

dialogues, lengthy arias and was spiced with sight gags, naughty humor and social attire.


A. Comic Opera
B. Opera
C. Opera Buffa
D. Opera Seria


9. The event that paved the way for a wide distribution of Renaissance Period’s compositions.


A. The invention of printing

B. Martin Luther’s protestant reformation

C. The discovery of earth’s actual position in the solar system

D. The invention of compass that enhanced navigation


10. The following statements are characteristics of a Gregorian chant, EXCEPT;


A. free in tempo
B. plainsong
C. polyphonic texture
D. Used Neumes


11. It was described as a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination, individualism, and freedom of

expression.


A. Baroque Period
B. Classical Period
C. Renaissance Period
D. Romantic Period


12. He was the most famous violin virtuoso in the world.


A. Camille Saint-Saens
C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

B. Niccolo Paganini
D. Frederic Chopin


13. Who is identified as the “Poet of the Piano” of Romantic Period?


A. Hector Berlioz
B. Frederic Chopin
C. Niccolo Paganini
D. Robert Schumann


14. He was known as the virtuoso pianists, a composer and the busiest musician during the Romantic Era.


A. Hector Berlioz
B. Franz Liszt
C. Robert Schumann
D. Peter Tchaikovsky


15. It is an instrumental composition that conveys images or scenes to tell a short story without text or lyrics.


A. Chance Music
B. Electronic Music
C. Rubato
D. Program Music


16. It is defined as the introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one.


A. Ballade
B. Impromptu
C. Prelude
D. Waltz


17. What does the term
“Ballade” means?


A. A verse form or narrative that is set to music.

B. A polish dance in triple time signature

C. A German dance in triple meter

D. A piece composed for the development of a specific technique.


18.The Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 is the most popular and was the basis for the “Tom and Jerry” cartoon called

____________.

A. Cat Concerto
B. Etude
C. Sonata Allegro
D. Overture


19. A piano work of Schumann which is a portrait of a masked ball attended by his allies and his beloved Clara
.

A. Carnaval
B. Davidsbundlertanze C. Dichterliebe
D. Phantasiestucke


20. It is a slow Polish dance in triple time that consists of march or procession.


A. Ballade
B. Mazurka
C. Polonaise
D. Sonata


B. Identify the music genre of following Music of the Romantic Period.


A. Program Music B. Piano Music c. Violin Music

21. La Campanella

22. Revolutionary Etude

23. Liebestraum

24. Symphonie Fantastique

25. The Swan


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