Music and Arts Quiz

Front

Which one means notes should be played or sung in a short, detached way?

Back

C. staccato

Front

Which one of the following dynamic markings is the LOUDEST?

Back

A. fortissimo

Front

Which musical clef is seen here?

Back

A. bass

Front

Which of the following musical families is traditionally missing from a marching band?

Back

B. string

Front

It was most popular in nightclubs in the 1970s and early '80s. Which genre below, popularized by the dance movie Saturday Night Fever, launched the careers of Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer?

Back

D. disco

Front

It produces a buzzing sound when the player hums into its end. What is the name of the musical toy that produces a buzzing sound when the player hums into its end?

Back

C. kazoo

Front

Of the four brass instruments below, which one is both the largest and the lowest-pitched?

tube, French horn, trombone, trumpet

Back

A. tuba

Front

The marimba, whose wooden bars are struck by mallets, is MOST closely related to which one of the following instruments?

Back

A. xylophone

Front

Which work below has an opening motif of three short and one long note that its composer characterized as 'Fate knocking at the door'?

Back

D. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Front

Match each composer with his work:

X. Aaron Copland

y. Franz Schubert

z. George Gershwin

1. 1. Rhapsody in Blue

2. 2. The Trout Quintet

3. 3. Appalachian Spring

Back

B. x-1, y-3, z-2