Music Knowledge Quiz

What is the title of the selection composed for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne?

• The Prince of Denmark’s March

• Take the “A” Train

• Promenade

• Gna, Gna (Go, Go)

What is the term for a child (under age 12) who displays a talent in music on the same level as a skilled adult musician?

• Child genius

• Musical prodigy

• Virtuoso performer

• Wunderkind

What style of singing uses graceful legato melodies that are decorated with many precise, rapidly-moving notes?

• Improvisation

• Articulation

• Prestissimo

• Bel canto

What two composers collaborated for almost 30 years, creating pieces for a big band?

• Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvořák

• Modest Mussorgsky and Maurice Ravel

• Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

• Alfred Reed and Dr. Harry Begian

Which perfectionist composer destroyed many of his compositions before they were published?

• Schubert

• Brahms

• Beethoven

• Debussy

Which composer had twenty children, four of whom were composers?

• A. Bach

• B. Tchaikovsky

• C. Falla

• D. Clarke

What is the term for the many different ways that notes can be played on an instrument, such as the style of attach and the manner in which notes are connected or separated?

• A. Staccato

• B. Texture

• C. Articulation

• D. Arco

What is the musical term for the last, or final movement of a sonata, concerto, or symphony?

• A. Coda

• B. Libretto

• C. Ritornello

• D. Finale

What type of composition, usually in three parts or movements, is composed for solo instrument(s) and orchestra?

• A. Ternary form

• B. Requiem

• C. Concerto

• D. Symphony

What is the musical term that indicates that a note is emphasized by making it louder?

• A. Military band

• B. Accent

• C. Crescendo

• D. Quasi Marcia