Music and Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a musician who performs alone?

• soloist

• symphony

• encore

• anthem

What is a composition for a full orchestra called?

• octave

• symphony

• sonata

• opera

What is the term for an extra song or appearance in response to applause?

• encore

• hymn

• anthem

• soloist

What is a hymn of praise to God or country called?

• soloist

• symphony

• encore

• anthem

What is a long piece of music for one or two instruments called?

• sonata

• symphony

• opera

• orchestra

What is a play in which most of the lines are sung?

• sonata

• symphony

• opera

• orchestra

What is a large group of musicians playing string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments called?

• orchestra

• symphony

• sonata

• opera

What is one of a pair of brass plates used as a musical instrument called?

• cymbal

• symbol

• hymn

• anthem

What represents something else?

• symbol

• cymbal

• hymn

• anthem

The eight notes in a musical scale?

• symphony

• octave

• orchestra

• opera