Music and Voice Classification Quiz

What is the highest female voice classification?

• Alto

• Mezzo-Soprano

• Soprano

• Tenor

Which voice type is characterized as the most common female voice?

• Alto

• Mezzo-Soprano

• Soprano

• Tenor

What term refers to the part of the singing voice where register transitions occur?

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passagio

• Tessitura

What is a weaker and more airy voice usually in the higher pitch ranges called?

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passagio

• Tessitura

What term describes sliding quickly between two notes?

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passagio

• Tessitura

Who was the composer known for writing over 600 art songs and the 'Unfinished Symphony'?

• Giuseppe Verdi

• Giacomo Puccini

• Franz Schubert

• Richard Wagner

Which opera by Verdi ends with the line 'All the world's a joke'?

• La Traviata

• Aida

• Falstaff

• Rigoletto

Which opera by Puccini is set in Japan and revolves around the character Cio-Cio-San?

• La Boheme

• Tosca

• Madame Butterfly

• Turandot

What compositional style did Wagner advocate for, where musical and dramatic elements are fused together?

• Bel Canto

• Leitmotif

• Music Drama

• Lieder

What famous opera by Bizet received poor reviews initially but later became one of the most popular operas?

• Carmen

• La Traviata

• Madame Butterfly

• Die Walkyrie