MUSIC

Romantic:
Q1 What woodwind instruments were added to the orchestra?
A1 The cur angles, piccolo, trombone, tuba, timpani, bass and snare drums,
triangles and cymbals.
Q2 what did the perfecting of the value system mean?
A2 it means that it could be used more often and more reliable.
Q3 What instrument was invented in about 1850?
A3 the saxophone
Q4 what led to the predominance of the piano as a solo instrument?
A4 the improvements in the design and construction.
Q5 what is so unusual about wagners ring of the Nibelung?
A5 it was performed over four consecutive nights. Wagner built his own opera house
because he was concerned about the standard of the performances.
Q6 where did Wagner have his own opera house?
A6 in the German town of Bayreuth
Q7
a. who was the other famous composer?
a.a Giuseppe Verdi
b name three operas by this composer?
a.b Rigoletto, ii trovatore and Aida
Q8 what is nationalism?
A8 a movement in music, literature and art in which artists use local themes or
ideas to make their work appeal to their own countrymen.
Q9 how did wager show the influence of nationalism?
A9 it was used in some of his plots and operas.
Q10 name three other nationalist composers?
A10 sibelius, luussorsky and Giuseppe and wagner.
Baroque music:
Q1. Which family of instruments became the basis of the orchestra in the baroque
period?
A1. The string family
Q2. What two words describe the harpsichorox and bass parts in an orchestra?
A2. Figured bass
Q3. What is a figured bass?
A3. Figured bass is a system that relies on players improvisation.
Q4. What were three types of music that were popular in this period?
A4. Opera, suite and orchestra.

Q5. What is opera?

A5. Opera is a story acted with singing.
Q6. Name three opera composers from the baroque period?
A6. Handel, Purcell and Monteverdi.
Q7. What sort of stories were popular for operas?
A7. Mythological, historical or taken from literature.
Q8. Name four dances found in a baroque suite.
A8. Allemande, courance, garabande and gigue.
Q9. What are the two groups within a concerto Grosso called?
A9.?
Q10. Name two baroque composers of composers.
A10. J.S Bach and Antonio Vivaldi.
Classical Music:
Q1. What are the four families that make up a classical orchestra?
A1. Strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
Q2. Which family was most important?
A2. Strings
Q3. What is a symphony?
A3. A piece of music for orchestra in movements of contrasting speeds and keys.
Q4. How does a concerto differ from a symphony?
A4. It includes an instrumental soloist.
Q5. What instruments were popular as a soloist in classical concerto?
A5. The piano, clarinet, violin and trumpet.
Q6.two operas by Mozart?
A6. The magic flute, and the marriage of figuaro.
Q7. Who invented the clarinet? When was this?
A7. In 1700 by Johann Denner.
Q8. Which composer was the first to write for clarinet?
A8. Mozart
Q9. Who invented the piano?
A9. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Q10. How did the piano differ from the harpsichord?
A10. It hit the strings with small hammers and created a different sound.

By Tara Youssef 7B