1.Why was printing important for Renaissance music?

2.When was the musical Renaissance?

3.Which invention made it possible to spread written music?

4.What is the most typical secular musical form of the Renaissance?

5.Who is the master of Renaissance sacred polyphony?

6.Which plucked string instrument was very popular at court?

7.Renaissance music is mainly...

8.The madrigal is a form of:

9.Music printing with movable type was introduced by:

10.The Council of Trent called for sacred music to have:

1.What new development appeared in Venice in 1637?

2.Which years mark the beginning and end of the musical Baroque?

3.What is basso continuo?

4.Which opera from 1607 marks the birth of opera?

5.In a concerto grosso, the contrasting groups are...

6.In which city did the public opera house first appear in 1637?

7.Which principle guides the Baroque artistic style?

8.Basso continuo is:

9.The first opera considered a masterpiece of the genre is:

10.The term 'baroque' originally referred to:

1.Which social group encouraged public concerts in the Late Baroque?

2.The Late Baroque roughly covers...

3.Who composed Le quattro stagioni?

4.Which comic opera by Pergolesi (1733) brought new life to musical theatre?

5.Who invented the piano?

6.The Baroque suite is...

7.Who listened to music at the new concerts with paid admission?

8.A typical solo concerto by Vivaldi has:

9.Le quattro stagioni are:

10.Bach worked for a long time in:

1.Which opera represents Gluck's reform in 1762?

2.What did Gluck seek in the relationship between music and words?

3.What accompanies the voice in accompanied recitative?

4.What role does the orchestra take on in Gluck's reform?

5.Which pairing of opera and composer is correct?

6.Which opera does Aspettare e non venire belong to?

7.What are vocal ornaments?

8.The Classical period falls roughly between...

9.A Classical symphony usually has...

10.Who reformed opera in pursuit of truth and simplicity?

1.Beethoven was born in Bonn in...

2.The Nona Sinfonia was first performed in Vienna in...

3.The Heiligenstadt Testament is...

4.The European anthem was adopted by the Council of Europe in...

5.Which work does the theme of the European anthem come from?

6.The official European anthem is…

7.What need does Beethoven express in the Heiligenstadt Testament?

8.Which action makes a musical activity more inclusive?

1.What makes programme music distinctive?

2.Musical Romanticism mainly covers...

3.What is the central value of Romantic music?

4.Who is the 'poet of the piano' who composed the Notturni?

5.'Va', pensiero' belongs to which opera by Verdi?

6.What is a symphonic poem?

7.A Lied is...

8.A Lied is:

9.Chopin wrote mainly for:

10.The symphonic poem was developed by:

1.What can a leitmotif be associated with in Wagner's drama?

2.Late Romanticism falls roughly between...

3.Who developed the theory of the total work of art?

4.Verismo in music tells...

5.'Nessun dorma' is from...

6.Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune is by...

7.What characterises the late-Romantic orchestra?

8.A 'leitmotif' is:

9.Verismo in music is represented by:

10.The symphony 'Dal Nuovo Mondo' is by:

1.Besides keeping everyone in time, what does the conductor look after?

2.What does the term orchestra mean?

3.Who leads the orchestra?

4.What is the conductor's baton used for?

5.Which family of instruments is the largest in the orchestra?

6.Which task is NOT the conductor's responsibility?

7.What was the orchestra like in the Classical period?

8.The xylophone, triangle and cymbals belong to the...

9.In the Romantic period, the orchestra...

10.In the Baroque period, who led the ensemble while playing in it?