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Music

Time to flex your music history knowledge.

Hora de colocar o seu conhecimento de música para funcionar.

Você é mais inteligente do que um graduado em Música?
Faça este questionário chamado "Introdução à História da Música" e descubra

Are You Smarter Than A Music Major? Take This "Intro To Music History" Quiz And Find Out

Intro To Music History Quiz

Only Music Majors Can Pass This "Intro To Music History" Quiz

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern/20th & 21st Century

There are six music periods that are typically studied

HOW MANY MUSICAL PERIODS ARE TYPICALLY STUDIED?

The Renaissance Period had two main musical categories. Sacred music is music about or having to do with religion. Secular music is music that is not about and has nothing to do with religion.

Secular Music

MUSIC FROM THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD IS GROUPED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: SACRED MUSIC AND \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ MUSIC.

This is a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven

WHO IS THIS?

Medieval

GREGORIAN CHANT WAS POPULAR DURING WHICH MUSICAL PERIOD?

The harpsichord is actually the closest precursor to the modern day piano.

It's a harpsichord

WHAT IS THIS?

Grönemyer is actually a German singer — who's very much alive!

Herbert Grönemeyer

WHICH COMPOSER IS NOT FROM THE CLASSICAL PERIOD?

Oratorio and Opera are very similar as both forms of music have recitatives, choruses, and an orchestra. However, an oratorio requires no staging, while an opera does.

Oratorio is classified as sacred, but opera is classified as secular

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OPERA AND AN ORATORIO?

Musical texture of a single unaccompanied melodic line

"O del mio dolce ardor" is an aria from the opera "Paride ed Elena" by Christoph Gluck.

An Aria

CHRISTOPH GLUCK'S "O DEL MIO DOLCE ARDOR" IS AN EXAMPLE OF A(N):

R&B and Country

20TH CENTURY ROCK MUSIC IS INFLUENCED BY THESE STYLES:

Unfortunately, the saxophone didn't exist during the Baroque Period.

Saxophone

WHICH IS ~NOT~ AN INSTRUMENT PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN BAROQUE MUSIC?

While you may not have aced this quiz, that's OK because you don't need to know everything about the history of music to still enjoy it. I don't know the history of mac & cheese and it's still my favorite food. So, don't be discouraged and keep jamming out to your favorite artist!

You didn't pass.

You may not know everything there is to know about music history, but you still did well enough to pass this quiz. I don't know if you're a music major or not. In fact, you may be a music major who chooses to focus more on performing than learning history and there's nothing wrong with that. As the saying goes, "C's get degrees!"

You passed!

You are either a music major or just a lover of music history! If you're not a music major you may want to consider switching because you have some serious knowledge of music history!

You aced this quiz!

Você sabe mais do que um graduado em música?

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Are You Smarter Than A Music Major? Take This "Intro To Music History" Quiz And Find Out

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