History of Music - JSS2 Cultural and creative art Past Questions and Answers - page 1
What marked the beginning of musical notation?
Invention of the piano
Development of Gregorian chant
Introduction of rock and roll
Rise of polyphony
Who composed "The Four Seasons"?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Which era saw the emergence of programmatic music?
Baroque
Renaissance
Classical
Romantic
Which composer is known for his famous "Moonlight Sonata"?
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Franz Joseph Haydn
Who pioneered the use of atonal music?
Igor Stravinsky
Arnold Schoenberg
George Frideric Handel
Claudio Monteverdi
What genre of music emerged in the 20th century?
Jazz
Baroque
Gregorian chant
Polyphony
What is a defining characteristic of the Classical period in music?
Intense emotional expression
Experimentation with atonal music
Emphasis on clarity and elegance
Introduction of programmatic music
What marked the beginning of formalized music during the Middle Ages?
The development of musical notation
The invention of the piano
The rise of jazz music
The introduction of electric guitars
Who composed the famous "Ode to Joy" featured in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Franz Schubert
Which musical era was known for its intense emotional expression and experimentation?
The Renaissance
The Baroque era
The Romantic era
The Classical period