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5/19/2015
Classical Composer Facts - Free Printable Tests and Worksheets - HelpTeaching.com
Name: __________________________
Date: __________________________
Classical Composer Facts
Instructions: Circle or fill in the correct answer for each question.
1. At a young age, this composer toured Europe with his parents and sister to perform for
royalty.
2. Who wrote the famous piece, "The Surprise
Symphony"?
a. Beethoven
a. Beethoven
b. Mozart
b. Haydn
c. Haydn
c. Mozart
d. Gershwin
d. Bach
3. The Classical Period lasted from:
a. 1750­1820
4. Which of the following is a famous Classical
Composer?
b. 2000­Present
a. Mozart
c. 1820­1910
b. Tchaikovsky
d. March 5th­ August 15th
c. Bach
d. Hammerstein
5. What happened to Beethoven later in his life? a. He went blind.
6. Who wrote the Famous piece "A Little Night
Music"?
b. He got sick.
a. Copland
c. He went deaf.
b. Beethoven
d. He became embarrassing.
c. Haydn
d. Mozart
7. Mozart had and
that helped
him write at such great speed.
8. What is the disease that an American scientist
purposed that Mozart had that caused his
death? 9. Where did Haydn travel to after Prince
Esterhazy disbanded the Orchestra?
10. Haydn was the "Father" of what 2 musical
forms?
11. The "5th Symphony" was written by which
famous Classical composer?
12. Mozart was from what city?
a. Bonn
a. Haydn
b. Salzburg
b. Beethoven
c. Vienna
c. Copland
d. London
d. Mozart
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13. Who is called the "Father of String Quartets"? a. Vivaldi
b. Beethoven
14. The size of the Classical Orchestra was:
a. Bigger than that of the Baroque Period.
b. Smaller than that of the Baroque
Period.
c. Bach
c. The same size as that of the Baroque
Period.
d. Haydn
d. Nonexistent.
15. A musical drama is called a:
a. Broadway
16. How old was Mozart when he died?
a. 10
b. Opera
b. 80
c. Musical
c. 35
d. Chorus
d. 22
17. In the Classical Period, conductors faced the
.
18. Beethoven is reported to have died during...
a. a performance of his 9th symphony
a. Harpsichord
b. an argument with a family member
b. Orchestra
c. a military occupation of Vienna
c. Audience
d. a thunderstorm
d. Mirror
19. Beethoven was a cheerful person to be
around.
20. Though contemporaries, Mozart and
Beethoven never crossed paths.
a. True
a. True
b. False
b. False
21. Who composed 'Ode to Joy'?
a. Frederich Chopin
22. Which of the following is not true about
Classical Period?
a. Music contained balanced musical
phrases.
b. Ludwig von Beethoven
c. Whoopi Goldberg
b. There were bigger orchestras
c. The music was less fancy than Baroque.
d. The music was less organized.
23. "A Little Night Music" was written for what
type of scene?
24. said that one day Beethoven would
be very famous.
a. Party
a. The Germans
b. Funeral
b. Mozart
c. Church
c. Claude Debussy
d. Graduation
d. Beethoven's Wife
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