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The World of Music, 5/e
David Willoughby

American Classical Music

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

The sonata form emerged during which period?
A)Renaissance
B)Baroque
C)Classic
D)Romantic
2

One preoccupation of nineteenth-century music lovers from the Americas was with
A)European virtuosity.
B)English madrigals.
C)Baroque dance suites.
D)Music from the Far East.
3

Two important and representative American composers who happened to be women are
A)Beach and Barber.
B)Crawford and Crumb.
C)Beach and Crawford.
D)Ives and Kay.
4

The major-minor tonal system became fully accepted during the ______________ period.
A)Renaissance
B)Medieval
C)Classic
D)Baroque
5

An aesthetic that includes personal freedom of expression is
A)Classic.
B)Baroque.
C)Romantic.
D)Chromatic.
6

Instrumental genres first became important during the ______________ period.
A)Renaissance
B)Medieval
C)Classic
D)Baroque
7

Immigrants have contributed to music in the United States
A)inconsequentially.
B)some.
C)quite a bit.
D)a tremendous amount.
8

The beginning of opera dates closest to the time of
A)Verdi.
B)Bach.
C)Monteverdi.
D)Mozart.