Four Eras of Western Classical Music · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Four eras, four sound worlds

Arts & Music · Music · ages 14-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which composer belongs to the Baroque era?

    • Bach, known for fugues
    • Mozart, known for balanced tunes
    • Stravinsky, known for jagged rhythms

  2. Which order of the four eras is right?

    • Romantic, Baroque, Modern, Classical
    • Classical, Romantic, Baroque, Modern
    • Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern

  3. The Romantic era comes directly after the Classical era.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What changed in the orchestra between Baroque and Romantic times?

    • It shrank to a single violin
    • It grew far bigger and bolder
    • It dropped every wind instrument

  5. An unfamiliar piece sounds neat, decorated and tightly ordered. Which era fits?

    • Modern
    • Romantic
    • Baroque

  6. The lesson names Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern. Type how many eras that is.

    Answer: ______________

  7. A strange rule-breaking piece could be Modern, but what should you check before deciding?

    • Whether its composer is famous
    • What in the sound breaks the older habits
    • Whether you personally enjoy it

  8. A piece from 1850 pours out huge stormy feeling. A friend calls it Classical. Why is that wrong?

    • Classical means balanced and tidy, while 1850 plus stormy means Romantic
    • Dates never matter for placing pieces
    • Stormy pieces are always Modern
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  1. Bach, known for fugues · Bach is the pinned Baroque composer.
  2. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern · That chain is the era order with rough dates.
  3. True · Classical runs into Romantic around 1820.
  4. It grew far bigger and bolder · Growth of the orchestra is the tracked change.
  5. Baroque · Neat and decorated points to Baroque.
  6. 4 · Four names make four eras.
  7. What in the sound breaks the older habits · Era guesses need a reason drawn from the sound.
  8. Classical means balanced and tidy, while 1850 plus stormy means Romantic · Sound and date both point to Romantic, not Classical.
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