Author: Mauvin Sequeira

Q1. In which century did Guillaume de Machaut primarily compose his works?
A. 12th century
B. 13th century
C. 14th century
D. 15th century
Answer: C. 14th century

Q2. Guillaume de Machaut is most closely associated with which musical and poetic form that he helped perfect?
A. Gregorian chant
B. Organum
C. Ars nova
D. Ars antiqua
Answer: C. Ars nova

Q3. What was Machaut’s primary occupation during much of his career?
A. Court composer for the French king
B. Cleric and canon at Reims Cathedral
C. Traveling minstrel
D. University professor of music
Answer: B. Cleric and canon at Reims Cathedral

Q1. In which year was Heinrich Schutz born?
A. 1575
B. 1585
C. 1595
D. 1605
Answer: B. 1585

Q2. Where was Heinrich Schutz born?
A. Dresden
B. Venice
C. Kostritz
D. Kassel
Answer: C. Kostritz

Q3. What was the profession of Heinrich Schutz’s father?
A. Composer
B. Innkeeper
C. Organist
D. Lawyer
Answer: B. Innkeeper

Q1. In which modern-day country was Dieterich Buxtehude born?
A. Germany
B. Denmark
C. Sweden
D. Poland
Answer: B. Denmark

Q2. Buxtehude spent most of his professional career as organist at which church?
A. St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
B. St. Mary’s Church, Lubeck
C. St. Michael’s Church, Hamburg
D. Thomaskirche, Erfurt
Answer: B. St. Mary’s Church, Lubeck

Q3. Which composer is known to have walked over 250 miles to hear Buxtehude play in Lubeck?
A. George Frideric Handel
B. Heinrich Schutz
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Georg Philipp Telemann
Answer: C. Johann Sebastian Bach

Q1. In which Italian city was Giuseppe Torelli born?
A. Venice
B. Bologna
C. Verona
D. Milan
Answer: C. Verona

Q2. Approximately when was Giuseppe Torelli born?
A. 22 April 1658
B. 6 January 1651
C. 14 March 1660
D. 30 July 1655
Answer: A. 22 April 1658

Q3. Torelli died in Bologna on 8 February of which year?
A. 1705
B. 1709
C. 1713
D. 1720
Answer: B. 1709

Q1. When was Anton Webern born?
A. December 3, 1883
B. November 15, 1884
C. January 5, 1882
D. October 20, 1885
Answer: A. December 3

Q2. What was the profession of Anton Webern’s father?
A. University professor of musicology
B. Professional musician and conductor
C. Mining engineer and civil servant
D. Painter and art historian
Answer: C. Mining engineer and civil servant

Q3. Who was Anton Webern’s primary composition teacher during his formative years?
A. Gustav Mahler
B. Arnold Schoenberg
C. Guido Adler
D. Alban Berg
Answer: B. Arnold Schoenberg

Q1. In which year was Alban Berg born?
A. 1885
B. 1890
C. 1875
D. 1880
Answer: A. 1885

Q2. Alban Berg was a prominent composer associated with which musical movement?
A. Impressionism
B. Second Viennese School
C. Romanticism
D. Minimalism
Answer: B. Second Viennese School

Q3. Which composer was Alban Berg’s primary teacher?
A. Gustav Mahler
B. Richard Strauss
C. Arnold Schoenberg
D. Anton Webern
Answer: C. Arnold Schoenberg

Q1. In which century was Francois Couperin primarily active as a composer?
A. 15th century
B. 16th century
C. 17th century
D. 18th century
Answer: D. 18th century

Q2. What was Francois Couperin’s primary instrument, for which he composed extensively?
A. Violin
B. Harpsichord
C. Flute
D. Organ
Answer: B. Harpsichord

Q3. Francois Couperin is most closely associated with which musical style or period?
A. Renaissance
B. Classical
C. Baroque
D. Romantic
Answer: C. Baroque

Q1. In which year was Jules Massenet born?
A. 1832
B. 1842
C. 1852
D. 1862
Answer: B. 1842

Q2. Jules Massenet was a prominent composer of which musical era?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Romantic
D. Modernist
Answer: C. Romantic

Q3. In which country was Jules Massenet born?
A. Italy
B. France
C. Germany
D. Austria
Answer: B. France

Q1. In which century did Thomas Tallis primarily compose his music?
A. 15th century
B. 16th century
C. 17th century
D. 18th century
Answer: B. 16th century

Q2. Thomas Tallis served as a composer and organist under how many English monarchs?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: C. Four

Q3. Which of Tallis’s works is considered one of the most complex 40-part motets ever written?
A. Gaude gloriosa
B. Spem in alium
C. Salvator mundi
D. O nata lux
Answer: B. Spem in alium