Grade Six Music Theory - C.9 Periods and Composers Exercises
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1. Name the musical period which most closely fits with each of these centuries:
a) 1600-1700 
b) 1700-1800
c) 1800-1900
d) 1900-2000
2. Which musical period does each of these composers belong to?
a) Britten
b) Mozart
c) Elgar
d) Beethoven
e) Handel
f) Ireland
g) Shostakovich
h) Bach
i) Ravel
j) Purcell
k) Haydn
l) Gershwin
m) Verdi
n) Berlioz
o) Debussy
p) Schubert
q) Wagner
r) Stockhausen
3) Using the given clues, name the most likely period for each description:
a) A lyrical piece for a large orchestra which modulates from C major to E minor and tells the story of a shipwreck.
b) An energetic piece for four instruments each with an independent melody line, entirely in A minor.
c) A piece for two instruments which each have a different key signature and time signature.
d) A song about unrequited love for soprano voice with a wide range of dynamics and a heavy, chordal piano accompaniment.
e) A piece for solo harpsichord with several ornaments such as trills and turns.
f) A piece built on a pentatonic scale which uses several parallel chords such as C major, D major, E major in succession, and is peppered with highly descriptive performance instructions in French.
g) A piece for clarinet and string quartet which comprises an elegant melody against a light, detached, chordal accompaniment.
4) Look at the following extracts and name the most likely musical period each one dates from, giving reasons for your choice.
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