Sonata Quiz: questions and answers

1. In music, sonata literally means:

A piano piece

A piece sung

A piece played

2. What is the name given to a small sonata?

Sonita

Sonatina

Sonatica

3. When was Arcangelo Corelli born?

April 17, 1653

January 17, 1653

February 17, 1653

4. Who composed "Toccata in A"?

Antonio Salieri

Luigi Boccherini

Pietro Domenico Paradies

5. Which section of a sonata-allegro movement presents the primary thematic material?

Introduction

Development

Exposition

6. How many bpm is adagio?

66-76 bpm

45-60 bpm

116-120 bpm

7. Sonata da chiesa is an instrumental composition dating from the:

Romantic period

Classical period

Baroque period

8. Who was the composer of the sonatas and partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001-1006)?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Johann Sebastian Bach

Franz Liszt

9. How many piano sonatas did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?

32

12

64

10. Frédéric Chopin was a virtuoso:

Guitarist

Pianist

Violinist

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