Classical Era

Question 1

Absolute music

Answer 1

Music without extra musical associations

Generic titles reflecting either tempo, genre, or form

Question 2

Binary Form

Answer 2

AB

A ends with open cadence

Question 3

Ternary Form

Answer 3

ABA

B creates contrast

Question 4

Chamber music

Answer 4

Music for a small ensemble, one player per part. Generally performed without a conductor

Question 5

Classicism

Answer 5

Highest level of excellence

Timeless quality

Symmetry-balance-proportion

Question 6

Menuet

Answer 6

Stylized dance in triple meter, graceful/elegance

Question 7

Trio

Answer 7

Ternary form with contrasting middle

Question 8

Rondo Form

Answer 8

Formal structure used in sonata cycle

ABACA

OR

ABACABA

Question 9

Sonata cycle

Answer 9

Multi-movement, generally in symphony, sonata, and concerto

Question 10

Sonata form

Answer 10

Formal structure, first movement in sonata cycle. Consists of exposition, development, and recapitulation. Also known as allegro-sonata form

Question 11

Viennese School

Answer 11

Musical style forged by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in 18th century Vienna

Question 12

Haydn birthplace

Answer 12

Austria

Question 13

Hadyn’s birth and death year

Answer 13

1732 - 1809

Question 14

Hadyn’s education

Answer 14

Choir boy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Question 15

Instruments Hadyn Played

Answer 15

Voice

Question 16

Hadyn’s patrons

Answer 16

Count Ferdinand Von Morzin

Esterházy family

Question 17

Genres Hadyn cultivated

Answer 17

“Father” of symphony

String quartet

Sonata form

Question 18

Hallmarks of hadyn’s stule

Answer 18

Monothematic expositions

Interesting sound effects (pedal point)

Musical playfulness

Dramatic elements

Question 19

Prince Nicholas Esterházy

Answer 19

Hadyn’s patron

Question 20

Exposition

Answer 20

1. Intro
2. Theme 1 (tonic key)
3. Bridge (lead away from tonic)
4. Theme 2 (dominant or relative major key)
5. Codetta

Question 21

Development

Answer 21

Harmonic tension through dissonance

Manipulated thematic material

May present new material

Ends with dominant preparation

Question 22

Recapitulation

Answer 22

1. First theme returns in tonic
2. Bridge: remains in tonic
3. 2nd theme (tonic)
4. Codetta (tonic)
5. Coda (tonic)

Question 23

Coda

Answer 23

Provides a longer concluding section that reaffirms the tonic key

Question 24

Mozart’s birthplace

Answer 24

Austria

Question 25

Mozart's birth and death year

Answer 25

1756 - 1791

Question 26

Mozart's education

Answer 26

Learned from his father

Question 27

Instruments Mozart played

Answer 27

Harpsichord Piano Organ Violin

Question 28

Mozart's employment

Answer 28

Concert master at courts

Question 29

Mozart's patrons

Answer 29

Hieronymus von Colloredo Emperor Joseph II

Question 30

Genres Mozart cultivated

Answer 30

Viennese classical ideals (elegance/balance/poise) Sonata form Three movement concerto Virtually all classical styles

Question 31

Hallmarks of Mozart's style

Answer 31

Harmonic language Compelling, realistic characters dramatically and musically Vocal qualities and melodic lyricism in instruments

Question 32

Lorenzo da Ponte

Answer 32

Librettist for Mozart (Don Giovanni)

Question 33

Rocket Theme

Answer 33

Rapidly ascending melody outlining an arpeggio

Question 34

Rounded binary

Answer 34

||: A :||: B + A :||

Question 35

Beethoven's birthplace

Answer 35

Germany

Question 36

Beethoven's birth and death year

Answer 36

1770 - 1827

Question 37

Beethoven's education

Answer 37

Father Studied counterpoint and composition with Christian Neefe

Question 38

Instruments Beethoven played

Answer 38

Piano Violin Organ

Question 39

Beethoven's employment

Answer 39

Organist and violinist in court orchestras

Question 40

Beethoven's patrons

Answer 40

Prince Lobkowitz Prince Linchnowsky Count Rasumovsky

Question 41

Genres Beethoven cultivated

Answer 41

Developed and expanded classical genres such as: sonata, concerto, and symphony

Question 42

Hallmarks of Beethoven's style

Answer 42

Thematic material Extreme dynamics Explosive accents Incorporated new orchestral instruments

Question 43

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 43

Beethoven admired Napoleon, dedicated Symphony No. 3 to him until Napoleon declared himself emperor. Beethoven then removed the dedication

Question 44

Cyclical structure

Answer 44

Material heard in one movement recurs in later movements

Question 45

Motive

Answer 45

Short melodic or rhythmic idea

Question 46

Scherzo and Trio

Answer 46

Replaces menuet and trio. Italian for "jest" Humorous or ironic, and dramatic

Question 47

Theme and variations

Answer 47

A melody is stated and then undergoes a series of transformations