Classical Music

Question 1

What are 5 features of the classical Period?

Answer 1

• Balanced phrasing
• Balances phrases with question and answer structures
• Mostly diatonic (moving in steps or notes that belong to the key)
• Mostly homophonic texture (with occasional counterpoints - different melodies combined to produce harmony)
• Use of contrasting melodies
• BQDHC
• Balanced
• Question and Answer
• Diatonic
• Homophonic
• Contrast

Question 2

What period is the classical period?

Answer 2

• 1750 to 1820

Question 3

What 3 composers dominated the classical period?

Answer 3

• Beethoven
• Mozart
• Haydn