Classical Period

Question 1

played by soloist and orchestra

Answer 1

concerto

Question 2

a form of chamber music

Answer 2

string quartet

Question 3

played by two violins, viola, and cello

Answer 3

string quartet

Question 4

highly developed by beethoven

Answer 4

symphony, string quartet, sonata, concerto

Question 5

developed by Haydn

Answer 5

symphony and string quartet

Question 6

played by a solo instrument

Answer 6

sonata

Question 7

played by the entire orchestra

Answer 7

symphony

Question 8

Beethoven wrote 32 famous ones including the “Moonlight” and the “Pathetique”

Answer 8

sonata

Question 9

has a trill played by the soloist to let the orchestra know when it is time for them to play again

Answer 9

concerto

Question 10

contains a cadenza

Answer 10

concerto

Question 11

symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Answer 11

Mozart

Question 12

Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Answer 12

Mozart

Question 13

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No.4

Answer 13

Beethoven

Question 14

trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major

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haydn

Question 15

don Giovanni

Answer 15

Mozart

Question 16

paino concerto No. 23 in a major

Answer 16

Mozart

Question 17

dies ire from Requiem in D Minor

Answer 17

Mozart

Question 18

piano sonata in C Minor, Op 13

Answer 18

Beethoven

Question 19

. In classical music, is the texture basically polyphonic or basically homophonic?

Answer 19

homophonic

Question 20

. What is the difference in the treatment of dynamics in the Baroque Period and Classical Period?

Answer 20

Baroque—terraced; Classical—gradual or sudden

Question 21

what does cosmopolitan mean

Answer 21

National differences were minimized and travel increased throughout Europe

Question 22

Who were two of the pre-classical composers?

Answer 22

CPE Bach and JC Bach

Question 23

Describe a typical Classical Orchestra. Why is that different than a Baroque Orchestra?

Answer 23

Baroque Orchestra could vary from piece to piece and may utilize a basso continuo
Classical Orchestra become much more standard using the four families of strings, woodwinds (in pairs), brass (in pairs) and timpani

Question 24

Describe the audience Classical music would have been composed for.

Answer 24

Professional and amateur performers

Question 25

Franz Joseph Haydn is known as ___

Answer 25

the father of symphony

Question 26

How many symphonies did Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven write?

Answer 26

104 Haydn Mozart 40 Beethoven 9

Question 27

Who did Haydn work for and why?

Answer 27

Esterhazy’s; he was the court musician

Question 28

What were the nick-names of some of Haydn’s symphonies?

Answer 28

Surprise, Clock, Military, Drum Roll

Question 29

How many movements are typically in a symphony? Describe them.

Answer 29

4; 1st movement--fast and in sonata allegro form; 2nd movement—slow and lyrical; 3rd movement—dance-like usually in minuet and trio or scherzo form; 4th movement—fast and in sonata allegro form

Question 30

What is a coda?

Answer 30

an extra ending

Question 31

What is a cadenza?

Answer 31

A virtuosic, sometimes improvised, section at the close of a concerto before the coda; a trill signals the end

Question 32

What handicap did Beethoven have to struggle with?

Answer 32

deafness

Question 33

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began his career as a

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child prodigy

Question 34

Which composer bridged the Classical and Romantic periods?

Answer 34

Beethoven

Question 35

What are the dates of the Classical period?

Answer 35

1750-1820

Question 36

A string quartet consists of what group of instruments

Answer 36

Two violins, viola, cello

Question 37

Mozart died while composing what piece of music?

Answer 37

Requiem in D minor

Question 38

What is a Requiem?

Answer 38

a mass for the dead

Question 39

What does the K. stand for in Mozart’s compositions?

Answer 39

Köchel—he categorized his works and they are numbered approximately chronologically

Question 40

What is The Creation and who wrote it?

Answer 40

Oratorio/Haydn

Question 41

How did Haydn’s Surprise Symphony earn its nickname?

Answer 41

Quick loud bursts of sound

Question 42

Describe Beethoven’s temperament.

Answer 42

fiery and contentious

Question 43

What is unusual about the 4th movement of Beethoven’s 9th symphony?

Answer 43

it includes a chorus

Question 44

Who developed the scherzo; what movement did it replace; what are its characteristics?

Answer 44

Beethoven; minuet and trio; Characterized by rapid movement and rhythmic drive

Question 45

Mozart's childhood

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first child prodigy, terrible money manager, prolific composer, master of opera, by 6 years old he could play the harpsichord and violin

Question 46

Beethoven's childhood

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rough childhood, dad was an alcoholic by 12 he was a court organist, publishing music, and supporting his family, temperamental personality, began to go deaf at age 29, rebelled social convention, played for Mozart, worked years on symphony’s, carried a notebook to sketch new ideas

Question 47

Haydn's childhood

Answer 47

choirboy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, court musician for the Esterhazy’s , moved to London in 1971,

Question 48

Structure can be expressed A B A C A.

Answer 48

rondo

Question 49

Structure takes a main tune and changes it in a variety of ways.

Answer 49

theme and variations

Question 50

Structure has a main idea that is used several times with new unrelated material between the repeats.

Answer 50

rondo

Question 51

Structure that contains Exposition, Development, Recap. and Coda.

Answer 51

sonata form

Question 52

Structure takes a main tune and changes it in a variety of ways.

Answer 52

theme and variations

Question 53

Structure presents Theme 1, Theme 2 then develops them and returns to the opening material.

Answer 53

sonata form

Question 54

compare baroque and classical unity of mood

Answer 54

classical - fluctuate in mood, mood may change gradually or suddenly baroque - single emotion

Question 55

compare baroque and classical rhythm

Answer 55

classical - unexpected pauses, syncopations, frequent changes baroque - few patterns, sense of continuity

Question 56

compare baroque and classical texture

Answer 56

classical - homophonic | baroque - polyphonic

Question 57

compare baroque and classical melody/harmony

Answer 57

classical - tuneful, easy to remember, sound balanced | baroque - less symmetrical, more elaborate, and harder to sing

Question 58

compare baroque and classical dynamics

Answer 58

classical - gradual dynamic change - crescendo or decrescendo baroque - terraced dynamics