exam 2 Flashcards
(52 cards)
what year did the classical era begin and end
1750-1820
what is the movement structure of orchestral music?
fast, slow, dance, fast
what years was the baroque period?
1600-1750
Which composer’s death is considered to be the end of the classical period?
mozart
What does the string quartet in the Classical era consist of?
2 violinists
1 violist
1 cellist.
Which composer wrote “Spring?”
vivaldi
Which composer wrote “ Dido’s Lament?”
purcell
who went deaf at 27
Beethoven
T/F - A group of soloists (2-4 people) accompanied by a large group (orchestra) is a Concerto Grosso.
TRUE
T/F -One solo instrument backed up by an orchestra isChamber Music.
FALSE- concerto grosso
What was the cultural center of the classical period?
Vienna, Austria
What were the years of Mozart’s birth and death?
1756-1791
how many movements are in a symphony
4
True or False: A Solo Concerto is a single soloist that is accompanied by an orchestra
TRUE
During the Baroque period, who pioneered new styles of music like the concerto and the sonata?
bach, vivaldi, handel
what religion helped start the baroque period?
catholicism
What kind of music is designed for the intimate setting of a room in a home or palace, rather than a concert hall?
chamber music
what year was beethoven born
1770
Who was the first free lance musician?
mozart
T/F -One of the most distinctive forms in romantic music is the art song, a composition for an orchestra
FALSE, solo voice and piano not orchestra
Frederic Chopin was the only great composer who wrote almost exclusively for ___?
piano
what are the big compositions in the classical period
comic opera, string quartet, symphonies, and sonata
what music is dark, dramatic, and complex
baroque
classical music is light, simple and what else? also what is the focus?
more emotional and the focus is tune
