Midterm

Question 1

Who created “String quartet op 33 no. 2”?

Answer 1

Haydn

Question 2

what makes up a string quartet?

Answer 2

2 violins, viola, cello

Question 3

Who created Symphony no. 40 k. 550?

Answer 3

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Question 4

Who created Symphony no. 45?

Answer 4

Franz Josef Haydn

Question 5

What are some forms of the classical era?

Answer 5

sonata, rondo, themes and variations, minuet trio, aria

Question 6

A-B-A

Answer 6

ternary form

Question 7

A-B-A

aa bb cc dd aa bb

Answer 7

Minuet trio

Question 8

aba

Answer 8

aria

Question 9

A-B-A’

Answer 9

Sonata allegro

Question 10

aabb,a’a’…..

Answer 10

themes and variations

Question 11

ABACADA

Answer 11

rondo form

Question 12

a rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios

Answer 12

recitative

Question 13

Defines the loudness or softness of a musical stand

Answer 13

dynamics

Question 14

Single music line without accompaniment

Answer 14

monophony

Question 15

Combination of 2 or more individual melody lines simultaneously

Answer 15

polyphony

Question 16

Melody with a supporting accompaniment

Answer 16

homophony

Question 17

The tune of music, organized musical line

Answer 17

melody

Question 18

the character of a piece of music as determined by the key in which it is played or the relations between the notes of a scale or key.

Answer 18

tonality

Question 19

a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action

Answer 19

oratorio

Question 20

Double effect of clarifying harmony and making the texture more cohesive

Answer 20

basso continuo

Question 21

ABA

Answer 21

ternary

Question 22

Combined story with singing

Answer 22

opera

Question 23

Music that starts and will be repeated with soloist episodes between them

Answer 23

ritornello

Question 24

distance between 2 pitches

Answer 24

interval

Question 25

the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession.

Answer 25

melisma

Question 26

one pitch in the melody goes with one syllable in the words.

Answer 26

syllabic

Question 27

moment during a concerto where soloist shows off by themselves

Answer 27

cadenza

Question 28

When is the classical era?

Answer 28

1750-1800

Question 29

philosophical movement during the classical era

Answer 29

enlightenment

Question 30

who are the main philosophical leaders?

Answer 30

voltaire and rousseau

Question 31

criticized the baroque opera, main leader, happened in France

Answer 31

Rousseau

Question 32

What types of changes happened in the classical era?

Answer 32

melody was shorter, paid more attention to the audience, created the piano

Question 33

opening movement form

Answer 33

sonata form

Question 34

how many movements are in the classical symphony?

Answer 34

4

Question 35

where are sonatas formed at?

Answer 35

private gallery, salon, chambers

Question 36

ABA'

Answer 36

sonata allegro

Question 37

A

Answer 37

exposition

Question 38

B

Answer 38

development

Question 39

A'

Answer 39

recapitulation

Question 40

What's the predominant texture in classical music?

Answer 40

homophony

Question 41

1 theme is repeated with different improvisations

Answer 41

rondo

Question 42

comic opera

Answer 42

opera buffa

Question 43

vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

Answer 43

Music

Question 44

How did the emergence of the middle class affect the development of Classical era music?

Answer 44

Public concerts were created, salons were created

Question 45

Give the title and composer of the first opera masterpiece in Western music.

Answer 45

L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi

Question 46

What does K mean in musical compositions?

Answer 46

Musicologist who organized the composer's work

Question 47

What does K mean in Mozarts works?

Answer 47

Kochel