Test 2023-11-18 - Baroque, Classical Flashcards
- Identify the music excerpt and answer the following questions:
- Title
- Composer:
- The form of the excerpt (not the form of the entire piece)
- Identify the music excerpt and answer the following questions:
- Title
- Composer:
- The form of the excerpt (not the form of the entire piece)
- Identify the music excerpt and answer the following questions:
- Title
- Composer:
- The form of the excerpt (not the form of the entire piece)
- Identify the music excerpt and answer the following questions:
- Title
- Composer:
- What does the ostinato represent?
- Who am I? What piece did I write and what genre is that?
My father was a wheelwright. My mom was a cook. As a young boy, I had a beautiful voice and studied in a church choir until my voice changed. After that, I did all kind of jobs in the music field until I finally found a job with the Eserhazy family.
- Who am I? What piece did I write and what genre is that?
I was so talented that I didn’t have fixed patrons. Instead, the rich and powerful support me in different ways. I may have written just 9 symphonies but they are full of innovations.
- Who am I? What piece did I write and what genre is that?
People say that I am the master of the contrapuntal art. I dedicated my music to the glory of God. One reason was that I composed music for churches for almost 20 years. I was a firm believer in making existing formats perfect so I wrote many pieces in series. You may think I was stuck in a little town but I actually incorporated internationalism is my music.
- Who am I? What piece did I write and what genre is that?
I grew up in a pretty good family because my father was a successful barber-surgeon. He did not want me to be a musician so I studied law. After my father died, I because a professional musician.
I was a very successful musician and I worked for many royal families. I was also a world traveller. I was born in Germany, travelled to Italy and eventually settled in England.
- Who am I? What piece did I write and what genre is that?
People loved me when I was a child and I performed in front of many royalties. My father taught me harpsichord, organ, violin and composition. wrote over 40 symphonies but it is my operas that people nowadays remember the most.
- What am I?
I go up very quickly outlining an arpeggio and often used as a dramatic motive.
- What am I?
Exposition, development and recapitulation are my main components.
- What am I?
I may be just another ABA but Beethoven loves me as a form instead of the menuet and trio.