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Franz Joseph Haydn was best known as:

Mozart wrote his first symphony at the age of

The Classical Period

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Review of significant composers in this period.

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1
Mozart wrote his first symphony at the age of
6
13
12
8
2
Franz Joseph Haydn was best known as:
Austrian boy made good.
the most prolific composer in Germany
father of the modern symphony
finest bass drum player to ever live.
3
After Mozart heard Haydn's string quartets, Mozart:
wrote Haydn to express his admiration
was unimpressed and criticized him behind his back.
wrote all of them down from memory.
immediately wrote 6 string quartets to learn the genre.
4
Mozart lived:
a short and difficult life
a long and difficult life
a long and easy life.
a short and easy life
5
The most natural musical genius in history is considered to be:
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
Schubert
6
With his incredible ear, Mozart learned:
played memory games for money
to speak 15 languages.
to mimic all variety of animal sounds.
to play musical tricks on fellow composers
7
Haydn wrote more symphonies than virtually any other composer
False
True
8
Christoph Gluck was considered:
a bridge between classical and romantic music
a bridge between baroque and classical music
a bridge between renaissance and baroque music
the best opera composer of his day