Clear, Balanced, and restrained

Classical Music Flashcards

1

A cadenza can be described as...

Music that tells a story
A group consisting of a violin, flute and harpsichord
AABA form
A section where a soloist shows off their technical ability

2

The texture of classical music was mainly

Hooked on phonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic

3

Which composer led composers becoming free agents?

Haydn
Beethoven
Handel
Mozart

4

Coda

Theme introduced for the first time
Composer techniques to add interest
Theme played again
The ending section

5

Which is not a Mozart opera

Marriage of Figaro
Magic Flute
Don Pablo
Don Giovanni

6

During this time period, composers were not

printing and selling music
financially stable on their own
present when their music was played
offering subscription concerts

7

Haydn was known as the Father of...

The Symphony
The Concerto
The Mass
The Opera

8

When is the Theme heard in a Theme and Variations?

Coda
Exposition
Never
Recapitulation

9

Classical music was

Employed use of extreme dynamics
Unpredictable
Unclear
Clear, Balanced, and restrained

10

Mozart's operas are in Italian.

False
True

11

Which of these was written by Haydn

The Four Seasons
Fur Elise
The Farewell Symphony
The Magic Flute

12

The typical Classical Symphony consists of how many movements?

3
4
5
No set number

13

Who was the bridge from Classical music to Romantic?

Bach
Beethoven
Stravinsky
Haydn

14

Haydn worked for 30 years for this patron.

Medici
Pazzi
Borghese
Estherhazy

15

Why was Beethoven considered a bridge to Romanticism by Western music historians?

He became deaf in his old age
Revolutionized opera and oratorios
Dynamics, Tempo, Ritornello, Songs longer and more complex
Revolutionized symphonic form,

Classical Music

Questions 15

Classical Music

Questions 15