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This is info we discussed in class on the classical era. This will help you review for the test.
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1
Mozart could read music perfectly at first sight:
False
True
2
What instruments are in a string quartet?
Violin - viola - cello - bass
2 Violin - viola - cello
2 Violin - viola - bass
Violin - 2 viola - cello
3
Mozart completed entire compositions in his head before writing them on paper.
Yes
No
Only symphonies
Only opera
4
Antonio Salieri killed Mozart:
True
Unknown
False
5
What is a “movement” in a composition (like in a symphony)?
A section that can stand alone (sounds ok by itself)
The tempo of the composition
The length of the composition
An extended phrase in music
6
What is a concerto?
A composition for orchestra and quartet
A composition for orchestra and instrumental soloist
A composition for orchestra
A composition for orchestra and vocal soloist
7
The classical orchestra instrumentation had instruments grouped in:
Pairs
String family
Threes
Fours
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How many movements does a symphony usually have?
3
5
4
2
9
Mozart could play back music perfectly after only one hearing:
True
False
10
Mozart performed musically all over ________ as a child.
Salzburg
Europe
Asia
Vienna
11
How many works did Mozart compose (that are catalogued) during his life?
600
726
626
700
12
What musical work is written specifically for the orchestra?
String quartet
Chamber music
Symphony
Variation
13
Mozart taught many pupils in Vienna.
No
Yes
14
Mozart wrote his first composition at age:
7
5
6
4
15
Where was Mozart born?
Hamburg
Salzburg
Vienna
Rothenberg
16
Where Mozart and Salieri close friends?
Probably not
Probably so
17
What is an example of chamber music?
Concerto
String quartet
Symphony
Opera
18
The three main composers in the classical era were:
Cage - Beethoven - Mozart
Haydn - Beethoven - Liszt
Haydn - Beethoven - Mozart
Bach - Beethoven - Haydn
19
Chamber music is intended to be played in a:
Large hall
Small room
Outdoor setting
Field
20
Wolfgang Mozart was taught by his father:
yes
no
21
Classical music had contrasts in _____?
Movement
Measure
Mood
Activity
22
Mozart was considered a childhood musical:
Prodigy
Genius
Lyricist
Virtuoso
23
Mozart could play back music perfectly after only one hearing.
Yes he could
No he couldn’t
24
The section of a concerto where the soloist “shows off” is a called the:
Cadenza
Coda
Virtuosity
Fermata
25
What is an opera?
Drama
Drama set to music
Musically expansive phrase
Dramatic libretto
26
What three words describe music in the classical era?
Balance - variation- structure
Crescendo - clarity - structure
Balance - clarity - structure
Balance - scales - fusion
27
How many instruments are in a string quartet?
5
6
4
3
28
Mozart composed only symphonies:
False
True
