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Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
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A quiz about #classical #instrumental #music.
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1
Who was the hero memorialized in Symphony No. 3, according to Greenburg?
Beethoven
Batman
Louis XVI
Napoleon
2
What is an Alberti bass?
block chords in the bass
another name for basso continuo in the Classical era
a broken chord; arpeggiated chordal accompaniment
instruments produced by the famous Alberti
3
Where was W.A. Mozart born and on what date?
Salzburg, Jan 27, 1756
Bonn, Jan 27, 1726
Prague, Jan 27, 1756
Salzburg, Jan 27, 1786
4
Where was Beethoven born and on what date?
Bonn, December 16, 1770
Berlin, December 16, 1770
Salzburg, December 16, 1770
Bonn, December 16, 1750
5
What does
presto
mean in terms of tempo?
slow
lively
moderate
very fast
6
What is the nickname of Haydn’s group of symphonies nos. 93 – 104?
Moscow
London
Prague
Paris
7
For which royal family did Haydn work for almost 30 years?
Esterhazy
Burgundy
Tudor
Windsor
8
What one word best describes Beethoven’s style?
conformity
subtle
big
reserved
9
What type of performing is displayed in a cadenza?
virtuosic and sometimes improvised
imperfect
standard
reserved
10
What is an
open cadence
(aka half cadence)?
A spot where the soloist performs half of the cadenza
A musical stopping point, resolving harmonic tension.
A musical comma, unresolved, creating tension; questioning
When the piano soloist performs with the lid open
11
When was Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 composed?
1783 - 1785
1771 - 1773
1827 - 1829
1804 - 1806
12
The piano is a metaphor for this in the first movement of Piano Concerto no 20 in D Minor.
the voice of the devil
the voice of humanity; our voice in the wilderness
the voice of Mozart
the voice of God
13
What is different about the form of 1
st
movement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4?
the piano enters before the orchestra
It's a Minuet and Trio
the piano part is very limited and not virtuosic
the orchestra never enters; it's all piano
14
Which percussion instruments are associated with Turkish military bands?
snare drum, chimes
bass drum, cymbals, triangle
piano
bells, xylophone
15
What was Haydn's job as a child?
choir boy
stable boy
he sold fruit
carpenter
16
Greenburg thinks that the first movement of the
Appasionata
is a metaphor for what?
A lost love
The revere of summer romance
The strife and pain of a stubbed toe
The unanswered question of human existence.
17
For what primary reason did Mozart compose piano concertos?
For Prince Esterhazy
For King George III
To showcase his skills in public concerts and for income
For King Louis XV
18
What is the tonal ambiguity in the first movement of Symphony No. 104?
Haydn plays F# over and over.
There is only a D and an A; could be major or minor.
It begins with percussion.
The strings and the brass play a half step apart.
19
When was Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20 in D Minor, K466 composed?
1785
1775
1795
1725
20
How many musicians were in the Haydn's orchestra, circa 1770?
10 - 20
80 - 90
60 - 70
30 - 40
