Music Appreciation - Unit 5 Review

Which musical texture emerged as the dominant style in Classical music?

The Classical concerto gave a soloist the opportunity to display their virtuosity through the use of which strategy?

Between which periods did the music of Beethoven create a bridge?

Which Classical ideal defined melody in the Classical period?

What is a large-scale work for orchestra usually in four movements called?

What statement best describes homophonic textures in music?

What does tempo describe in a piece of music?

What Classical ideal does the theme of Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony embody?

Why is Beethoven’s second period often referred to as his heroic period?

Which answer lists the orchestras according to their size, from smallest to largest?

Is this statement true or false? During the Classical period, composers saw a decline in the patronage system.

What statement best summarizes Mozart’s life?

What eighteenth-century piece is meant as light entertainment?

What famous pianist did Beethoven have in mind when he wrote the Pathétique Sonata?

Which composer did not work under the patronage system?

During a cadenza, what would the orchestra do while the soloist was displaying their vocal skills with an extended solo?

Which tempo marking is the fastest?

Which kind of harmony did Classical period composers prefer?

Which percussion instrument does not have definite pitch?

What does the tempo allegro mean?

What form does the first movement of a Classical symphony usually follow?

Which music form was the last work Mozart composed in his lifetime?

Which string instrument is usually not found in an orchestra?

How many movements did Haydn’s modern Classical symphony have?

Which dynamic marking is the loudest?

In what section of his Pathétique Sonata does Beethoven introduce his first and second themes?

Which symphony is considered Beethoven’s final masterpiece and was the first symphony to ever use a chorus and soloists?

What does the tempo largo mean?

Following Classical tradition, how many movements are in Mozart’s Symphony No. 40?

Which phrase best describes a cadenza?

What eighteenth-century instrumental work is meant to be played in the evening?

What is one way that Haydn creates variation in the theme for his “Surprise” Symphony?

Why do modern composers combine instruments in new and different ways?

With the exception of the 3rd movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, the minuet, in what form are the other movements?

Which popular orchestral form was Haydn instrumental in creating?

What eighteenth-century musical composition was usually written for four solo string instruments?

In accordance with Classical symphonic form, which outlines the four movements of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40?

Which composer most influenced Mozart’s music?

What is the form for a Classical symphony?

What are the three main parts of Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata, in order?

What are the three main parts of sonata form?

What type of phrasing was favored in Classical music?

True or false? When two musical phrases found in the form of a question and answer are put together, they form a period.

Which Italian term means to gradually increase in volume?

What are the four main sections of an orchestra?