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What is so tragic about Mozart's life?
The forte piano has
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The forte piano has
louder tone/thick strings
louder tone/thing strings
thinner strings/smaller pitch range
thicker strings/larger pitch range
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What is so tragic about Mozart's life?
Stayed in one place most of his life
He tried making on his own
Died early at the height of his career
His compositions weren't admired by composers
3
What is the third section in Sonata Allegro form?
Exposition
Development
Code
Recapitulation
4
What was Haydn's early musical training
Choir at St. Stephen's Church
Singing at school
Playing music with father
Lessons at Esterhazy palace
5
Dynamics in classical music are used to
have a small range of loud and soft
create dissonance
create little contrast
express emotion and bring excitement
6
A requiem is a collection of songs that
like an opera, but without acting
honors nobility
has four movements
honors the dead
7
What does "Prodigy" mean? Someone who
rebellious genius
highly talented
hates authority
writes music
8
We listened to "Lacrymosa" from Mozart's Requiem. What does Lacrymosa mean?
Weeping
Mass for the dead
like a sacred opera without acting
The Magic Flute
9
What are the years of the Classical time period?
1700-1850
1750-1820
1600-1750
1800-1920
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What does the word "Coda" mean?
tempo
tail
transition
ending
11
Is the baroque or classical orchestra larger
baroque
classical
blank
they are the same size
12
What country was opera invented in?
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
13
In opera, vocal lines imitate
rhythm of dancing
instruments in an orchestra
French language
the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech
14
The piano was created because of the desire for
ivory white keys
gradual tempo changes
bigger keys
gradual dynamic changes
15
What city was one of the music centers of Europe during the Classical Period?
Vienna
Madrid
Hamburg
Munich
16
Which orchestra section is the most important in classical music?
string
brass
percussion
woodwind
17
How did the middle class impact music?
greater demand for printed music, lessons, concerts
less concerts/high ticket $$
Music written for virtuosic players
less deman for printed music/high ticket $$
18
When was the piano invented?
1750
1600
1700
1775
19
What is a nickname of Haydn
Master of the Concerto
Father of the Symphony
The Red Priest
Amadeus
20
How are melodies from the Classical time period described?
tunefu and easy to remember
polyphonic
syncopated
unexpected
21
What is the translation to "Die Zauberlflote"
like a sacred opera without acting
The Magic Flute
Weeping
Mass for the dead
22
Who were the two pioneers that led us out of the Baroque and into the Classical Era?
Pachelbel & Vivaldi
Beethoven and Mozart
CPE & JC Bach
Purcell and Handel
23
What is the second section in Sonata Allegro form?
Development
Recapitulation
Code
Exposition
24
What is the name of Haydn's employer for most of his life?
Esterhazy family
Vienna Philharmonic
Freelance musician
St. Stephen's Church
25
What is the lowest voice type?
bass
soprano
tenor
alto
26
What is the first section in Sonata Allegro form?
Development
Code
Exposition
Recapitulation
27
What is different about Mozart & Haydn's employers
Haydn travelled around Vienna for employment
Mozart stayed in Salzburg
Mozart worked for aristocrat
Haydn worked for aristocrat
28
Which composer travelled & toured Europe as a child?
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
Handel
29
This type of song leads into an aria and imitates the rhythms of speech
recitative
duet
entr'acte
arietta
30
What is the highest voice type?
bass
alto
tenor
soprano
31
When did mozart write his first symphony
20
8
6
13
32
What is the fourth section in Sonata Allegro form?
Code
Recapitulation
Exposition
Development
33
What are the 3 master composers of the Classical time period?
Vivaldi Pachelbel Handel
Beethoven Bach Handel
Mozart Beethoven Hadyn
Haydn Handel Mozart
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What is the libretto?
plot of opera
text of opera
person who writes music
characters in opera
