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Review of composers, terms, and works of music during the Classical period
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1
Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active,
was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire
was the music center of Europe
was the 4th largest city in Europe
all three are true
2
Which composer composed 104 symphonies?
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
all 3
3
The classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it does not have a _____ movement.
sonata form
minuet or scherzo
slow
rondo finale
4
Which of the following is NOT part of a sonata form movement?
exposition
development
recapitulation
rondo
5
Beethoven's only opera is entitled
Fidelio
The Magic Flute
Don Giovanni
Madame Butterfly
6
Which composer was an active musician in the city of Vienna?
Haydn
Beethoven
Mozart
all 3
7
Haydn's two popular oratorios are entitled
The Seasons
and
Elijah
The Creation
The Magic Flute
Don Giovanni
8
Mozart's Requiem Mass was
composed by a nobleman using Mozart's name
an early work
a high point in his career
most likely finished by one of his students
9
Classical style flourished in music during the period
1600-1750
1450-1600
1820-1900
1750-1820
10
Whose favorite form of music composition was opera?
all 3
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
11
Which composer wrote pieces in sonata form?
Haydn
Beethoven
all 3
Mozart
12
Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of the music of the classical period?
basically polyphonic
a wealth of rhythic patterns
fluctuations in mood
melodies are tuneful & easy to remember
13
The classical string quartet is a musical composition for
two violins, viola & cello
any four string instruments
violin, viola, cello & bass
violin, guitar, viola & cello
14
Which composer composed pieces for a popular new instrument in this period - the piano
Mozart
Haydn
all 3
Beethoven
15
The rondo may be schematically outlined as
ABACBA
ABACA
ABCBA
ABBABD
16
The sons of what composer were leaders in transitioning from baroque style to early classical?
Henry Purcell
J. S. Bach
G. F. Handel
Antonio Vivaldi
17
The basso continuo continued to be the nucleus of the orchestra in the Classical period.
False
True
18
We have a record of Beethoven's struggle with his musical material because of his habit of
describing his struggles in letters to friends
telling his trouble to his biographer
keeping a dairy
often carrying his musical sketchbooks with him
19
A factor that distinguishes chamber music from the symphony or concerto is that chamber music
does not use sonata form
performed by one player per part
is performed in concert halls
does not have difficult parts
20
In many of Beethoven's works, there is a _____ movement instead of the minuet.
presto
fugato
ritornello
scherzo
21
Which composer was instrumental in developing the symphony and string quartet?
Mozart
Beethoven
all 3
Haydn
22
Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life
serving a wealthy aristocratic family
as an independently wealthy composer
as a church musician and organist
as a professional free-lance musician
23
Theme and variations form may be schematically outlined as
AA'A''A'''A''''
AABB
ABA
ABACADA
24
The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the
clarinet
cello
violin
piano
25
In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart
were jealous of each other
avoided each other
became close friends
never met