Classical Time Period Review

Tragic Italian opera

What are the three sections of a Sonata-Allegro Form?

An A-B-A form in a moderate triple meter; often the third movement of the classical multi-movement style.

What was Mozart's last large-scale work before his death?

The Classical time period changed from the Baroque time period in what way?

Which character sings the Catalogue Aria in Mozart's Don Giovanni?

Often the first movement of a symphony with three sections that develop a theme throughout.

Ensemble music for up to about ten players, with one player to a part.

Structure in which musical material, such as a theme, presented in one movement returns in a later movement.

What former civilization(s) did Classicism derive its inspiration?

Sponsorship of an artist or a musician, historically by a member of the wealthy or ruling classes.

A melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a piece.

Beethoven established this more personal form of music, where only one or two performers are playing.

Which Haydn symphony is known as his "Surprise" Symphony?

Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead

Who were the prominent composers of the Classical era?

Italian comic opera

How old was Mozart when he passed away?

This is a movement that emphasizes science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

Instrumental music composed purely as music, and not intended to represent or illustrate something else.

What family employed Joseph Haydn for nearly 30 years allowing Haydn to compose freely without financial worry?

Large work for orchestra, generally in three or four movements.

Instrumental genre in several movements for solo instrument (or instrumental group) and orchestra.

A good adjective to describe the form of music in the classical era is:

What form is the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?