Classical Music Study Guide

Classical harmony is best described 

Which is most likely to be the slow movement in a multimovement cycle?

Which movement of a symphony would most likely be in Theme and Variation Form?

The last section of sonata allegro form is called:

Opera buffa

How did Mozart classify Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni?

Which composer replaced the minuet and trio with the scherzo?

Which fact does not apply to Beethoven?

How many movements are standard in a Classical concerto?

The Classical-era orchestra is typically composed of:

A brilliant solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a(n)

Which concert venues were available to composers of the Classical era?

The longest and most dramatic movement of the cycle was generally the:

Which movement of the instrumental cycle is likely to be a dance?

Singspiel

The most important contribution to instrumental music of the Classical era was

Which fact does not apply to Haydn?

The eighteenth-century composer was most likely to find a patron in:

The first movement of a classical symphony would most likely be in what form?

The K. number following each Mozart work refers to:

The title of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik mean

At the time of Mozart's death,

What was considered revolutionary about The Marriage of Figaro?

What makes the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony so memorable?

Haydn was employed for many years by the

Classical texture is best described as

Opera seria

Chamber music generally implies a ___ensemble, with only one player to a part

The term referring to a unification of a work by bringing back themes from earlier movements is

What is a Requiem Mass?

The most important chamber music genre of the Classical era was

Classical melody can best be described as:

The favored solo instruments in the Classical concerto are:

Which of he following was NOT one of the four musical masters of the Viennese school?

This era is characterized by the qualities of order, objectivity, and harmonious proportion?

The dates of the Classical Era are:

The composer of the London symphonies was

Which fact does not apply to Mozart?

Which of Beethoven's symphonies set the famous Ode to Joy poem by Schiller?

How was Beethoven able to compose and write music even when he was completely deaf?

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

The virtuoso pianist Maria Anna Mozart was the ______ of the composer.