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Music History: Classical Era
Music History: Classical Era
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Basic questions for events of the classical era of music history.
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Mozart was a child prodigy. What does that mean?
Someone who is an orphan.
It is a contagious disease.
Someone who comes from a rich family.
Someone under age 10 who can perform & compose like an adult
2
How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
100
9
none
13
3
Name this Baroque Composer (listen to the music)
Handel
Bach
Vivaldi
Telemann
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Name this Baroque Composer (Listen to the music)
Handel
Brahms
Bach
Vivaldi
5
A Theorbo was a baroque instrument
True
False
6
Who was Beethoven's teacher?
Mozart
Both A and C.
Haydn
His father
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Who were the 3 most famous composers of the Classical period in music history?
Telemann, Handel, Bach
Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Gluck
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
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The Baroque Orchestra typically performed:
In a football field
On a boat
Without a conductor
With lots of brass and percussion
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What is true of Beethoven?
He wrote in both the classical and romantic styles of music.
His father and grandfather were musicians.
All of the above.
He went deaf at an early age.
10
Who were the 3 most famous composers of the Classical period in music history?
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Telemann, Handel, Bach
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms
Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Gluck
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What is true of the classical period of music history?
Orchestras became larger
The piano became the major keyboard instrument.
Music didn't change.
All of the above.
12
The Baroque Orchestra typically performed:
Without a conductor
In a football field
With lots of brass and percussion
On a boat
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What is true of Mozart?
Both A and C.
He was taught to compose music by his father.
He worked for a Prince most of his life.
He died of old age.
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What is true of Haydn?
He worked for the Esterhazy family most of his life.
He looks like George Washington.
He wrote more music than any other composer.
He is known as the father of the symphony
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Who were the 3 most famous composers of the Classical period in music history?
Telemann, Handel, Bach
Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Gluck
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms
16
The classical era in music history is represented by these dates:
1300-1600
1750-1820
1600-1750
1800-1900
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Which elements describe music from the Classical Era?
Dramatic
Light and Energetic
Rubato
Lots of percussion
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This element was found in Baroque music
Rubato
Ornamentation
Atonality
Use of Cannons
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How did composers make a living?
Both B and C.
Selling their music.
Being hired by wealthy families.
Teaching lessons.
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Who was the first composer to make a successful living NOT being hired by the wealthy?
Beethoven
Mozart
Both A and C.
Haydn
