The Classical Era

I began to experience hearing loss in my twenties.

Which of the following is not a form found in the four-movement cycle?

The fourth movement in a four-movement cycle is:

The third movement in a four-movement cycle is:

__________ is music for a small group of people, generally 2 - 10 players.

Absolute music can best be defined as:

The part of the opera that tells the story and moves the plot along is the:

Opera buffa means:

I was from a broken home and my family by playing the organ and the harpsichord.

I was born in 1732 and died in 1809.

A sonata features a solo instrument and __________ accompaniment.

Beethoven composed a piano sonata titled:

The classical concerto has how many movements?

This piece of music was the Austrian national anthem for a period of time.

The symphony was an outgrowth of:

Eine Kleine Nachtmusick is written for:

What composer was a child prodigy and played for the nobility of Europe?

I was born in 1770 and died in 1827.

I died while composing a Requiem. I passed away before it was completed. 

The person who writes the text of an opera is called the:

What composer worked for the Esterhazy family?

This composer traveled to London during his lifetime.

I was born in 1756 and died in 1791.

A string quartet is made up of:

Which of the following is not part of the sonata-allegro form?

A cadenza is found:

I was the court composer for the Esterhazy family.

A concerto features a solo instrument with __________ accompaniment.

I composed famous operas such as The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni.

This composer wrote over 100 symphonies.

The famous symphony with a motive named 'fate knocking at the door' is:

The Mozart piano concerto begins with:

In the early classical era music revolved around a court & composers employed under a _ system.

The 'catalog aria' from Don Giovanni is about what?

A string quartet follows the __________ .

His music straddles the classical and romantic eras.

What composer composed nine symphonies, one opera and the famous Moonlight Sonata?

I composed 41 symphonies.

The classical era lasted from:

The second movement of a four movement cycle is:

Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven all lived in this Austrian city.

A Requiem is a:

My first composition dates from 1761 when I was 5 years old.

The arias in an opera:

Which of the following is not a major choral genre of the Classical era?