Chapter 12: The Classical Concerto

A cadenza is most frequently found

Johann Joachim Quantzcomposed nearly three hundred flute concertos for his patron

Today’s performers ofclassical concertos often play cadenzas composed by other performers

Composers wrote concertos for

Frederick the Great, kingof Prussia, was a flute player who frequently performed in public

Concerto cadenzas were usually improvised by the soloists

Admissionto public concerts was

Themovement present in a symphony but missing from the classical concerto is

Which of the followingelements is essential to the classical concerto?

A conductor is notnecessary for concertos, since the soloist is in charge

Mozart composed suggestedcadenzas for his performers in case they chose not to improvise

In a concerto the soloistwould play a trill to cue the conductor to bring the orchestra back in

The 1st movement structure of a classical concerto is most frequently

Unlike the baroqueconcerto, the classical concerto has four movements

Solo concertos were writtenfor a number of orchestral instruments

Classical cadenzas were usually

The primary element of aclassical concerto is the contrast of the soloist and orchestra

Themovement structure of the classical concerto is

In the classical period the solo concerto was developed; the concertogrosso fell into disuse

Musicians other than theoriginal composer have written cadenzas for concertos

Double exposition in a concertosonata-form means that only the orchestra introducesthe themes

Thetype of concerto that became popular during the classical period was the

The favored instruments forclassical solo concertos were the piano and violin

Concert audiences rarely knew anything at all about the music beingperformed

The development section of a concerto sonata-form movement

The section of a concerto where the performer can show off his or her skills is called the

Rapid alternation between two notes is called a

Mozart composed the cadenzain his Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major (first movement)

Johann Joachim Quants composed flute concertos for

Duringthe classical period, public concerts were frequently held in

Many classical composerswere also concerto soloists

In a concerto, the themes of the sonata form movement

The second movement of aclassical concerto is usually

No public concerts wereheld during the classical period