Classical Schtuff

What is the term for varying a theme by adding or omitting notes/changing keys?

What are the tempos for the solo concerto movements?

Absolute music...

What does the term diatonic mean?

This is a musical setting of the Mass for the Dead.

Which of these things did not occur during this time period?

This is a comedic opera in Germany.

When you repeat the motive at higher or lower pitches, it is called a what?

Who composed Symphony No. 94, The Surprise?

An expert musician would be called a what?

What is the term for "a melodic idea used as a building block in a composition"?

What opera is about a womanizing man and his resultant demise?

If you are trying to learn the lines for an opera you would need to read what?

An improvised solo passage at the end of a concerto is called a...

What purpose did the brass section serve in most classical symphonies?

Which of the four composers we studied came from professional music families?

Which of the four composers we studied was not from Austria?

What person revolutionized opera by emphasizing simplicity and naturalness?

Gretchen Am Spinnrade is based on a story written by whom?

An instrumental genre in several movements for soloist and orchestra.

The classical era spans what years?

The section of a sonata allegro in which the theme is restated is called a what?

Which of these would NOT be in a standard string quartet?

What does the phrase "Homophonic texture" mean?

Which of these is not a characteristic of Classical music?

This is a genre made up of two to ten instrumentalists with one player per part.

Who composed Symphony No. 5 in C minor?

The first movement of a multimovement cycle is usually a what?

This term is used to describe pieces with three or four movements.

This character in an opera is usually a bass and acts as comedic relief.