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What was the most important section of the Classical orchestra?
Brass
Strings
Woodwinds
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How were most pieces of music named during the Classical Period?
By the name of the composer
They were numbered in order
By the kind of paper it was written on
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What form is described as "for solo instrument with orchestra accompaniment?"
Symphony
Concerto
Opera
4
Did Classical era artists paint royalty or common people more often?
Common people
Royalty
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Which is NOT a popular form of the Classical Era?
Symphony
Theme and Variations
Chant
Concerto
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What form can be described as "multiple movements for orchestra?"
Opera
Symphony
Concerto
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When was the Classical Era?
1825- 1900
1600- 1750
1750- 1825
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Describe the overall character of the Classical Period:
Extravagant
Passionate, emotional
Elegant, Formal, Refined
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Why was the piano so popular?
It was very inexpensive
It could play a variety of dynamics (volumes.)
It was easier to carry
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Who wrote Symphony #94 (Surprise)?
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
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Which kind of music was most important during the Classical Period?
Electronic
Instrumental
Vocal
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Was a Classical era orchestra larger or smaller than a Baroque era one?
Smaller
Larger
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Composers traveled more easily during the Classical Period. How did this affect the music?
The further they traveled, the more they got paid.
Less music was composed.
Music sounded more the same.
Music was louder
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Which composer wrote Symphony #5, about Fate knocking at his door?
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
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Name another historical event that occurred during the Classical period.
Revolutionary War
Korean War
Civil War
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What was the most important new instrument of the Classical Era?
Violin
Piano
Harpsichord
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What caused musicians to be able to survive financially without working for the aristocracy?
Lower taxes
Global warming
The Rise of the Middle Class
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What system had a wealthy person financially support a composer so they could write full-time?
Polyphonic
Aristocracy
Patronage
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Who wrote the Marriage of Figaro?
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
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Did Classical composers change the mood or character of their music within a movement?
No; the mood or character remained steady throughout.
Yes; they changed from loud to soft or happy to sad
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What form starts out with a main theme, followed by sections that treat that theme differently?
Symphony
Concerto
Theme and Variations
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Which Classical era composer was a child prodigy?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
23
Form and Structure was important during this era. What was the most important new form?
Sonata
Oratorio
Symphony
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Which Classical era composer was deaf?
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
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What is another name for a section of music?
Period
Chapter
Movement