4. CLASSICAL PERIOD MUSIC

Sonata form section that alters the themes and may include new material. It is the freest section.

Why did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord?

Profane vocal form with plots based on daily life, which the audience understood better.

Instrumental form written for one or two solo instruments with three or four contrasting movements.

This city became the musical capital of Europe during the Classical period.

Who designed the fortepiano around 1760?

The favourite accompaniment pattern in the Classical period was the Alberti bass.

Who was the main oratorio composer during the Classical period?

Sonata form section that restates all the themes but this time they are all in the tonic key.

Instrumental form written for orchestra and soloist with three contrasting movements.

Profane vocal form with plots based on mythological and heroic topics.

Who was the main opera buffa composer during the Classical period?

Chamber music is a form of music written for a big orchestra.

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The main composers from the Viennese school were...

What is different about Classical period music compared to Baroque?

Instrumental form written for orchestra with four contrasting movements.

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