Classical Period of Music (1750-1820)

Question 1

Which of the following is true to describe the life of a classical musician?

Accepted Answer

Publishing flourished providing another source of income, Royalty employed composers but treated them as servants, Dependent on others for an income, but not well paid, Some were freelance but had to rely on getting commision

Question 2

Which of the following were composers in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Franz Joseph Haydn

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true to describe society and the thought of music?

Accepted Answer

The first public concerts with paid admission occured, Musicians were becoming more independent as period evolved, Public was demanding impersonal, but tuneful/elegant music, The rich wanted to be educated in music

Question 4

Which of the following occurred in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Industrial revolution allowed new instruments to be made, Public was able to enjoy and participate in leisure

Question 5

Which of the following are components of texture within in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Homophonic, Less dense than Baroque or Romantic periods

Question 6

Which of the following describes Classical music?

Accepted Answer

Structured and emotions were controlled, Church music was still important but was losing influence, Absolute music

Question 7

Which forms were used in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Sonata, Modern concerto, Rondo

Question 8

Which answers are characteristics of the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Clarity, Variety of emotions within a single movement of music, Intellectual

Question 9

Which components of instrumentation are used in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Strings are predominant, Orchestra sections developing, Woodwind, brass, timpani are used, New instruments were developed (piano, clarinet)

Question 10

Which of the following describes the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Often called the "enlightenment", Music composed from 1750 to 1820, Composers wanted to add more human emotion to music

Question 11

Which of the following are components of melodies within the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Contrasting themes, Clearly defined musical phrases of varying lengths

Question 12

Which components of style are used in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Mixture of comic and serious traits within a single work, Variety of emotions, with control, Strictly followed forms of the period, Intended to please society at large

Question 13

Economic wealth shifted from the aristocracy to the ........

Accepted Answer

Industralists, Middle class merchants, Bankers

Question 14

Which components of dynamics are included in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Used in a thematic way, Crescendo and diminuendo used

Question 15

Which of the following was occurring in society during the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Aristocracy was replacing monarchy and the church as patrons, Patronage system of employment was starting to disintegrate

Classical Period of Music (1750-1820)

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Classical Period of Music (1750-1820)

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