The Classical Period

The Classical Orchestra had between 30-60 players.

Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were Austrian.

Musicians started to establish clearly defined forms such as sonatas and symphonies.

Beethoven was born in Northwestern Germany.

Beethoven was too deaf to hear his friends talk, so they would write their conversations for him to respond.

German for "song" and refers to secular song usually for solo voice.

Famous for having become deaf during his career and having continued to compose.

Beethoven and Schubert helped with the transition to from the Classical to the Romantic Period of music.

Haydn was a mentor to ________.

A Composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment, typically in several movements

Haydn served the __________ family.

Schubert was a child prodigy.

Who introduced hammer action to the clavichord and produced a square piano?

The term "Classical" comes from a return to the "classic" art and architecture of the _________ and ___________.

Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion were all part of the Classical Orchestra.

The symphony and string quartet got its start in the classical period.

Which of the Following were Classical Composers?

The fortepiano replaces the harpsichord allowing for what?

The 4 movement symphony transpired from the Baroque French opera overture.

Mozart died at the age of 35.

Haydn was known as the "Father of the Symphony"

A master of every medium, he is widely considered one of the greatest musicians of the Western classical tradition.

The Classical Era lasted from

Instrumental Music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part.

Which of the following occurred during the classical period?

Beethoven's father wished to make him a child prodigy like Mozart.

"One Sound" when all of the voices move together in the same rhythm.