Review-Classical Era Music

Question 1

Classical era composers pay great attention to ___________.

Accepted Answer

Musical Form

Question 2

The first movement of a symphony was usually ?

Accepted Answer

Fast, with a fanfare

Question 3

The term "absolute music" means ___________

Accepted Answer

music made for it's own sake

Question 4

In the Classical period, artists love ________.

Accepted Answer

structure

Question 5

The first composer to write for a string quartet was ________.

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 6

The three sections of a sonata are...

Accepted Answer

exposition, development, and recapitulation

Question 7

Many instrumental composers focused on the _________ which became the standard small ensemble.

Accepted Answer

String Quartet

Question 8

Which city was the center of music during the Classical Period?

Accepted Answer

Vienna

Question 9

What is the given time frame for the Classical Period.

Accepted Answer

1750-1825

Question 10

_______ was the king of opera during the Classical Period.

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 11

Which of these instruments is NOT in a string quartet?

Accepted Answer

Double Bass

Question 12

The composer we view as the "bridge" between the Classical and Romantic periods is ________?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 13

The string quartet was similar in structure to the ______.

Accepted Answer

Symphony

Question 14

The third movement of a symphony was usually ?

Accepted Answer

a dance

Question 15

____________ was/were still the primary form of public entertainment.

Accepted Answer

Opera

Question 16

Which of these events does NOT happen during the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

Spanish-American War

Question 17

Where do we get the term "Classical"?

Accepted Answer

People wanted to emulate the works of the Ancient Greeks.

Question 18

The main patron of the arts at this time was/were the _________

Accepted Answer

aristocracy

Question 19

BONUS: Which of these is NOT a symphony orchestra instrument?

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Question 20

A sonata is usually ? movements

Accepted Answer

three

Question 21

Most symphonies had _____ movements.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 22

the second movement of a symphony was usually ?

Accepted Answer

Slower than the first

Question 23

The fourth movement of a symphony is usually similar to the ____ movement

Accepted Answer

first

Question 24

A string quartet is made up of _____ musicians.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 25

What year did Adolph Sax invent the Saxophone?

Accepted Answer

1864

Question 26

Which of these is not a famous political figure of this period?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 27

The Classical period saw a rise in _______, a use of the artist's home country's history.

Accepted Answer

Nationalism

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