Music History 2 Exam 1

Of the following, which describes concert life in the late 18th-century?

Of the following, which is not a belief of Gluck?

The most thorough guide to melodic composition was written by?

Ballad opera is the name given to a popular form of opera in which country?

The Classic-era genre that combines characteristics of the symphony and the concerto is called the _.

Of the following, which describes the empfindsam style?

Of the following, which instrument was invented in 1710 and became a standard woodwind member by 1780?

La serva padronna has how many singing roles?

Which of the following would be considered a rondo form?

Which of the following characterizes a typical opera buffa?

Which of the following was an important contribution of opera buffa?

The composer who published some of his keyboard sonatas with the title Essercizi was whom?

What was the primary type of sacred music in New England during the colonial period?

In which region did the symphony originate?

Which of the following was not part of the Enlightenment movement?

Who was the founder of the Mannheim school?

Of the following, which describes the empfindsam style?

Which of the following composers was a major figure of operatic reform and active in both Vienna and France?

Which of the following individual's librettos established the opera seria traditions?

Where did the galant style originate?

Of the following, which describes the galant style?

Which center developed an orchestra, "an army of general," it was renowned through Europe for its precision & technique

Which of the following does not characterize the classical style?

The Querelle des bouffons was a dispute about what?

The empfindsam style is most closely associated with whom?

Of the following composers, who was active in London and was an important influence on the young Mozart?

Of the following, what does not characterize a concerto cadenza in the Classic era?

What is the name of the music entertainment performed between the acts of a serious opera or play?

Of the following, which characterizes the musical life of 18th-century Europe?

Of the following, which Baroque instrumental genre continued into the Classic era?