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Music History: Classical Era
Music History: Classical Era
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Basic questions for events of the classical era of music history.
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How did composers make a living?
Teaching lessons.
Selling their music.
Being hired by wealthy families.
Both B and C.
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Mozart was a child prodigy. What does that mean?
Someone under age 10 who can perform & compose like an adult
It is a contagious disease.
Someone who comes from a rich family.
Someone who is an orphan.
3
Who was Beethoven's teacher?
Both A and C.
Haydn
His father
Mozart
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The classical era in music history is represented by these dates:
1750-1820
1600-1750
1300-1600
1800-1900
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Who was the first composer to make a successful living NOT being hired by the wealthy?
Haydn
Beethoven
Both A and C.
Mozart
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Who were the 3 most famous composers of the Classical period in music history?
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms
Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Gluck
Telemann, Handel, Bach
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What is true of the classical period of music history?
All of the above.
The piano became the major keyboard instrument.
Orchestras became larger
Music didn't change.
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What is true of Mozart?
Both A and C.
He worked for a Prince most of his life.
He was taught to compose music by his father.
He died of old age.
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What is true of Haydn?
He looks like George Washington.
He worked for the Esterhazy family most of his life.
He is known as the father of the symphony
He wrote more music than any other composer.
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What is true of Beethoven?
He wrote in both the classical and romantic styles of music.
His father and grandfather were musicians.
He went deaf at an early age.
All of the above.
