Chapter 4 Review- The Classical Period

What was the musical center of the Western world during the time of the Classical period?

Classical period melodies were ___________ and singable.

A classical concerto is a multi-movement work for

Haydn’s The Creation is an example of an eighteenth-century oratorio.

A ______________ is a show-off piece for a single player and uses orchestral accompaniment

Haydn and Mozart were friends.

Rondo form consists of

Sonata form consist of three main sections: exposition, development, and

The Classical period saw the rise in popularity of the

The first section in sonata form is called the

Who worked almost his whole life in the court of the Esterhazy family?

Mozart studied with Beethoven.

Melodies of the Classical period tend to be

The _____________ public began to become the patrons of the arts.

The ______________ became standardized and consistent in its makeup during the Classical Period.

The three main sections of a sonata-form movement are often followed by a concluding section known as the

The first version of the guillotine was built by a(n)

Which of the following instruments was not normally included in the early Classical orchestra?

____________ is an example of chamber music.

What are two characteristics of all forms of art in the Classical period?

Which malady afflicted Beethoven and profoundly affected his work as a composer?

A Classical period concerto usually had ________ movements.

What musical form has three distinct sections and an ending tag?

During the recapitulation (Sonata Allegro form) both themes are in the tonic key.

Classical opera examined topics of

What continued to be the ultimate art form in the Classical period?

Which composer wrote music that was the transition to the Romantic period?

Which composer died at the age of thirty-five?

What is a dance-like form used in the 3rd movement of a 4 movement instrumental work during the Classical Period?

Which composer is credited with developing most forms in use during the Classical period?

Belief in concepts such as natural laws, freedom, and democracy are all hallmarks of the

Brass instruments were limited in the make-up of the Classical orchestra because

A Classical period symphony usually had ____________ movements.

The second section in sonata allegro form is called the

The classical string quartet is a musical composition for

Classical period melodies

Most chamber music in the Classical Period was played by

Theme-and variations form may be schematically outlined as

Don Giovanni, in Mozart’s opera of that name, is

The Classical composer who tried to work as a free-lance artist, and died a pauper.

What opera of Mozart's showcases special effects, murder, ghosts, and sword fights?

A commonly used form during the Classical period was

Composing on his death bed, Mozart left his final piece unfinished, also known as the

Who was Beethoven's Third Symphony originally dedicated to?

The form known as minuet & trio is often employed as the _______ movement of classical symphonies and string quartets.

Which of the following best describes first-movement concerto form?

By the age of six, Mozart

Which of the following is not part of the sonata-form?

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

What was considered controversial about Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro?

A faster dance-like form used in the late Classical period was the

What are the dates for the Classical period in music?

Sonata form is also known as ___________ form.

Which of Beethoven’s symphonies sets the famous Ode to Joy poem by Schiller?

Who was one of the most famous published composers of the Classical period?

Which type of opera came into being during the Classical period?

Which composer is considered the father of the Classical period?

Who was a child prodigy?

The minuet and trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in

Franz Josef Haydn spent most of his adult life

What is a funeral mass called?

Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 2 is nicknamed Emperor because

The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is

The K. number following each Mozart work refers to

A typical order of movements in a Classical concerto is

The title of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik means "a little night music."

The first and last movements of a Classical period symphony are usually