Classical Music Study Guide

The longest and most dramatic movement of the cycle was generally the:

What was considered revolutionary about The Marriage of Figaro?

At the time of Mozart's death,

The virtuoso pianist Maria Anna Mozart was the ______ of the composer.

Which fact does not apply to Beethoven?

Opera seria

What makes the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony so memorable?

The most important chamber music genre of the Classical era was

Opera buffa

What is a Requiem Mass?

Which of he following was NOT one of the four musical masters of the Viennese school?

The term referring to a unification of a work by bringing back themes from earlier movements is

The K. number following each Mozart work refers to:

Classical melody can best be described as:

Which composer replaced the minuet and trio with the scherzo?

How was Beethoven able to compose and write music even when he was completely deaf?

Singspiel

Chamber music generally implies a ___ensemble, with only one player to a part

Which fact does not apply to Haydn?

This era is characterized by the qualities of order, objectivity, and harmonious proportion?

How many movements are standard in a Classical concerto?

The Classical-era orchestra is typically composed of:

The most important contribution to instrumental music of the Classical era was

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

Classical harmony is best described 

The title of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik mean

The first movement of a classical symphony would most likely be in what form?

The dates of the Classical Era are:

Haydn was employed for many years by the

Which is most likely to be the slow movement in a multimovement cycle?

The favored solo instruments in the Classical concerto are:

Which movement of the instrumental cycle is likely to be a dance?

How did Mozart classify Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni?

The composer of the London symphonies was

Which concert venues were available to composers of the Classical era?

The last section of sonata allegro form is called:

Which fact does not apply to Mozart?

Which of Beethoven's symphonies set the famous Ode to Joy poem by Schiller?

The eighteenth-century composer was most likely to find a patron in:

Classical texture is best described as

A brilliant solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a(n)

Which movement of a symphony would most likely be in Theme and Variation Form?