Classical Music

Question 1

In many of Beethoven's symphonies, there is a ________movement, instead of a minuet.

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scherzo

Question 2

Mozart was born in

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Salzburg, Austria

Question 3

Haydn had a long, financially stable relationship with the noble Hungarian family named

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Esterhazy

Question 4

A modulation from the home key to a new key in sonata form takes place in the

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bridge

Question 5

A classical concerto is a three movement work

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instrumental soloist and orchestra

Question 6

Comic operas sometimes

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ridiculed the aristocracy

Question 7

The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is

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fast, slow, dance-related, fast

Question 8

The musical heir of Mozart and Haydn, Beethoven bridged the __________ and __________ periods.

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Classical, Romantic

Question 9

What piece is this and who is the composer?

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Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise) - Haydn

Question 10

InVienna, Haydn and Mozart

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. became close friends

Question 11

Social mobility during the classical period was

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an important factor in the rise of the middle class

Question 12

The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as ___.

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all of the above

Question 13

Whichof the following composers is not considered a master of the classical period?

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Johann Christian Bach

Question 14

The most important form of Classical Chamber Music is

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string quartet

Question 15

1. A symphony is a

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a sonata for orchestra

Question 16

The classical concerto differs from the symphony in that is does not have a

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minuet or scherzo

Question 17

The character of the minuet is best described as

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stately and dignified

Question 18

The minuet is generally the ____________ movement of a classical symphony.

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third

Question 19

Sonata form is used frequently as the form for the_________ movement of a multi-movement work.

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first

Question 20

The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a(an)

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a dance at the court of Louis XIV of France

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