The Classical Period

Beethoven's father wished to make him a child prodigy like Mozart.

"One Sound" when all of the voices move together in the same rhythm.

Haydn served the __________ family.

A master of every medium, he is widely considered one of the greatest musicians of the Western classical tradition.

The fortepiano replaces the harpsichord allowing for what?

Who introduced hammer action to the clavichord and produced a square piano?

Which of the Following were Classical Composers?

Schubert was a child prodigy.

Mozart died at the age of 35.

Haydn was a mentor to ________.

Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion were all part of the Classical Orchestra.

Instrumental Music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part.

The Classical Orchestra had between 30-60 players.

Beethoven was born in Northwestern Germany.

Which of the following occurred during the classical period?

German for "song" and refers to secular song usually for solo voice.

Musicians started to establish clearly defined forms such as sonatas and symphonies.

Famous for having become deaf during his career and having continued to compose.

A Composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment, typically in several movements

Beethoven was too deaf to hear his friends talk, so they would write their conversations for him to respond.

Beethoven and Schubert helped with the transition to from the Classical to the Romantic Period of music.

Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were Austrian.

The term "Classical" comes from a return to the "classic" art and architecture of the _________ and ___________.

The Classical Era lasted from

The symphony and string quartet got its start in the classical period.

The 4 movement symphony transpired from the Baroque French opera overture.

Haydn was known as the "Father of the Symphony"