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The Classical Period of Music History
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Classical period music
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1
Why was the piano so popular?
It was very inexpensive
It could play a variety of dynamics (volumes.)
It was easier to carry
2
Which Classical era composer was considered the "daddy of the string quartet?"
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
3
When was the Classical Era?
1825- 1900
1600- 1750
1750- 1825
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What is another name for a section of music?
Period
Chapter
Movement
5
Describe the overall character of the Classical Period:
Extravagant
Passionate, emotional
order to music and beautiful melodies
Fast
6
Which is NOT a popular form of the Classical Era?
Concerto
Chant
Symphony
Theme and Variations
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What form is described as "for solo instrument with orchestra accompaniment?"
Symphony
Opera
Concerto
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What was the most important section of the Classical orchestra?
Brass
Strings
Woodwinds
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Which Classical era composer was a child prodigy?
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
10
Did Classical era artists paint royalty or common people more often?
Royalty
Common people
11
Who wrote Symphony #94 (Surprise)?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
12
Name another historical event that occurred during the Classical period.
Civil War
Korean War
Revolutionary War
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What was the most important new instrument of the Classical Era?
Harpsichord
Hurdie Gurdie
Violin
Piano
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What system had a wealthy person financially support a composer so they could write full-time?
Aristocracy
Patronage
Polyphonic
15
Who wrote the Marriage of Figaro?
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
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Was a Classical era orchestra larger or smaller than a Baroque era one?
Larger
Smaller
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Composers traveled easier during the Classical Period. How did this affect the music?
Music sounded more the same.
Less music was composed.
Music was louder
The further they traveled, the more they got paid.
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Which Classical era composer was deaf?
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn