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This is info we discussed in class on the classical era. This will help you review for the test.
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1
Classical music had contrasts in _____?
Activity
Mood
Movement
Measure
2
Mozart wrote his first composition at age:
4
7
5
6
3
The three main composers in the classical era were:
Cage - Beethoven - Mozart
Bach - Beethoven - Haydn
Haydn - Beethoven - Mozart
Haydn - Beethoven - Liszt
4
Mozart could play back music perfectly after only one hearing.
No he couldn’t
Yes he could
5
What is a concerto?
A composition for orchestra and quartet
A composition for orchestra
A composition for orchestra and vocal soloist
A composition for orchestra and instrumental soloist
6
What is an example of chamber music?
Opera
Symphony
Concerto
String quartet
7
The classical orchestra instrumentation had instruments grouped in:
Pairs
Threes
String family
Fours
8
What three words describe music in the classical era?
Balance - variation- structure
Crescendo - clarity - structure
Balance - clarity - structure
Balance - scales - fusion
9
Mozart composed only symphonies:
True
False
10
How many works did Mozart compose (that are catalogued) during his life?
726
626
600
700
11
What musical work is written specifically for the orchestra?
Chamber music
Variation
String quartet
Symphony
12
Chamber music is intended to be played in a:
Outdoor setting
Large hall
Field
Small room
13
The section of a concerto where the soloist “shows off” is a called the:
Coda
Fermata
Cadenza
Virtuosity
14
Mozart performed musically all over ________ as a child.
Salzburg
Europe
Vienna
Asia
15
Mozart completed entire compositions in his head before writing them on paper.
Only opera
Yes
No
Only symphonies
16
How many instruments are in a string quartet?
6
3
4
5
17
What is a “movement” in a composition (like in a symphony)?
An extended phrase in music
The tempo of the composition
The length of the composition
A section that can stand alone (sounds ok by itself)
18
Mozart could read music perfectly at first sight:
True
False
19
What instruments are in a string quartet?
2 Violin - viola - bass
Violin - viola - cello - bass
2 Violin - viola - cello
Violin - 2 viola - cello
20
Antonio Salieri killed Mozart:
False
True
Unknown
21
Mozart could play back music perfectly after only one hearing:
True
False
22
Where was Mozart born?
Salzburg
Vienna
Hamburg
Rothenberg
23
Where Mozart and Salieri close friends?
Probably so
Probably not
24
What is an opera?
Musically expansive phrase
Dramatic libretto
Drama
Drama set to music
25
How many movements does a symphony usually have?
2
4
3
5
26
Mozart was considered a childhood musical:
Virtuoso
Genius
Lyricist
Prodigy
27
Mozart taught many pupils in Vienna.
No
Yes
