THE CLASSICAL ERA

What type of music is referred to as “absolute music”?

Which composer’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, is famous for its use of a four-note motif?

What was one of Beethoven’s significant contributions to the Classical symphony?

Which musical form was especially important in the Classical Era?

What type of vocal genre did Haydn and Mozart often compose for in the Classical Era?

Which movement of a Classical string quartet is typically slow?

What genre of chamber music was most important during the Classical Era?

Which famous work by Mozart is a serenade for strings?

The Classical Era lasted from approximately:

Which composer worked for over thirty years at the Esterházy court in Hungary?

What was the basic structure of a Classical concerto?

What form is commonly used in the first movement of a Classical symphony?

Which genre of opera did Mozart significantly contribute to?

Which of the following was a primary element of Classical music?

Which of the following was a popular secular genre in the Classical Era?

What is a "rocket theme"?

What is one characteristic of Classical music?

In which form is the second movement of a Classical symphony typically written?

What is thematic development?

1. Which of the following composers is considered part of the “Viennese School” of the Classical Era?