Classical Era Quiz

What are quickly ascending melody at beginning of firstmovement?

what is a drawn-out crescendo that grows gradually called that ______ effect?

What was one of the principal instrumental forms of the Classical era?

What Austrian composer was employed for over thirty years at the Esterházy court?

Themes are often broken into shorter melodic or rhythmic segments called what?

Beethoven. represents both the Classical era and the beginnings of the Romantic Era. He is considered a ______ composer

In the Classical Era, what was principally a composition for soloinstrument with orchestral accompaniment called?

What was one of Beethoven's most famous compositions for piano?

what was one of the principal instrumental forms of the Classical era?

Which three composers each composed music influenced by Turkish Janissary, or military bands?

The was in use from approximately 1750 through the end of when?

In standard compositional techniques, what is a quickly ascending melody at the beginning of the first movement?

a short pattern that is continuously repeated as a way to unify and build a composition is called a what?

the typical organization of sonata-allegro form comprises what parts?

What is a theme?

Instrumental music that has no association with a story or text is called what?

One of Beethoven’s unique contributions to thedevelopment of Western Music include what?

The Vocal genre Requiem translates to what?

What is the process of expanding a theme through variations in melody, rhythm, or harmony?

Thematic development usually occurs in large-scale compositions such as?