What inventions were created during the Industrial Revolution?

Cotton Gin, Spinning Jenny, Steam Engine

Why is Beethoven's 5th so well known?

It's main melody is a common ringtone, It's main melody is so simple, It's main melody is morse code for Victory

What American document was written during the Classical Era?

The Declaration of Independence

Why is Vienna, Austria important in the Classical Era?

It was the cultural center of Europe

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1
What is the Subject of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
The Beatles
Depression
Joy
Anger
2
What two names was the Classical Era also called?
Age and Youth
Reason and Revolution
Logic and Lethargy
Visible and Invisible
3
What caused Beethoven to lose his hearing
Developed tinnitus
Living by an airport
Too many football games
Developed rheumatoid arthritis
4
What did the royal musicians do during the Farewell Symphony?
Drove their cars through the Royal Palace
Burned the Royal Palace
Left after the show
Left during the symphony
5
What role did Haydn take as a Classical Era musician?
Mean Boss
Discoverer of Music
Pioneer
Instrument Maker
6
What inventions were created during the Industrial Revolution?
Bifocals, Lazy Susan, Elder Wand
AutoTune, BeatBox, DrumMachine
Cotton Gin, Spinning Jenny, Steam Engine
iPod, iPhone, iPad
7
Where was Beethoven from?
Sydney, Australia
Vienna, Austria
Bonn, Germany
Berlin, Germany
8
Who was Beethoven's 3rd Symphony dedicated to?
Alexander the Great
King Louis of France
General Napolean
President Obama
9
Which is true of Mozart
He wrote over 600 compositions
He drove a '64 Impala
He wrote no operas
He wrote 2 symphonies
10
What was the first keyboard instrument to play soft and loud at a touch?
Harpsichord
Pianoforte
Organ
Celeste
11
Did Beethoven and Haydn get along?
None of these
They were BFFs
They were just student and teacher
They clashed
12
Who was Mozart's patron after the Archbishop of Salzburg?
The Pope
The Austrian Emperor
The King of England
Prince Charming
13
What was impressive about the child Mozart?
He was a musical prodigy
He was an acrobat
He could tap dance
He was a rapper
14
What does homophonic mean?
One melody and accompaniment
Multiple sounds at once
One sound performed by all
Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Beyonce all on one song
15
Why is Beethoven's 5th so well known?
It's main melody is the theme to Sesame Street
It's main melody is a common ringtone
It's main melody is so simple
It's main melody is morse code for Victory
16
What American document was written during the Classical Era?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The 21st Amendment
The Declaration of Independence
Justin Bieber's Contract
17
Did Beethoven study with Mozart?
Maybe
No, Mozart hated him
No
Yes
18
What is the MOST COMPLEX form of music ever made?
Rap/Hip Hop
Rock n Roll
Symphony
Chamber Music
19
How many symphonies did the genius Beethoven write?
12
9
3000
100
20
What Haydn symphony woke up sleeping audiences?
Surprise Symphony
The Alarm Clock Symphony
The Sunrise Symphony
The Rooster Symphony
21
What Revolutions took place in the Classical Era?
Martian and Saturnese
American and Ethiopian
French and American
French and Spanish
22
Who were the Big 3 Classical Composers?
Kanye, Beyonce, Jay-Z
Haydn, Handel, Vivaldi
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Mozart, Beethoven, Bach
23
What is Chamber Music?
Music for a chamber of musicians
Music to be played on sound systems
Music for few players
Music for Prisons
24
Why is Vienna, Austria important in the Classical Era?
It was the cultural center of Europe
There was a school of modeling there
It is where Dr. Dre took over the music world
People went there to see running water
25
What is the Classical Era's main form of entertainment?
Gladiator Games
Opera
Hunger Games
Plays
26
What records of Beethoven's thoughts do we still have today?
Sketchbooks
Dream journals
Conversation Books
Diaries
27
Absolute Music does what?
Shatters glass
Tells a story
Makes us feel emotion
Makes pretty sounds
28
What does Symmetry add to art and music?
Beauty
Oddity
Sameness
Perfection
29
What is a "Cadenza"?
A drumline song
A showoff spot for soloists
Italian for "Dance"
Music for Soloist and Orchestra
30
What effect did Beethoven have on the Romantic Era?
It affected him
He ended it
No effect at all
He started it

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