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Part 4: The Classical Period
Part 4: The Classical Period
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What characteristic is NOT typical of the music of the classical period?
Classical compositions fluctuate in mood.
A classical composition has a wealth of rhythmic patterns.
Classical music is largely polyphonic.
Classical melodies are tuneful and easy to remember.
2
What is the usual order of movements in a classical symphony?
Fast, dance-related, slow, fast
Fast, slow, fast, slow
Slow, fast, slow, fast
3
What feature of baroque music was no longer used in the music of the classical period?
String instruments
The basso continuo
Tuneful and easy-to-remember melodies
Balance and clarity of structure
4
What other art form most influences the third movement of a classical symphony?
Painting
Poetry
Dance
Literature
5
In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by what sources?
Heroic myths
Asian tonal systems
Medieval chants
Folk and popular music
6
Under what circumstances did Mozart compose his Requiem?
As help for his pupil Süssmayr
On commission from a stranger
As an exercise for his composition teacher
For his own funeral
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In addition to the aristocracy, what other social group influenced the musical taste of eighteenth-century Europe?
Middle class
Farmers
Military
Church
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What is the essence of a classical concerto?
Interplay between a soloist and the orchestra
Dance-related third movement
Development of a single theme over the course of the work
Use of fugal techniques
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Classical chamber music is designed for what purpose?
To be performed by paid professional musicians
To be performed in an intimate setting
To display the virtuosity of the players
10
Beethoven composed 32 ______ sonatas, which pushed the expressive elements of the instrument.
violin
harpsichord
piano
guitar
11
Public concerts from the
Concert des Amateurs
in Paris in the 1770s were presented by which conductor?
Joseph Haydn
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Christian Bach
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The piano trio is a musical composition for what instrumentation?
Violin, cello, and piano
Violin, piano, and continuo
Three pianos
Piano and two violins
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What did the typical orchestra of the classical period consist of?
Strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani
A loose ensemble of available instruments
Strings with harpsichord continuo
Woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings
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What is the typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto?
Fast, slow, fast
Slow, fast, slow
Fast, slow, dance-related, fast
Fast, dance-related, fast
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What is the instrumentation for the classical string quartet?
Violin, guitar, viola, and cello
Violin, viola, cello, and bass
Two violins, viola, and cello
Violin, viola, cello, and bass
