Prelude 4 - Ch 33

Which is an example of the intellectual life of the Classical era?

Which composer worked for a good deal of his life under the patronage system?

Which of the following musical occupations was NOT available to women in the Classical era?

Altering the note durational values of a theme is an example of

Which composer played a central role in the development of the string quartet?

Joseph Haydn wrote ______ symphonies in his lifetime.

Which of the following describes a typical string quartet ensemble?

W. A. Mozart was born in

The middle section of minuet-and-trio form is called a “trio” because

The overall form of the third movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik is ________.

The longest and most dramatic in the multimovement cycle was generally the

_______ is an example of melodic variation.

In a multimovement cycle, which does NOT apply to the first movement?

Which family of enormously wealthy Hungarian princes famous for their patronage of the arts did Haydn work for?

The multimovement cycle of the Classical composers can be found in their

Artists and musicians of the Enlightenment stressed

Which describes the performing forces of Eine kleine Nachtmusik?

Which of the following is an innovation found in Haydn’s Joke Quartet?

Which French philosopher is sometimes called the “father of Romanticism”?

In a Classical symphony, which of the four movements is typically the slow movement?

Eine kleine Nachtmusik is a

Which is a true statement regarding the musician’s place within the patronage system during the Classical era?

A typical form of the second movement in a multimovement cycle is

In rondo form, the refrain theme is interspersed with contrasting

Mozart spent the last ten years of his life in which city?

Which is a true statement regarding the movements in Eine kleine Nachtmusik?

Which is most likely the slow movement in the multimovement cycle?

The fourth movement of Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 2 is composed in what form?

In the Classical orchestra, which instrument was primarily responsible for supplying rhythmic energy?

The literal translation of Eine kleine Nachtmusik is

How did middle-class women find a place as musicians under the patronage system?

The Classical-era orchestra was typically composed of

Which statement applies to the last section of sonata-allegro form?

Which type of chamber music is considered a conversation without words?

In the Classical orchestra, the woodwinds

The approximate dates of the Classical era in music are

Music-making in the Classical era centered around the

Which describes the element of rhythm in the Classical style?

The eighteenth century has been called the

The first movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik is in _______ form

An example of harmonic variation would be if a composer

ch 32-33: The heart of the Classical orchestra was the ______ section.

Which is true of Classical-era concert life?

Which period of European art and literature most captivated eighteenth-century thinkers?

The _____ movement of a string quartet is often in minuet-and-trio form.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Classical era?

The use of drawn-out crescendos, slowly gathering force as they build to a climax, is called

Haydn’s Paris Symphonies were commissioned

Music with no literary basis is referred to as

Who is referred to as the “father of the symphony”?

A theme can be fragmented by dividing it into small units called

Scientific advances during this era included

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the patronage system for the Classical-era musician?

The use of a quick aggressively rhythmic theme rising from low to high register came to be known as steamroller effect

Composers of the Classical era fully explored which harmonic system?

The first movement of a string quartet or symphony is most likely in ________ form.

Which movement of the multimovement instrumental cycle is likely to be a dance?

Why is Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 nicknamed “Surprise”?

Which of the following does not apply to minuet-and-trio form?

Which applies to rondo form?

Which outlines rondo form?

Haydn often wrote his quartets in groups of

Classical harmony is

Haydn’s greatest works in the symphonic genre are his last set of twelve, known as the

Classical melodies are considered to be

Which composers were considered part of the so-called Viennese School?

Which of the following describes sonata-allegro form?

Which describes the character of a last movement rondo?

Which is a true statement about Mozart’s career?

Which is an accurate statement?

Haydn’s Surprise Symphony

A symphony