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1
Homophonic texture has...
folk elements
gradual dynamic changes
one melody with subordinate accompaniment
many melodies at one time
2
A symphony is....
a work for orchestra
a decadent brand of chocolate
a work for solo instruments
part of an opera
3
The Enlightenment is the belief that all people...
can play music in their homes.
are intelligent and have their lights on.
are equal and have individual rights.
should play religious music.
4
Polyphonic texture has...
one melody with subordinate accompaniment
folk melodies
many melodies at one time
gradual dynamic changes
5
Which of these is NOT a type of vocal work from the Classical era?
Sonata
Mass
Motet
Requiem
6
Classical oratorios...
were accompanied by piano
used religious text
told stories about the middle class
used staging
7
The Classical Period is know as the age of the?
Enlightenment
Expansion
Expression
Middle Class
8
Vernacular means...
melody is in one voice part
mass for the dead
language of the country
many melodies
9
I need to turn in my notes for credit and must have them in class tomorrow for the test.
False
True
10
What is the difference between a mass and requiem?
a requiem has costumes, mass does not
mass uses orchestra, requiem uses piano
a requiem is used to honor the dead, mass every
mass uses sacred text, requiem secular text
11
Which listening example was creepy?
Pur di cesti o bocca bella
Pur nel sonno almen talora
La ci darem la mano
Se tu ma'mi
12
Requiems were written for...
Santa Claus
Mozart
an important person who died
a newborn baby
13
Which piece used an intense amount of dynamics that startled the audience members?
Symphony No. 94
Sanctus
Dies Irae
La ci darem la manno
14
Beethoven was a simple composer that stayed away from syncopation, dissonances, and music with tension.
True
False
15
Which is NOT a movement from a Classical mass?
spiritus
agnus dei
gloria
kyrie
16
Which composer was a master of opera?
Mozart
Scarlatti
Beethoven
Haydn
17
Music from the Classical period was more polyphonic.
False
True
18
The four standard movements of a symphony are:
kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus
fast, slow, dance, fast
exposition, development, recapitulation, exposition
opera, mass, motet, requiem
19
A sonata is...
part of an opera
a work for solo instruments
a work for orchestra
a work for a chorus
20
What was Haydn NOT known for as a composer?
keyboard sonatas
symphonies
oratorios
His comedic operas
21
Which composer wrote 555 keyboard sonatas?
Scarlatti
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
22
What is a similarity between a mass and motet?
both are for choir and piano
both use religious text
both are for choir and orchestra
both are written in the vernacular language
23
Classical era music has tuneful and easy to remember melodies.
False
True
24
Which is NOT a way that the shift of power to the middle class influenced classical music.
folk elements incorporated
decline of music for church
simple melodies
more polyphony
25
Which composer died at a young age and was buried in a communal grave?
Beethoven
Scarlatti
Mozart
Haydn
26
The piano-forte is...
a keyboard instrument
A type of orchestral work
a strange disease that Mozart died from
a composition technique used by Classical composers
27
During this time period who began to purchase and play music?
the church
the middle class
Benjamin Franklin
Kings and queens
28
Composers from the Classical period used gradual dynamics (crescendos and decrescendos).
False
True
29
Which is NOT a category of vocal music in operas and oratorios?
Aria
Chorus
Recitative
Motet
30
Dynamics in the classical era were...
always terraced
more widespread and gradual
very limited
fast and slow
31
Which is NOT a type of opera from the Classical period?
Opera seria
Opera buffa
Opera tragico
32
I can use my hand written notes on the history test.
False
True
33
A Classical mass was comprised of a four-part choir, solo instrument, and orchestra.
False
True
