Classical and Romantic review

Question 1

Where did Joseph Haydn work for the majority of his career?

Accepted Answer

Esterhazy Castle

Question 2

How did the industrial revolution impact society?

Accepted Answer

gave more power to the middle class, changed how instruments were made

Question 3

What is the difference between "classical" and "Classical"?

Accepted Answer

"Classical" is an era of music history, "classical" is a general term describing older Western music

Question 4

How was music more accessible to the middle class?

Accepted Answer

Composers wrote for larger venues

Question 5

What is program music?

Accepted Answer

Music with heavy emotion and story

Question 6

What is Classicism?

Accepted Answer

concept of replicating the ideas of Ancient Greece

Question 7

Where was Mozart employed for part of his career?

Accepted Answer

courts of Austria

Question 8

What is Romanticism?

Accepted Answer

idea focusing on emotion and individualism

Question 9

Which of the following are Romantic composers?

Accepted Answer

Clara Schumann, Frederic Chopin, Gustav Mahler, Franz Liszt

Question 10

How was Beethoven influential to the development to the orchesta?

Accepted Answer

Added more instruments, doubled instrument sections, added choir and vocal parts

Question 11

What texture of music replaced polyphony?

Accepted Answer

Homophony

Question 12

How many members were in a typical Classical orchestra?

Accepted Answer

50-100

Question 13

What is absolute music?

Accepted Answer

music with no external meaning

Question 14

What instruments were added to the Classical orchestra in contrast to the Baroque orchestra?

Accepted Answer

French horn, Second violins, Clarinet, Timpani

Question 15

What composer was the transition to the Romantic era?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 16

Why was program music popular?

Accepted Answer

the Romantic era preferred emotion

Question 17

How does the Classical orchestra compare to the modern orchestra?

Accepted Answer

They are completely different

Question 18

Which of the following are other developments of the Classical era?

Accepted Answer

music had a simpler sound, use of equal temperament, patronage faded, use of cadences

Question 19

What is the New German School?

Accepted Answer

Ideas of how music was written in Germany

Question 20

Why was absolute music popular?

Accepted Answer

it was appreciated for its structure

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