Classical Study Guide

Mozart's lyrical development featured primary and secondary themes in the same character.

A typical three-movement sonata features this arrangement of movement tempos:

This empfindsamer composer wrote Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments

Scarlatti Sonatas are in ternary form.

Which Beethoven period features cyclical themes and fugues?

What are the two expositions in a Mozart concerto?

Which of these were NOT found in the Classical period?

Which Beethoven period features theme and variations, recitative, and detailed soft pedaling instructions?

Name characteristics of Haydn's middle period sonatas:

Which Beethoven period features experimentation of virtuosity and exploitation of the piano?

Mozart's concertos feature:

Haydn sonatas are:

Thi Italian keyboard composer wrote over 550 keyboard sonatas.

Haydn was a rococo + empfindsamer composer

With whom did Beethoven study and whom did he dedicate his first three sonatas?

Which Beethoven period features meditative, reflective writing?

This term came from the French rocaille referring to decorative, superficial elegance,

Name Mozart's editor and catalogue system:

Music printing became popular during the Age of Enlightenment.

Which concerto is a supreme example of form, belonging as much to the history of the symphony/opera as the concerto

How many piano sonatas did Beethoven compose?

Empfindsamer style originated in which country?

Scarlatti, Rameau, and Couperin were empfindsamer composers

Which is NOT a characteristic of Scarlatti keyboard sonatas?

What is a way Mozart dramatized the concerto?

The soloists in a concerto grosso are called the principale.

What composers are the originators of concerto grosso style?

The Rococo period originated in Germany.

Haydn wrote 52 sonatas (first 28 for harpsichord, remainder for harpsichord/pianoforte)

Haydn sonatas are labeled by this type of catalog number:

What country did the concerto grosso originate?

Early Mozart Concertos are arrangements of JC Bach sonatas

JS Bach, WF Bach, CPE Bach were galant/rococo composers

In the exposition, both the primary and secondary theme are in the tonic key.

Which Mozart concertos are for more than one piano?

Whic pre-classical period featured longer, weightier compositions?

Name a characteristic of Empfindsamer style:

What Opus is associated with the beginning of Beethoven's middle period?

The galant, rococo, and empfindsamer styles came together to create the Classical Period.

Which Beethoven period features imitation of CPE Bach, JC Bach, Haydn?

What were some perks for the music world during the Age of Enlightenment?

How many Mozart concertos are there?

Scarlatti Sonatas are typically paired in groups of twos by relative keys.

Which of these characteristics were NOT found in the Classical period?

How many keyboard pieces did Mozart write in minor keys?

Mozart Concertos Nos. 11-13 can omit winds and be performed with only a string quartet.

Name a musical technique or motive that features a rising melodic scale or arpeggio

Name Scarlatti's editor and catalogue letter:

What is the structure called in a concerto grosso fast movement?

Typically in a sonata with 4 movements, the minuet appears after the slow movement.

Which Beethoven period features experimentation of large shapes and form?

What is a Baroque form that features a contrast between two groups?

Which Mozart concertos are arrangements of Bach keyboard sonatas?

Mozart's melodies are irregular in length, typically 5 or 7 bar phrases.

In the recapitulation, both the primary and secondary theme are in the tonic key.

In the exposition, the secondary theme is typically in the dominant or relative major key.

Name a characteristic of CPE Bach Sonatas:

Dance Suites and Preludes/Fugues go out of style in the Classical Period.

The full orchestra in a concerto grosso is called the concertino.

Pick the correct order of sonata-allegro form.

Which Beethoven Sonata first movement features a difficult tempo marking (half note=138)?

Which Beethoven period features experimentation in harmonies, expectations, humor?

Which Beethoven period introduces minuet/scherzo dance movements?

Name the most popular musical form in the Classical Period.

Name a characteristic of the development section.

This term described the new pre-classical style, especially the music of the French harpsichord composers.

Beethoven Concerto Nos. 4 and 5 are both dedicated to his friend and patron, Rudolf.

Which is NOT a characteristic of the galant/rococo period?