Unit 4 Review

The audience of the eighteenth century, like that of today, was mainly interested in music from the past

How many piano sonatas did Beethoven compose?

Beethoven's career is often divided into _________ compositional periods

Which is NOT one of Beethoven's three periods?

In sonata-allegro form, a modulatory section that leads from one theme to the next is called the

Romantic elements can be found in the late works of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven

Beethoven supported himself through

In the eighteenth century, composers were viewed as equal to nobles at the highest level of society

In the Classical multimovement cycle, the third movement is typically a minuet and trio.

The Classical style of music continues to form the core of the Western concert tradition in the twenty-first century.

In his third compositional period, Beethoven

The American Declaration of Independence reflects the intellectual climate of the Classical era?

The harmony employed by the Classical-era composers was largely chromatic

Haydn composed the Surprise Symphony for one of his visits to

The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, the development, and the

Eighteenth-century thinkers/artists turned away from idealized civilization of the Greeks and embraced the Middle Ages

How did Haydn's Surprise Symphony earn its nickname?

Why is Haydn considered the "father of the symphony?"

Which is not a type of Classical Opera

How many movements are in a Classical concerto

Public performances were rare in the Classical era

Haydn played a central role in the development of the string quartet.

The Classical era saw the publication of important new encyclopedias

Mozart died while writing

Despite intellectual attitudes in the Classical era, few significant advances were made in the sciences

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Music of the Classical era is characterized by lyrical, singable melodies

Classical-era composers rarely performed their own works in concert

Haydn died shortly after writing his ninth symphony.

Mozart is remembered today as

What was Haydn’s nickname?

Some women achieved fame during the eighteenth century as opera singers and as solo instrumentalists.

The Classical period also has been called the Enlightenment

Why is Beethoven considered a transitional figure in music?

Haydn worked under the patronage of Prince Esterházy.

Classicism is a constant concern in Western culture

Beethoven suffered from perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies for a musician. What was it?

Absolute music is accompanied by a story or text.