Classical period

Define chamber music

The most significant instrument to come on the scene in the classical period.

The______________would also dominate the Classical Period.

Define French Revolution

During the classical period, instrumental music becomes ______________than vocal music forthe first time.

The classical period gets it’s name from the European style of arts and architecture knownas___________

Compared to the baroque period Classical music was lighter, clearer, and less_____________

The sonata is a

Music mirrored the cultural and_________________taking place around the world.

Composers of the classical period produce more___________than any other previous period in history

Beethoven was such a master of music that he continued to compose while unableto__________any of his works.

The Classical period saw ____________bringing large numbers of exceptional musicians to

Hayden, Mozart, and Beethoven located themselves in Vienna Austria due to the high number

Haydn composed_______________and was considered the father of the symphony

Define Viennese School:

Definition of Sonata

In the classical period young composers rebelled at the baroque’s heavy ____________style.

Mozart began formal lessons at age_______, composed his first symphony at age 12 and firstopera at age14

Haydn’s also known for helping to create the__________________and helped develop thesonata form.

 The most important instrumental form in the Classical period was the

Define Neoclassicism:

Concertos featured a soloist with orchestra, usually with a____________or solo passageportion in the music.

At an early age Beethoven became established as a piano

Define Napoleonic Wars:

The string quartet is made up of two violens, one viola, and one_______

Define virtuoso:

Concerts were no longer private for the rich, they were public, performed ____________

The three biggest names in the classical period were

Polyphony was used sparingly and only for pleasing ________lines rather than heavyornamentation.

________________also becomes very popular in the classical period.