The Classical period focused on

formal balance, singable/tuneful melodies

Classical music (with a capital C) refers to:

Music ONLY from the Classical Period

The Classical Period established:

Many of the musical rules composers still follow today

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1
Which of the following was not a composer of the Classical Era?
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
Haydn
2
The Classical period focused on
formal balance, singable/tuneful melodies
complicated textures, forgetable melodies, and extreme emotion
"fancy" music
3
Who married the sister of his former girlfriend?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4
What was Mozart's last work?
Don Giovanni
The Four Seasons
Requiem
Messiah
5
Who composed this piece?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Drake
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6
Who composed this piece?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Billie Eilish
7
What years did the Classical Period encompass?
1450-1520
1650-1720
1750-1820
1550-1620
8
Which instrument is NOT in a string quartet?
cello
violin
viola
flugelhorn
9
Which one is NOT a Classical Era composer?
Handel
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
10
Who composed this piece?
Harry Styles
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11
Which of the following was not an instrument popular during the Classical Period?
Piano
Violin
Saxophone
Harpsichord
12
Which event took place during the Classical Period?
Bubonic Plague sweeps through Europe
The American Revolutionary War
World War I
The building of the Egyptian Pyramids
13
classical music (with a lowercase "c") can refer to all these EXCEPT:
music played by string instruments in a symphony hall
pop and jazz music
music composed by Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Haydn
music of the Western Art tradition from 500 AD-present
14
Who composed this piece?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elton John
15
Classical music (with a capital C) refers to:
All Western art music from 500-present
Music ONLY from the Classical Period
Any music that is not pop, jazz or world music
16
Who did Mozart tour Europe with in his youth?
His father and his mother
His father and his sister
His Father and Beethoven
His father and his brother
17
Who's nickname was "Papa"?
Wolfgang Mozart
Haydn
Leopold Mozart
Beethoven
18
What country is this?
Austria
France
England
Germany
19
Which Classical composer was NOT from Austria?
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
20
Who lost his hearing?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
21
Who composed this piece?
The Beatles
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
22
Who was the eldest of these three Classical Era Composers?
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
23
What country is this?
Austria
Germany
England
France
24
The Classical Period established:
how to sing
How to make fancy music
the beginning of the music timeline
Many of the musical rules composers still follow today

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