4. CLASSICAL PERIOD MUSIC

Indicate the timbre of this piece:

Instrumental form written for orchestra with four contrasting movements.

The main composers from the Viennese school were...

Who was the main opera buffa composer during the Classical period?

Indicate the texture of this piece:

Sonata form section that alters the themes and may include new material. It is the freest section.

The favourite accompaniment pattern in the Classical period was the Alberti bass.

Indicate the form of this piece:

Sonata form section that restates all the themes but this time they are all in the tonic key.

Instrumental form written for one or two solo instruments with three or four contrasting movements.

Why did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord?

Indicate the timbre of this piece:

Chamber music is a form of music written for a big orchestra.

Who was the main oratorio composer during the Classical period?

Profane vocal form with plots based on daily life, which the audience understood better.

Profane vocal form with plots based on mythological and heroic topics.

What is different about Classical period music compared to Baroque?

This city became the musical capital of Europe during the Classical period.

Instrumental form written for orchestra and soloist with three contrasting movements.

Who designed the fortepiano around 1760?