Classical Period Test

A cadenza is part of a concerto where the soloist plays unaccompanied.

Mozart was one of the first composers to publish his own pieces.

Comic opera had spoken dialogue

There was running water during this time period.

The American revolution inspired which country to overthrow their monarchy in 1789?

Music of this period consisted of longer phrases with little repetition.

The piano enabled composers to write using different dynamics and styles.

Tragic opera was invented in the classical period

Symphonies had this many movements.

Concerts during this period were shorter than they are now.

Opera patrons in the classical period wanted to see stories about gods and heros.

The place where a lady could exert her influence and people would discuss arts and politics.

Homophonic music consists of a single melody and harmonic accompaniment.

Alberti Bass is an example of monophonic accompaniment.

The larger middle class gave rise to the public concert.

The classical period spanned from 1750 to

People expected new music at every concert.

Sonatas were written for many different instruments.

This is NOT one thing Napoleon instituted after he took power.

This harmonic structure signifies the end of a section or entire piece of music.

Women were able to participate in music in all ways but this.

The concerto was written for a novice player and the sonata for a virtuoso.

This was NOT a reason composers started writing simpler music.

This was NOT a major change in the rise of the middle class.

The classical orchestra included only string instruments.

Polyphonic music consists of a single melody and harmonic accompaniment.

The movements in a symphony were always the same tempo and style.

The system where composers were tied to a royal court or the church and didn't own their music.

This composer was among the first to have a piece performed more than once.

The philosophy of this time period was known as the age of ____

The rise of the middle class began in which European country?

The time period of inventing machines to do the work people used to do is known as this.

Orchestras began to be hired on an as-needed basis instead of kept together instead of being

This was NOT a new composing technique of the classical period.

Women were thought of as property during this period.

This was NOT a choral form in the classical period.

The symphony was always written as a standalone work.

A concerto is a soloist accompanied by this.