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THE CLASSICAL ERA
THE CLASSICAL ERA
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1
Mozart's Requiem is a setting of which liturgical text
The Gospel of John
The Book of Psalms
The Mass for the Dead
The Te Deum
2
Which genre was considered the most important chamber music form of the Classical era?
Piano trio
Wind quintet
String quartet
Brass choir
3
Haydn was employed for over 30 years by which princely court?
Esterházy
Habsburg
Romanov
Hohenzollern
4
The typical Classical orchestra had how many musicians?
50-60
20-30
10-15
30-40
5
Mozart's opera Don Giovanni contains examples of which vocal forms?
Madrigals and chansons
Lieder and mélodies
Arias and recitatives
Chorales and motets
6
What percussion instrument did Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven incorporate from Turkish military bands?
Vibraphone
Gong
Cymbals
Marimba
7
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Beethoven's unique compositional style?
Expansion of the orchestra
Shorter movements
Use of dynamic contrasts
Expanded codas
8
Which composer is considered a transitional figure between the Classical and Romantic eras?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Joseph Haydn
Johann Sebastian Bach .
9
Which of the following is NOT one of the standard four movements of the Classical symphony?
Moderate dance in Minuet and trio form
Slow in theme and variations form
Fast in sonata-allegro form
Slow in three-part (A-B-A) form
10
Mozart's major contribution was in which vocal genre
Oratorio
Passion
Opera
Motet
11
The opening theme of Beethoven's 5th Symphony is manipulated throughout the
Third movement
Fourth movement
Second movement
First movement
12
Beethoven's famous "Moonlight" Sonata demonstrates his transition towards the:
Neoclassical style
Baroque style
Romantic style
Impressionistic style
13
The first movement of a Classical concerto combined which two structures?
Sonata form and fugue
Canon and invention
Theme and variations and rondo
Ritornello and sonata-allegro form
14
Mozart's opera Don Giovanni is an example of:
Opera buffa
A & B
Singspiel
A. Opera seria
15
The characteristics of Classical music included which of the following?
Through-composed texture
Highly ornamented melodic lines
Use of excessive chromaticism
Lyrical melodies in phrases
16
The "rocket theme" was a common technique used in which movement of the Classical symphony?
Second - slow
Fourth - fast
First - fast
Third - minuet
17
A _______ is a work for solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment.
Symphony
Concerto
Suite
Sonata
18
Haydn composed oratorios based on which biblical books?
Genesis and the Seasons
Genesis and the Book of Job
Genesis and Revelation
Genesis and the Gospels
19
Which of these composers was NOT part of the "Viennese School" of the Classical era?
Franz Schubert
Amy James
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20
Haydn's Symphony No. 100 demonstrates influences from which style of music?
German Lieder
Turkish Janissary bands
French court music
English madrigals