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Using the book "Story of the Orchestra" please answer the following questions.
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What are some characteristics of a
concerto
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A play set to orchestral music.
Became the chief musical structure of orchestral music
Focuses on a solo instrument, or a couple instruments.
Has a small group instruments playing in the background.
2
How did Mozart compose music?
Would compose with ease.
Would struggle to compose until older in age.
Would sit down and write music from memory.
Would write, rewrite, and change at the last minute.
3
What is a
melody?
All singers singing one melody together
The rate of speed
Notes that are played one after the other to make a tune
Two voices singing in harmony
4
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony was written…?
For a chorus of singers in the last movement.
As his last symphony.
When he was totally deaf.
Using the three-movement structure of a symphony.
5
What historical movement influenced Classical Music?
Age of Reason
The Renaissance
The Dark Ages
The Industrial Revolution
6
What was new about the last movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony?
The final movement incorporated voices.
Used the poem "Ode to Joy"
It was a slow rather than fast final movement.
It was written for the Empress of Austria.
7
Haydn was known for…?
Composing music for orphan girls.
Being mean, rough and a strict teacher.
Laying the musical foundation for the Classical Era.
Having taught Mozart and Beethoven.
8
What similarity does Mozart have with Rock and Roll bands?
Both are famous.
Both styles of music incorporate the guitar.
Mozart flirted with royalty.
Mozart toured Europe for three years.
9
What form of music does this clip demonstrate?
Concerto
Symphony
Toccatta
Fugue
10
How did the sound of music in the Classical Era change from the Baroque Era?
Music was simpler to play
Music concentrated of music theory and musical techniques
Music full of quick notes and speedy scales
Music for kings and queens
11
How were composers able to work writing music during the Classical Era?
They had a trade job (carpenter, farmer, etc).
They sold their music on Ebay.
They were employed by the local Church.
They worked for rich people who patronized the arts.
12
Who was Classical Era music written for?
The Church
Shopkeepers
Nobility
Teacher
13
Beethoven’s music was important because…?
Was a bridge between the Romantic Era and the Classical Era.
Was a bridge between the Classical Era and the Romantic Era.
It followed a more Baroque style of music.
It followed a more Romantic style of music.
14
What age was Mozart when he composed music for the violin?
6 years old.
5 years old.
10 years old.
15 years old.
