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A Harpsichord is a keyboard instrument where the strings are plucked. It was popular in which period?
Neolithic
Baroque
Classical
Today
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What is a "Theme and Variation"?
A musical structure where the composer reveals the theme at the very end
Theme is played in its original form, then repeated with varied treatments
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Which famous classical composer wrote this?
Haydn
Bach
Beethoven
Mozart
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Classical music has a well balanced structure of form, a clear melodic line and nothing that is overdone or 'showy'.
False
True
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What instrument is playing the melody?
Clarinet
Flute
French Horn
Oboe
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Two famous composers of the Classical Music period are:
Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky
Schubert and Debussy
Beethoven and Mozart
Bach and Handel
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A Concerto is a composition for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra
False
True
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The texture in the classical period tended to be clear, light and homophonic which means:
sounds played by humans
a melody above a chordal accompaniment
Lots of instruments playing different parts
a melody played in unison
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What is "Chamber" music?
Music written for a small group usually with no conductor
Music played by one instrumentalist in a small room
Music that inspired the composer of Harry Potter
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And who wrote this?
Mozart
Bach
Mr Gallen
Schubert
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What instrument plays the melody here?
Bassoon
French horn
Cor Anglais
Bass clarinet
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The symphony was the most popular musical composition. What is it?
An extended composition for orchestra consisting of multiple movements
A composition for one instrument accompanied by a keyboard
an ancient synthesizer
A musical composition designed for a chamber orchestra
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The classical orchestra ditched the harpsichord and added which instruments?
Clarinet and flute
Sax and oboe
Bass guitar and sitar
french horn and cello
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The "Classical" period (1750-1820) in music came after which period?
Romantic
Baroque
Neoclassical
Impressionist
