Classical Test 3 and 8 ACE

Wrote the Clock Symphony and the Surprise Symphony (He is often referred to as the first true classicist.)

Which instrument was NOT considered part of the classical orchestra?

This composer built the bridge between the classical and romantic periods.

A dynamic term requiring the performer to gradually get louder.

Famous composer known as the Father of the Symphony (Leading composer of symphonies during the classical era)

Wrote several classical period operas such as The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute.

Beethoven wrote ____ symphonies and ____ opera.

Many considered Beethoven's 9th symphony to be his greatest effort because he was completely deaf when he composed it.

This child prodigy's catalog of orchestral works includes Eine Kliene Nachtmusik and Don Giovanni.

To master and find success composing a _____ was seen as a major accomplishment in a composer's life.

This composer delighted audiences throughout Europe as a child prodigy.

The ____ is the most important keyboard instrument of the classical period.

Andante is a moderate or walking tempo.

The dominant texture during the classical period was:

An unaccompanied and improvised passage within a concerto (a solo within a solo).

A ___ is the Latin text of a funeral mass that has been set to music for orchestra and choir.

This composer's greatest area of contribution was instrumental music (Composer of Fur Elise and the Pathetique Sonata.)

Mozart spent his entire life in service to Prince Esterhazy through the patronage system.

Most composers were supported by the _____ system during the classical era.

To gradually get softer in volume over a given period of time.

Which was does NOT fit when describing the style and spirit of the classical period?

The classical period extended from:

The string quartet was the most popular form of chamber music during the classical period.

English organist, music seller, and compsoer of keyboard music.

Considered the Father of the String Quartet (taught the other 2 classical composers that we studied.)

Sonatas are typically written in ____ movements.

Symphonies typically contain _____ movements.

Which one of the following composers is NOT a classicist?

Music of the classical period stresses clarity, balance, and simplicity.

The pianoforte was so named because:

Music for 2-8 players intended for smaller rooms of the palace is called:

Known for being able to compose extended works without making revisions or editing.

Minuet is a possible title of the third movement of a sonata.

Terraced dynamics were replaced by a system of gradual dynamics during the classical era.

Vienna was the musical capital (center of development) of the world during the classical era.

Music of the classical period is predominantly:

A _____ is often described as being a sonata for orchestra.

The sonata, requiem, and concerto grosso are all popular classical era forms.

2 of Haydn's most famous pupils were:

Sonatas, string quartets, and symphonies are all forms of chamber music.