Classical Period

The K or Köchel number refers to...

Mozart treated the piano as the superior part in duo sonatas.

Beethoven often replaced the third movement of the symphony with a scherzo.

For what occasion was Eine Kleine Nachtmusik composed?

Beethoven's middle compositional period was fully romantic in nature

Cadenzas were strictly written down and composed by the composer.

Opera buffa is "serious" Italian opera

What composition was Mozart obsessed with completing at the end of his life?

What was the musical branch that reached the widest audience in the Classical Era?

The Marriage of Figaro focused on mythological characters instead over human characters.

What is false about the fourth movement of the symphony?

The Classical orchestra only featured about 30 to 40 performers.

How many movements did a concerto have?

Which composer foreshadowed the Romantic style?

Mozart was born in...

Which composer was not a member of the Classical Viennese School?

About how many symphonies did Mozart compose?

Haydn was not influenced by the folk music he absorbed as a child

The symphony developed from which 18th Century genre?

What genre became the "central place for Classical instrumental music"?

Composers received employment through the patronage system in the Classical Era

What is false about the first movement of the concerto?

What was a nickname for the twelve symphonies Haydn composed in the 1790s?

A requiem was written...

What is false about the first movement of the symphony?

Which is not a section of sonata-allegro form?

Approximately how many symphonies did Haydn compose?

What is false about the third movement of the symphony?

Beethoven's early compositional period took after Classical master composers

Romanticism emphasizes...

Chamber music features a large ensemble like an orchestera

What revolution shifted power from the aristocracy to the middle class?

What is not a characteristic of music in the Classical Era?

What societies did classical thinkers idealize?

What wealthy family did Haydn find patronage from?

The music of Mozart was not influenced by romanticism

What is false about the second movement of the concerto?

Mozart had a healthy relationship with the patronage system

An alto in trousers would typically play roles of young boys in opera.

What is false about the second movement of the symphony?

Where was Ludwig van Beethoven born?

Beethoven's late compositional period was fully romantic in nature

Which composer did Beethoven perform for at the age of 17?

Librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte partnered frequently with which composer

Women participated in music during the Classical Era by...

The cause of Mozart's death is mysterious

Symphony No. 94 was nicknamed the "suprise symphony" because of the loud ff chord.

The Heiligenstadt Testament...

Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas are considered "the pianist's Old Testament"

Which composer followed the style of the Classical Viennese composers?

Amateurs often performed sonatas at home

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

The concerto implied a mixing together of ____________________ forces.

What is false about the third movement of the concerto?

Tempering keyboard instruments to be able to play in all keys was a innovation during the Classical Era

Pathétique refers to highly emotional in Beethoven's Pathétique Piano Sonata

Classicism emphasizes...

What instrument family was considered the heart of the Classical orchestra?

Maria Theresa von Paradis, Maria Anna Mozart, and Barbara von Ployer were all conncected with...