Classical Era Quiz

Mozart was honored by being made a member of the ____ by the pope at the age of 14 for copying a song.

The two most famous oratorios Franz Joseph Haydn composed were _____ and _____.

Who composed the "Missa Sancti Nicolai"?

_____ invented the glass harmonica.

Mozart's only living sibling (sister) was nicknamed _____.

He had a brother who also became a famous composer.

_____ was the unfinished composition that Mozart was writing when he died.

Mozart married Maria Constanze Weber and she gave birth to _____ children during their 9 years of marriage.

He was buried outside the city in a third class grave.

He was employed by the wealthy Esterhazy family.

Who composed "The Magic Flute"?

The two most outstanding choral composers of the classical era were _____ and _____.

___ was considered the outstanding American composer and harpsichordist. He also signed the Declaration of Independence.

Who composed "Cosi fan tutte"?

At the age of 8, Haydn became a choir boy at the Cathedral of _____ in Vienna, Austria.

Who composed "The Creation"?

He was considered a child genius.

The Esterhazy family lived most of the year in their country palace in _____, Germany.

His father was a master wheelwright.

The dates used in this unit for the Classical Era are ____ to _____.

_____ was born in Philadelphia in 1737 and wrote the first American secular song "My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free".

In 1761, Haydn was employed by the wealthy and powerful _____.

Who composed the "Nelsonmesse (Lord Nelson Mass)"?