Society and History
Due to its focus on social philosophy, technology, and improving the human condition, the Classical Period is also known by this nickname.
Age of _______________
Reason
This composer spent most of his career dressed in a brocaded coat and powdered wig as an employee for the wealthy Esterházy family.
Haydn
Before this new cultural forum arose at the end of the 18th century, musical performances had usually been restricted to private courts or aristocratic salons.
public concerts
Classical music abandoned this Baroque keyboard accompaniment feature in favor of lighter textures like a "walking bass" or Alberti bass.
basso continuo
The movie Amadeus depicted Mozart and this composer as rivals, but in reality they only met a few times.
Salieri
This international secret society of mutual support and social charity cut across class boundaries and included Mozart, Joseph II, and George Washington, but strictly excluded women.
Freemasons
This child prodigy was writing symphonies by age 10 and went on to compose famous operas like The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro.
Mozart
Thanks to a flourishing economy, this rising social class began to feel entitled to the same privileges and cultural diversions as the aristocracy, expanding the audience for music.
middle class
Beethoven took the forms and ideals he learned in the Classical period and pushed them forward to lead the way into this next major musical era.
Romanticism
This specific historical event, along with the American and French Revolutions, marked the massive technological and economic changes of the late 18th century.
Industrial Revolution
Along with the French Revolution, this historic global conflict between 1775 and 1783 marked a time of profound political change during the era.
By the year 1817, this brilliant composer could not hear a single note, forcing him to use a notebook to communicate while he continued to write music.
Beethoven
The growth of the musical public turned this industry into a highly profitable business, springing up in cities to supply sheet music and home lessons.
music publishing
Marked by an extraordinary triumph over adversity, the highly productive middle period of Beethoven's life is known by this title.
Heroic Phase
These three specific industrial inventions are highlighted in the notes as hallmarks of the technological growth during the Age of Reason. Name one
steam engine, cotton gin, spinning jenny
Led by French philosophers Voltaire and Rousseau, this intellectual movement favored human reason over religion and attempted to break down rigid class structures.
Enlightenment
Which composer was a member of the freemasons?
Mozart
At age 8, a young Joseph Haydn was accepted as a choir boy at this landmark cathedral located in Vienna.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
In his 5th Symphony, Beethoven expanded the traditional orchestra by adding three trombones, a piccolo, and this ultra-low woodwind instrument.
contrabassoon
While Haydn spent most of his life as a court employee, he was able to live independently toward the end of his life by making money through this specific means.
sale of his music
Because societal roles for women were narrowly defined, this late 18th-century Pride and Prejudice author did not have her name printed on the title pages of her books.
Jane Austen
Finished in 1824, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony broke traditional musical structures by adding four vocal soloists and a choir singing the text of this German poem.
Ode to Joy
These two monarchs—one of Prussia and one of Austria—were influenced by the Enlightenment and regarded as "enlightened" supporters of the arts. Name one of them
Frederick the Great or Emperor Joseph II
Beginning in 1815, Beethoven’s creativity was temporarily robbed by a bitter, multi-year legal battle over the sole custody of this individual.
nephew Karl
In his early life, a young Franz Joseph Haydn supported himself in Vienna by playing in a local orchestra and giving lessons on this specific keyboard instrument.
harpsichord