Classical Music: What is it?
What is the time period of Classical music?
A. 1750-1850
B. 1750-1830
C. 1730-1820
1730 - 1820
Which is the compound instrumental form bound for one or two solo instruments?
A. Concerto
B. Symphony
C. Sonata
sonata
Who was the new main audience for music in the Classical Period?
A - the middle class
B - the bourgeoisie
C - the aristocracy
The bourgeoisie
New concert halls needed ___ sonority, so the orchestra had to have ___ members.
[more or less]
More, more
Which is the compound instrumental form bound for a whole orchestra?
A. Concerto
B. Symphony
C. Sonata
Symphony
What type of opera became the favorite opera genre of classicism?
Opera buffa
Who is considered the “father of symphony”?
A. Franz Joseph Haydn
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Joseph Haydn
Why is this period know as “neoclassicism” in the rest of the arts?
A. there is a return to the ideals of Greco-Roman culture
B. there is a rejection of the ideals of Greco-Roman culture
C. there is a focus on emotion and imagination
There is a new return to the ideals of Greco-Roman culture
Which is the compound instrumental form for orchestra and soloist?
A. Concerto
B. Symphony
C. Sonata
Concerto
What type of opera begins using simpler music and more plausible storylines?
A. Opera buffa
B. Opera seria
Opera Seria
What are the 3 movements of concerto?
A. Allegro, Adagio, Allegro
B. Adagio, Scherzo, and Allegro
C. Adagio, Allegro, Adagio
It is made up of three movements: Allegro, Adagio, and Allegro.
What are two new musical instruments that were introduced in this period?
Piano and clarinet
What are the compound instrumental forms for chamber ensembles formed by three, four, five or more instruments?
Trio, quartet, quintet
Name an opera seria.
A. Orpheus and Eurydice, by Gluck
B. The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
C. La Traviata by Verdi
Orpheus and Eurydice, by Christoph Willibald Gluck
What are the 3 parts of a sonata’s structure (in order)?
Options:
Exposition - Reprise - Reinforcement - Recapitulation - Development - Maturation
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Name 3 classical composers.
Franz Joseph Haydn,
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Christoph W. Gluck
What instrumental form became the main composition model applied to the first movement of all instrumental forms during the Classicism
Sonata
Name an opera buffa.
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
The Magic Flute by Mozart
How does music change in the Classical Period?
There is a focus on formal clarity and melodic simplicity.