Classic
This city was the center of music in the Classical era
Vienna, Austria
This was the most important form in the Classical era; its three main sections are Exposition, Development, & Recapitulation
Sonata-Allegro Form
This genre features 2 violins, a viola, and a cello. It usually has 4 movements.
String Quartet
This composer went deaf
Beethoven
This new concept opened the world of classical music up to the middle class
the Public Concert
What are the dates of the Classical era in music?
1750-1820
This is the oldest form: ABACA, ABACABA, or ABACADA are all examples
Rondo
This genre is typically for solo instrument. It's typically 3 movements: Fast - slow - fast
Sonata
This composer was a child prodigy
Mozart
Which composer expanded existing forms & genres, ushering in the Romantic era?
Beethoven
Which important instrument was invented in this era, around 1700 in Italy?
the Pianoforte
In this form, the main tune (A) is repeated over & over again, with elements such as tone color & rhythm altered
Theme & Variations
This genre features a solo instrument playing alongside an orchestra. Typically in 3 movements
Concerto
This composer was the father of the string quartet
Haydn
This is the system in which weathy nobility paid servants to compose music in exchange for room & board
Patronage
Who are the three main composers from the Classical era?
Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
How many themes must be in the exposition of sonata-allegro form?
at least 2
This genre is a composition in four movements for orchestra
Symphony
This composer spent most of his career working for the Esterhazy family
Haydn
to whom was the pianoforte marketed?
middle-class women
What social movement was happening during the Classical period?
The Enlightenment
This large-scale ternary form is a dance commonly found in Classical symphonies and string quartets: ABA CDC ABA
Minuet & Trio
Which genre is Mozart famous for writing, especially later in his life?
Opera
This is the composer Beethoven hoped to study with in Vienna
Mozart
This the German term for comic opera, as made famous by Mozart
Singspiel