Classical Period Jeopardy

Classical Era Facts

100

This was an intellectual and philosophical movement during the Classical period

Age of Enlightenment

200

This artistic style bridged the Baroque to the Classical Periods

Rococo Style

300

Baroque period art is characterized by "unity of mood", Classical period art is characterized by this.

Contrast of Mood

400

This was the average size of the classical orchestra.

40-60 players.

500

Musical and Visual arts stressed this.

Balance and Symmetry

Composers

100

This composer worked most of his adult life in the Esterhazy court.

Haydn

200

This composer was the most successful as a freelance composer.

Beethoven

300

This composer was commissioned to write a set of symphonies for 2 different London tours.

Haydn

400

This composer showed signs of deafness by age 29 and by 44 he was completely deaf.

Beethoven

500

While this composer was a successful freelance composer but died a pauper at age 35.

Mozart

Music Genres

100

This was a work for orchestra in 4 movements.

Symphony

200

This was the most popular chamber group who's music was in 3 to 4 movements.

String quartet

300

This was written for 1 or 2 instruments.

Classical Sonata

400

This was in 3 movements similar to the Baroque genre by the same name, but used the Classical forms.

Classical Concerto or Concerto

500

This music was intended for the intimacy of a small room.

Chamber Music

All in the Form

100

Another name for Sonata-Allegro form was this.

1st movement form

200

This form was from Baroque dance music stylized after a waltz usually found in the 3rd movement of Classical music.

Minuet and trio

300

This form takes a basic tune and then reworks the tune in different ways by changing the rhythm, instruments and other variants.

theme and variation

400

This form is usually found in the final movement and is schemed as: ABACABA or ABACA

Rondo

500

The opening section of Sonata-Allegro is this.

Exposition

The Musical Stage

100

This was the source of most Classical operas' story subjects.

Contemporary Subjects

200

The opening scene of the opera, Don Giovanni begins with this tragic event which eventually leads to the death of the main character, Don Giovanni.

a murder

300

Don Giovanni is was the Italian version of this fictional Spanish lover.

Don Juan

400

Classical operas were known for poking fun at this social class.

Aristocrats.

500

Mozart called his some of his operas this which means a serious opera with moments of humor.

Dramma Giocoso