Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
General
100
Where was Haydn from?
Austria
100
Where was Mozart born?
Salzburg, Austria
100
How old was Beethoven when he first began to show signs of deafness?
29
100
Name 2 classical composers.
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
200
What family did Haydn serve?
The Esterhazys
200
What did Mozart do between the ages of 6 and 15?
he toured England and Europe with his father
200
What was Beethoven's only opera called?
Fidelio
200
Who were the 2 most important pre-classical composers?
Car Phillipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Sebastian Bach
300
What did Haydn spend most of his life doing?
serving a wealthy aristocratic family
300
How old was Mozart when he moved to Vienna to try to make it as a freelance musician?
25
300
What are Beethoven's most popular works?
his 9 symphonies
300
In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart a) avoided each other b) became close friends c) were jealous of each other d) never met
b) became close friends
400
Was Haydn considered a servant or a freelance musician?
a servant
400
What opera did Mozart write in Prauge?
Don Giovanni
400
What 2 periods is Beethoven credited as being a musical bridge between?
Classical and Romantic
400
How did composers make a living during the Classical period?
they worked for noble families, they sold their compositions to publishers, they gave music lessons and performed concerts
500
How many string quartets and symphonies did Haydn write?
68 string quartets and 104 symphonies
500
Who commissioned Mozart's last piece?
a stranger
500
Describe the rhythm in the opening motive in Beethoven's 5th symphony.
short short short long
500
How did composers write music differently during the classical period to suit the middle class?
they wrote pieces that were easy to understand and play and they sometimes made fun of aristocracy in their music.
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