Symphonies and Quartets
This many players are typically in a chamber ensemble
what is 2-10?
This composer had a troubled childhood, and went deaf at the height of his career
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This latin phrase means "day of wrath"
What is Dies Irae?
The classical era started and ended on these dates
What is 1750-1825?
Name the composer, title, and genre of this piece
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart, String Quartet
These are the instruments in the string quartet
What are two violins, a viola and a cello?
This composer grew up in Vienna and sang in the Vienna choir as a boy. As an adult he wrote over 100 symphonies, operas, oratorios and and concertos
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
This sort of musical Mass celebrates the dead
What is a requiem?
The Classical era was also known as the...
What is the age of enlightenment?
Name the title, composer and genre of this piece
Symphony no. 5, Beethoven, Symphony
This is the difference between the exposition and the recapitulation
Recapitulation keeps the second theme in the home key
This is the deffinition of a cadenza
what is an improvised passage towards the end of a piece?
This is the definition of opera serio
What is serious opera?
The classical era was inspired by the architecture of these peoples
Who are the greeks?
Name the title, composer and genre of this piece
Trumpet concerto, Haydn, Concerto
These are the different sections of the Exposition
what are the first theme, the bridge and the second theme?
This composer was a virtuoso, and had a short but very successful career
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This is the definition of opera buffa
what is comedic opera?
In the classical era, this patriotic conflict occurred, and inspired many other peoples to do the same
What is the American Revolution?
Name the title, composer and genre of this piece
Piano sonata in C sharp minor (moonlight sonata), Beethoven, Piano sonata
These are the sections of sonata-allegro form
What are the Exposition, the Development and the Recapitulation?
This is the main difference between the baroque and classical concerto?
What is the fact that baroque concertos were focused on contrast, and the classical concerto was focused on the soloist
This composer wrote all types of music, but was most famous for his operas
Who was Mozart?
The rise of this french general put an end to the remnants of Medieval Europe once and for all
Who was Napoleon?
Name the title, composer and genre of this piece
Dies Irae, Mozart, Requiem