The French Revolution
Composers
Musical Characteristics
Opera
General
100
What were the 3 categories of people in France before the Revolution?
clergy, nobility, commoners
100
What is Beethoven's most famous work?
Symphony no.9
100
State 2 words to describe the melody during the Classical Period.
symmetric and balanced
100
Who composed The Magic Flute?
Mozart
100
What does the term "classical" refer to?
Ancient Greece and Rome
200
Who was Marie Antoinette?
Queen of France during the French Revolution.
200
Who found out that private tutoring would afford him the freedom he desired?
Who is Mozart?
200
State 2 words to describe the HARMONY during the Classical Period.
Simple and clear
200
Name the "bird" couple that performs a beautiful duet in The Magic Flute.
Papageno & Papagena
200
What are the dates of the Classical Period?
1750-1820
300
A time when new ideas were made available to everyone.
What is the Enligtenment.
300
As a child, this composer was beaten.
Who is Beethoven?
300
State 2 words to describe the RHYTHM during the Classical Period.
Defined and regular
300
What was different about the subject of operas during the Classical Era? (What do they talk about that wasn't talked about during the Baroque Period)?
Real situations, lovers, cheating, lower class
300
How many instruments is a sonata written for?
1 or 2
400
What was the Guillotine?
Device used to behead people during the Reign of Terror in France (started 1792).
400
Describe one of the unfortunate terms of Haydn's work contract.
-His work would not be his property. -He had to eat with the servants. -He was told how to act. -He was told what to wear. -He had to preform when the family wanted him to.
400
State 2 words to describe the TEXTURE during the Classical Period.
Melody and Accompainment
400
State 2 differences between Opera Seria and Opera Buffa.
In Opera Buffa, there is a happy ending and in Seria it is serious. In Opera Buffa there is spoken dialogue and in Seria, it's only sung. In Opera Buffa there is humor and not in Seria. Opera Buffa is written in composer's language while in Seria, it's written in Italian.
400
What instruments make up a string quartet?
-2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
500
What was the name of the Battle that started the French Revolution?
What is the Battle of Bastille.
500
German composer that believed that operas should be written in the native language of the composer.
Who is Gluck?
500
Name the 4 instrumental forms that were developed during the Classical Era.
1. Concerto 2. Symphony 3. Quartet 4. Sonata
500
What did Gluck say in the preface to his opera "Alceste?"
That the music should serve the story and reflect the drama and emotion of the text.
500
What are the 3 sections of the sonata form?
Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation
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