Classical Era Stuff
This instrument replaced the buzzy Baroque harpsichord because it could easily play both soft and loud
What is the piano (or fortepiano)
This composer was a total prodigy who started writing his own music when he was only 5 years old.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This powerful Beethoven piece makes you feel like a superhero fighting a villain, or like a giant thunderstorm is rolling in
What is Symphony No. 5
This composer is famous for writing masterpiece music even after he started losing his hearing
What is Ludwig van Beethoven
Unlike the complicated puzzles of Baroque music, the Classical era focused on this kind of easy-to-hum feature
What is a clear/singable melody
Joseph Haydn is known by this family-friendly nickname because he wrote over 100 symphonies and taught Beethoven
What is the Father of the Symphony
This Haydn piece starts out as quiet as a tiptoeing mouse before a giant BOOM wakes everyone up
What is The Surprise Symphony
Beethoven is called a musical "bridge" because his passionate style connected the Classical era to this next musical era
What is the Romantic era
Compared to the giant powdered wigs of the Baroque era, fashion in the Classical era changed in this way.
What is wigs got smaller (Or music got cleaner and simpler)?
Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik translated into English means this
What is "A Little Night Music"
The joyful opening of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik uses this specific theme because it shoots straight up the musical scale
What is a Rocket Theme
The song of Beethoven's famous opening (short-short-short-long) is built on this specific 4-note motif pattern
What is Symphony No. 5 (1st Movement)