Classical Facts
Which instrument was invented during the Classical Era?
Piano
Baroque Music was meant to sound how to society?
Fancy, Detailed, etc.
Which composer lived the shortest life: Haydn, Beethoven, or Mozart?
Mozart
Which composer had a total of 20 children: Bach, Handel, or Vivaldi?
Bach
Who wrote Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?
Mozart
The classical era also brought about what kind of music pieces? Haydn is called the father of these.
Symphonies
Baroque Music was meant to celebrate what kinds of new information?
Discoveries like the planets, orbits, etc.
When people started to fall asleep during his concerts, Haydn got his petty revenge by writing a symphony called what?
The Surprise Symphony
Bach was called a ___ of all trades because he could play the violin, the harpsichord, and the organ.
Jack
Who wrote Fur Elise?
Beethoven
Music was meant to sound like what? People who stand on one foot have to do this.
Balance
Music was also supposed to show what kind of expression?
Artistic
Who made Beethoven practice music each morning?
His dad
Handel had to practice secretly in his house with his mom's help because his dad did not approve of his music training. Where in his house did he practice?
In the attic.
Who wrote Zadok the Priest: the coronation song?
Handel
People were excited about the piano because it helped people play with dynamics...what are dynamics?
Louds and softs
The word "Baroque" comes from what fancy item?
Pearls
By the time he was 5, Mozart was considered a what?
Music Prodigy
Vivaldi was a very talented violin player. He tried to play woodwind instruments, but what prevented him from playing them?
Severe asthma
Who wrote the Four Seasons?
Vivaldi
Which year did Classical Music start: 1630, 1730, or 1830?
1730
Which year did Baroque Music start in: 1500, 1600, or 1700?
1600.
Which composer went deaf by his late 20s?
Beethoven
Handel continued to work through two strokes, paralysis in his hands, anxiety, and what eventual condition that Bach also ended up developing?
Blindness
Who wrote Toccata and Fugue in D Minor?
Bach