He wrote Canon in D Major, which uses a repeating bass line or basso continuo
Who is Pachelbel?
100
He wrote more than 650 compositions, which display perfect formal control only matched by the works of J S Bach.
Who is Mozart?
100
A dramatic musical form that involves an exposition, development and recapitulation. The only form invented in the classical era.
What is Sonata-Allegro form?
100
This genre was the single most important genre to emerge in the Baroque era.
What is opera?
100
This instrument is most closely related with the genre of the sonata.
What is the piano?
200
He wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas, and has been called the greatest of all English composers.
Who is Purcell?
200
He was born in Bonn, Germany, and later earned a living in
Vienna as a concert pianist. He was known for his highly expressive style of playing.
Who is Beethoven?
200
ABACABA-three statements of A (the refrain), and at least two contrasting sections.
What is Rondo form?
200
This four movement genre saw a dramatic increase in public concerts during the classical era.
What is Symphony?
200
This instrument was added to the orchestra during the classical period
What is the clarinet?
300
He wrote the oratorio, "The Messiah", and was commissioned to write "Water Music" for the rich and powerful members of society.
Who is Handel?
300
This opera by Mozart tells the tale of an amoral philanderer who is dragged down to hell by the ghost of the man he has killed.
What is Don Giovanni?
300
The piano composition by Mozart based on Twinkle, Twinkle is an example of this form?
What is Theme and Variations?
300
A three movement composition performed by solo keyboard or instrument. (the "Pathetique" by Beethoven is an example of this genre)
What is Sonata?
300
This classical composer was rude to the Viennese aristocracy and considered himself a creative genius to be protected and nurtured.
Who is Beethoven?
400
He was the father of 20 children, and was the most renowned organ virtuoso in Germany. He wrote "the organ fugue in G minor".
Who is Bach?
400
This Symphony by Haydn was first performed in London in 1792 and the audience demanded the second movement be played again. (What is its nickname or popular name?)
What is the "Surprise Symphony"?
400
This word describes a type or class of music.
What is Genre?
400
a large-scale multi-movement work for instrumental soloist and orchestra intended for a public audience.
What is Concerto?
400
The Baroque orchestra consisted of about this many players?
What is 20
500
He was born and raised in Venice, was also an ordained priest as well as a virtuoso violinist. He wrote many concertos for the all-female orchestra of an orphanage.
Who is Vivaldi?
500
He was the father of the string quartet, and wrote 106 symphonies.
Who is Haydn?
500
This instrument dominated the sound of the Baroque orchestra and generally led to the rising popularity of instrumental music.
What is the violin?
500
This classical genre, with four movements, was primarily intended tor a small audience or just for the performers themselves
What is the String Quartet?
500
True or false: The inventors of early opera thought they were revving ancient Greek drama?