Dates and lives
Stylistic Terms
FORMal
Historical Context
Misc.
100
known as a rejection and reaction to all musical elements and codifications of the baroque period
what is the classical period
100
A stylistic return to musical simplicity after the baroque period- "true and natural", real emotion.
what is Galant Style (fr) or Empfindsamkeit (ger.) ?
100
a piece played by two violins, a cello and a harpsichord doubling the basso continuo.
what is a trio sonata ?
100
Known as the "age of reason", a time of scientific development and general bettering of life, straying from the divine right, links between religion/state, and the monarchy.
What is The Enlightenment ?
100
an opera in which an infamous womanizer, kills Donna Anna's father. He is then chased by Donna Anna's fiancé, Don Ottavio, as well as Donna Elvira, one of his former conquests. The title character, at the end, is dragged dramatically down to hell by thousands of the dead. the moral stated at the end of the opera being "the death of a sinner always reflects his life"
what is mozarts "Don Giovanni "
200
known as a build on all of the musical technique and forms of the classical period, the age of expression, and of isolation.
What is the romantic period
200
a large increase in dynamic over a short period, often repeating, seen in sinfonia in Eb major
What is the Steamroller?
200
often the first movement of a string quartet - this form: 
what is sonata-allegro form?
200
The wealthy family whom of which patroned Haydn for several years, and several generations.
Who are the Esterhazys?
200
SOUND QUESTION - explain the form and themes!
What is - mozarts jupiter symphony - movement 4
300
the short, disputed period that came between the baroque era and the classical. Roughly the 1740s-the 1770s.
What is the Rococo period
300
Raw emotion, Beauty in its true expression. A German movement. Directly translating to "Storm and Stress"
what is Dterm und Drang
300
a lighthearted, simple musical genre meant to be played at social functions. often in the form of an early string quartet.
What is a divertimento
300
an early piano in which the frame is made of wood, and the hammers are coated in leather rather than felt.
What is a fortepiano
300
A strophic aria from the point of view of this13 year old pageboy in this Mozart opera
what is Cherubino in The Marriage Of Figaro
400
the rough dates of the classical period
1775-1815
400
A composer using musical elements or techniques not from their native or taught culture, a common classical example being janissary music in mozarts operatic works
what is Exoticism
400
Italian for symphony - the early symphony.
What is a sinfonia
400
FORM SURPRISE QUESTION BECAUSE THEY DIDNT FIT INTO THE CHAP SOFTWARES COLUMNS!
I double exposition- Sonata allegro- cadenza
II ABA, Theme and variation
III rondeau
what is a classic concerto?
400
the thing of which impacted mozarts musical style and kickstarted his career
Touring with his father
500
rough beginning of the romantic period
1815
500
"osmin" in "the abduction of seraglio" is an example of what operatic trope ?
What is The Comic Bass
500
Haydns "The Joke" is indicative of this style of piece of which is essentially a classical suite. What are the instrunments involved in this style?
What is a string quartet - Violin (2) viola, cello
500
a student of haydn whohad shown musical talent since a young age. Born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 and known as the bridge between classical and romantic music
who is Beethoven
500
The sound intended to be created by scarlattis sonata in D minor
What is the sound of a guitar or mandolin (spanish influence)