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100
The day of our test this week.
What is Wednesday?
100
The typical number of movements in a Classical symphony.
What is 3?
100
This era was know as "The Age of Reason".
What is the Classical Era?
100
This composer ran an orphanage for girls and was known as the "Red Priest".
Who is Vivaldi?
100
This composer was declared to be a musical prodigy at the age of 5.
Who is Mozart?
200
The year the Classical period began.
What is 1750?
200
The meaning of "homophonic".
What is "same sound"?
200
This era was known for emphasizing contrast.
What is the Baroque Era?
200
This composer was considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time and over 300 sacred cantatas.
Who is Bach?
200
This composer went completely deaf during his life.
Who is Beethoven?
300
The year the Classical period ended.
What is 1820?
300
This word means "sung" and is a vocal story with accompaniment.
What is a cantata?
300
This era was known for being highly ornate, lavishly texturized, and intense.
What is the Baroque Era?
300
This composer wrote the famous oratorio, "Messiah", that included the "Hallelujah Chorus".
Who is Handel?
300
This composer is famous for his 9th Symphony which includes a chorus singing the tune, "Ode to Joy".
Who is Beethoven?
400
The date the Baroque period began.
What is 1600?
400
This is a very LARGE composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. An example of this is Handel's "Messiah".
What is an oratorio?
400
This group of people during the Classical Era used music to mock the nobility.
What is the middle class?
400
This composer is known as the "Father of the Symphony" and wrote the Surprise Symphony.
Who is Haydn?
400
This composer wrote "The Marriage of Figaro" and more than 40 symphonies.
Who is Mozart.
500
The year Bach died and the Baroque period ended.
What is 1750?
500
This reference book was first published in the Classical Era.
What is the Encyclopedia?
500
The symphony was made famous in this era.
What is the Classical Era?
500
This German composer wrote over 300 sacred cantatas, the "Brandenburg Concerto", and the famous "Mass in B Minor".
Who is Bach?
500
This composer wrote a violin concerto called, "The Four Seasons".
Who is Vivaldi?
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