Classical Music: What is it?
Classical Composers
Classical Music
Classical Music Forms
Classical Miscellaneous
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The years of the Classical period.
What is 1750-1820.
200
The "Father of the Symphony".
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn.
200

The tradition of standing for this "Messiah" chorus has outlasted the one of standing for the "Dead March" in "Saul"

the "Hallelujah Chorus"

200
The name of a musical ensemble made up of four string players - two violinists, a violist and a cellist.
What is a string quartet.
200
As a boy, this composer once cut off the pigtails of a fellow choir member as a practical joke.
Who is Joseph Haydn.
400
The difference in size of Classical orchestras to Baroque period orchestras.
What are larger orchestras.
400
The "Father of the Pianoforte".
Who is Muzio Clementi.
400

Thinking there weren't enough solo pieces for violin, Fritz Kreisler did this & attributed them to nobodies like Pugnani

he composed them himself

400
The musical form typically used in the first movement of a multi-movement work.
What is sonata form.
400
He ended the Classical Music period a couple years before his death, because his music became so new, it had to be called something completely different.
Who is Beethoven.
600
The musical instrument that replaced the harpsichord in popular use.
What is the piano.
600
This composer was almost totally deaf during the last decade of his life, yet some of his most admired works come from this time.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven.
600

Virtuoso Nigel North is primarily known for playing this instrument, which looks like a pear-shaped guitar

a lute

600
Typically calm, light music, this is a composition and/or performance in someone's honor.
What is a serenade.
600
This composer, though only living to the age of 35, produced more than 600 compositions in his lifetime.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
800
Two words that characterize the texture difference between the Classical and Baroque periods.
What is a lighter, clearer texture.
800
A member of a famous musical dynasty, his godfather was George Phillip Telemann.
Who is C.P.E. (Carl Phillip Emmanuel) Bach.
800

Virtuoso Nigel North is primarily known for playing this instrument, which looks like a pear-shaped guitar

flamenco

800
An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically made up of four movements.
What is a symphony.
800
Though developed in the 1400s, this instrument was not used in a symphony until the end of the Classical period, where one of its first symphonic uses was in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
What is the trombone.
1000
The most popular type of sound during this period, and what it is.
What is a homophonic sound; melody over chordal accompaniment.
1000
This Italian composer with a childhood love for sugar, reading and music, wrote operas in three languages.
Who is Antonio Salieri.
1000

Don't turn up the volume in the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth; Ludwig does that for you with this gradual musical move

a crescendo

1000
The three main sections of music in sonata form.
What is an exposition, a development and a recapitulation.
1000
The Symphony with the four-note motif that is frequently described as "fate knocking at the door".
What is Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
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