This is an orchestral composition that usually has four movements.
What is a symphony?
100
Often called a mass for the dead
What is a requiem?
100
A melody with chordal accompaniment
What is homophony?
100
He lost his hearing in the middle of his life
Who is Beethoven?
100
The dates of the Classical Era
What is 1750-1825?
200
A large composition for orchestra and solo instrument
What is a concerto?
200
This consists of 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello.
What is a string quartet?
200
Primary music in a catholic worship service.
What is a mass?
200
Worked for the Esterhazy family.
Who is Hayden?
200
This woodwind instrument, which was fairly new, becomes more prominent in the classical era.
What is the clarinet?
300
Usually a work for solo instrument, very often piano, that often feature fast, slow, fast tempos
What is sonata?
300
A secular drama presented in music for solo voices, chorus and orchestra including sets and costumes.
What is an opera?
300
Multiple melodies played together. (think cannon/fugue)
What is polyphony?
300
Was a boy prodigy composing at a very young age.
What is Mozart?
300
The first version(s) of the modern piano.
What is the pianoforte?
400
Musical form consisting of a melody repeated with changes (harmony, rhythm, key change, texture etc)
What is theme and variation?
400
A short piece of music presented before an opera.
What is an overture?
400
Speech-like song in an opera with chords played instead of full orchestral accompaniment.
What is recitative?
400
This composer played for Mozart when he was 17. He is considered a transitional figure from the Classical Era to the Romantic Era.
Who is Beethoven?
400
A solo song in an opera reflecting on emotions or idea.
What is an aria?
500
A three part form whose sections are called expostion, development, and recapitulation.
What is sonata-allegro form?
500
A sacred musical work for solo voices, orchestra and chorus containing no sets or costumes.
What is an oratorio?
500
A style of music in which a small instrumental ensemble consists of one person per part.
What is chamber music?
500
Is is believed that a student - Sussmeyer, finished this composer's mass for the dead.
Who is Mozart?
500
The time when people began to place an emphasis on individual rights and liberties and felt that they could govern themselves instead of being ruled by a king. And thinkers of the time believed that truth could be realized only through the use of reason.