Who
Which
When
Why
What
100

A German Italian French British composer.

Who is Georg Frideric Handel?

100

The one that was played on a boat.

Which piece is Handel's Water Music?

100

Right after the Baroque Era.

When did the Classical Era begin?

100

It written as background music for the king.

Why did Handel compose Water Music?

100

It's the structure or map of a piece of music.

What is form?

200

King George I.

Who requested Handel to write Water Music?

200

The one about Jesus Christ according to both the Old and New Testament.

Which piece is Handel's Messiah or Hallelujah Chorus?

200

By the time he was ten years old.

When did Mozart become a fully mature musician?

200

Because the king did so during a performance a long time ago.

Why do we stand up during Handel's Hallelujah Chorus?

200

It has three sections called exposition, development and recapitulation.

What is sonata form?

300

He lived in Vienna.

Who is Mozart?

300

The one that is in sonata form.

Which piece is Mozart's Symphony No. 40?

300

During a boating trip on the Thames River.

When was Water Music played the first time?

300

It was for a trip to England that never happened.

Why did Mozart write his Symphony No. 40?

300

It has 3 to 4 movements and is written for one or two instruments.

What is a sonata?

400

He wrote just about any kind of music that was requested of him.

Who is Mozart?

400

The one that uses word painting.

Which piece is Handel's Messiah or Hallelujah Chorus?

400

It's right after the exposition.

When is the development section of sonata form?

400

It was because of his Italian operas but also his later oratorios.

Why was Handel so famous in Britain?

400

It is usually considered a very artistic form for a composer to write in.

What is a symphony?

500

King George II.

Who stood up during the Hallelujah Chorus of Handel's Messiah?

500

The one that has both dances and songs (or arias).

Which piece is Handel's Water Music?

500

He lived there for the later half of his life.

When did Handel live in Britain?

500

Because the artists looked at Classical Greek styles of art and literature.

Why is the Classical Era called the Classical Era?

500

Its the key word that describes the Classical Era.

What is clarity? (or balance, maybe)