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so classy
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Mostly Mozart
100
a drama sung from beginning to end
What is opera
100
revolutions
What are American, French and Industrial
100
Haydn spent most of his career in what country?
What is Austria
100
The third movement of Haydn's Symphony no. 102 in B flat Major is also called a...
What is a minuet
100
True or False: Mozart was raised in a musical family.
What is True
200
a sacred drama sung from beginning to end (performed during Lent and Advent, when forms of secular entertainment were prohibited)
What is oratorio
200
new innovations due to industrial revolution
What are steam engine, train, cotton gin, etc.
200
How many instruments are in a string quartet and what are they?
What is 4; Violin 1 (S), Violin 2 (A), Viola (T), Cello (B)
200
characteristics of the 3rd movement
What is a minuet, a courtly, elegant dance in triple meter.
200
In 1781 Mozart moved to what city?
What is Vienna
300
a style of singing that lies somewhere between lyrical song and speech. It introduces an aria
What is recitative
300
what was the movement which held that reason could bring humankind to a new age of splendor, freed from the dark superstitions of the past
What is the Age of Enlightenment
300
The form of String Quartet in C Major, 2nd movement
What is Theme and Variation
300
the third movement is in A B A form... this can also be called
What is ternary or minuet form; A (minuet proper) B (trio) followed by return of A (minuet proper)
300
The first movement of his Symphony No. 40 is in this form?
What is Sonata Form
400
a lyrical style of singing which introduces a chorus
What is an aria
400
The two main composers of the Classical Period
Who are Mozart and Haydn
400
The name for the conversational phrases in Classical music which help to provide clarity and balance.
What is antecedent/consequent phrases
400
The Finale (4th movement) of Haydn's Symphony no. 102 in B flat Major is in what form?
What is rondo (A B A C A D A C A)
400
The primary instrument Mozart performed as a virtuoso on.
What is a piano (fortepiano)
500
Name one instant of word painting in the Messiah
What is 1. ascending to "heaven" 2. descending on "laugh" 3. downward leap on "break them" 4. long melismas 5. monophonic "for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth"
500
The years of the Classical Period
What is 1750-1800
500
How many movements are typically in a string quartet and what are their characteristics?
What is 4 movements. 1st is fast and in sonata form. 2nd is slower and in either sonata form, theme and variations, or ternary form. 3rd is a Minuet (dance) in triple meter. The 4th or Finale is faster and either in sonata or rondo form.
500
The orchestra used during Haydn's time is small compared to our Modern orchestras. What is the term for the smaller orchestra used by composers in the Classical Period?
What is chamber orchestra
500
This man wrote the libretto to Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro"
Who is Lorenzo da Ponte