Classical Era
War of the Buffoons
Franz Joseph Haydn
W.A.Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
100

The Classical era began in the year 1750 and ended in this year. 

What is 1820?

100
A comic opera.

What is opera buffa?

100

The city where Franz Joseph Haydn began his musical career. 

What is Vienna? 

100

The city where W.A. Mozart was born.

What is Salzburg?

100

The city where Ludwig van Beethoven was born.

What is Bonn?

200

The age when Mozart passed away.

What is 35?

200

A serious or courtly opera. 

What is opera seria?

200

Haydn wrote this many string quartets. 

What is 68?

200

The person that Mozart married, an event that freed him from the control of his father. 

Who was Constance Weber?

200

Beethoven's music skills impressed this composer, causing him to say, "Keep an eye on him he will make a noise in the world someday."

Who was Mozart?

300

This Classical era composer was the most successful in freeing himself from the patronage of an aristocratic family. 

Who was Beethoven?

300
A term that describes the rising middle class during the Classical era. 

What is bourgeois?

300

The wealthy family that hired Haydn to write music in 1761.

Who were the Esterházy family?

300

The age that Mozart died.

What is 35?

300

Beethoven lost this sense but remarkably continued to write and perform music. 

What is the sense of hearing?

400

This term means that the Classical era music was not limited by boundaries of countries or cities. 

What is universal?

400
The Classical era composer who combined elements of comic opera and French courtly opera to create a foundation for future opera composers.

Who was Christopher Willibald Gluck?

400

Haydn's career before his voice changed at the age of 16.

What is a chorister? 

400

A person with exceptional qualities or abilities. 

What is a prodigy?

400

This composer did not care for Beethoven because of his temper and free spirit. 

Who was Haydn?

500

This Classical era composer composed for an aristocratic family for the majority of his career.

Who was Franz Joseph Haydn?

500

The war of words know as the War of Buffoons was between these two groups. 

What is French court opera and Italian comic opera?

500

Haydn received these two titles for his contributions to classical music. 

What is "father of the symphony" and "father of the string quartet"?

500

Mozart was a child prodigy who began his musical career at this age. 

What is age 5?
500

This industry had many developments during the Classical era which allowed his music to be performed and heard throughout Europe. 

What is music publishing?