Classical music used what type of melodies?
Simple
Opera was born during the baroque period, true or false?
True
The place where the kings lived?
Courts
Mozart was a composer for what type of music?
Classical
Which type of music used basso continuo texture?
Baroque
The character of the music changes throughout the piece True or False
False it stays the same
What is the new instrument that provided the harmonies?
Harpsichord
Something that is tragic and sad
What composer is this?
Beethoven
Parts in which operas are divided, usually 3?
Acts
Classical music is the music compose during the Classical Era approximately what dates?
1750-1820
Music was performed by an orchestra based on ______________
String instruments
The text of an opera is called?
Libretto
He was Mozart's mentor
Joseph Haydn
On what type of music did changes in dynamic happened gradually throughout the musical pieces?
Classical
The symphony orchestra included new instruments, named two instruments introduced
Name two main composers of Baroque music
Technical Requirements
This composer started a culture war and decided to change the compositional style to make serious opera less artificial.
Gluck
Lower classes had their own musical theatre, with comic scenes betweens acts called what?
Intermezzi
Classical music followed ________ and ________ structures.
Clear & balanced
Music used __________ __________ _________ - This means that the melody was not simple but "decorated" with many notes
Ornamented melodic parts
Something related to the Opera baroque
This composer was nicknamed "Monsieur Crescendo"
Rossini
Who composed buffa?
Mozart and Rossini