Classical
Baroque
Vocabulary
Composers
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100

Classical music used what type of melodies?

Simple


100

Opera was born during the baroque period, true or false?

True

100

The place where the kings lived?

Courts


100

Mozart was a composer for what type of music?

Classical


100

Which type of music used basso continuo texture?

Baroque

200

The character of the music changes throughout the piece True or False

False it stays the same

200

What is the new instrument that provided the harmonies?

Harpsichord

200

Something that is tragic and sad

Dramatic


200

What composer is this? 

Beethoven

200

Parts in which operas are divided, usually 3?

Acts

300

Classical music is the music compose during the Classical Era approximately what dates? 

1750-1820

300

Music was performed by an orchestra based on ______________

String instruments

300

The text of an opera is called?

Libretto

300

He was Mozart's mentor

Joseph Haydn

300

On what type of music did changes in dynamic happened gradually throughout the musical pieces?

Classical

400

The symphony orchestra included new instruments, named two instruments introduced 

E.g. Clarinets and Bassoons
400

Name two main composers of Baroque music

E.g. Vivaldi, Handel, and Bach
400
What do you call specific needs of a field?

Technical Requirements

400

This composer started a culture war and decided to change the compositional style to make serious opera less artificial.

Gluck

400

Lower classes had their own musical theatre, with comic scenes betweens acts called what?

Intermezzi

500

Classical music followed ________ and ________ structures.

Clear & balanced

500

Music used __________ __________ _________ - This means that the melody was not simple but "decorated" with many notes 

Ornamented melodic parts

500

Something related to the Opera baroque

Operatic
500

This composer was nicknamed "Monsieur Crescendo" 

Rossini

500

Who composed buffa?

Mozart and Rossini