Classical Period

Facts

100

Years of the Classical Period

1750-1820

200

Homophonic or Polyphonic?

Homophonic

300

This important chamber group is made up of 2 violin, 1 viola, and 1 cello

String quartet

400

Classical composers focused on individual instrument tone _________.

Colors

500

A sonata is written for

One of two instruments

Characteristics

100

Monophonic, polyphonic, or homophonic

Homophonic

200

This instrument replaced the harpsichord because it was capable of dynamic changes

Piano

300

Name the 4 sections in a classical orchestra

Brass, woodwinds, percussion, strings

400

A symphony is written for this type of ensemble

Orchestra

500

This city was one of the largest music centers of Europe during the Classical Period

Vienna

Forms

100

ABACABA

Rondo

200

Name the 3rd movement of the typical classical form

Dance-related

300

This form contains a constantly changing theme.

Theme and Variations; Variations

400

What are the 3 main components of sonata form? (must be in order)

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

500

Sonata form has 3 main components. Sometimes it can have this 4th section

Coda

Composers

100

Who wrote the London Symphonies?

Haydn

200

This compose uses "K" to catalog their compositions

Mozart

300

Beethoven was born in this country

Germany

400

How old was Beethoven when he started to notice he was becoming deaf?

29

500

This composer was the master of operas

Mozart