this genre features one instrument pitted against an orchestra.
What is a concerto
100
This composer started a fight by telling a string quartet they were playing a lousy piece of music. The music was written by the composer and he knew it.
Who is Haydn
100
True or false. One trait of Classical melody is its simplicity, balance, and ability to be easily sung.
True
100
This form is most appropriate for last movements.
What is rondo form
100
The part of sonata form when the "plot thickens."
What is the development in sonata form
200
this genre feature a large number of musicians playing in 4 main sections: strings, winds, brass, and percussion.
What is a symphony
200
This composer was one of the few musical geniuses in history.
Who is Mozart
200
True or False. Classical movements were like Baroque works. There wasn't a lot of contrast within each movement.
False.
200
This movement is expressive but lighter in mood and texture. Like a sorbet that cleanses the palate.
What is the third movement, minuet and trio
200
A section close to the end of a concerto movement where the orchestra stops and the soloist plays improvisations of various themes heard in the movement itself.
What is a cadenza
300
two violins, viola, and cello.
What is a string quartet
300
This composer was a revolutionary and continues to influence musicians and other composers today.
Who is Beethoven
300
This work features several outstanding traits. One is an unusual oboe solo in the first movement. Another is the fourth movement is actually connected to the third movement.
What is Beethoven's 5th symphony
300
Theme and variation is an appropriately simple form for this movement.
What is the second movement
300
The introduction of the first theme, second theme, and often a closing theme.
What is the exposition in sonata form
400
solo or accompanied piece for any instrument in several movements.
What is a sonata
400
This composer started out as a servant to the Esterhazys but eventually became a wealthy man in his own right.
Who is Haydn
400
In the 18th century, this work would be heard in public places for evening entertainment.
What is a serenade or divertimento
400
True or false. Movements in sonata form often begin with a slow introduction.
True.
400
This introduction features the first and second themes played by the orchestra and then features the soloist playing the first and second themes later in the movement.
What is double exposition
500
multi-movement work for a small ensemble.
What is chamber music
500
This composer showed his true feelings when he changed the dedication page for his 3rd symphony that was to be titled Bonaparte and wrote instead "in the memory of a great man."
Who is Beethoven
500
This kind of texture was used most often in the Classical period.
What is homophonic texture
500
Sonata form is often an appropriate form for this movement.
What is the first movement.
500
A famous motive in a famous work: "fate knocking at the door."
What is the motive in Beethoven's 5th symphony, first movement.