Classical Period

Composers

100

Is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart an important composer of the classical period?

Yes, he's considered one of the most influential composers.

200

Which composer doesn't belong to the Classical period?

a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)Johann Sebastian Bach

c)Ludwig van Beethoven

_{b)Johann Sebastian Bach}

300

Name 3 important composers in the Classical period.

Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven.

400

When and where was Mozart born?

27th January 1756 in Salzburg, Austria.

(Only year and country)

500

Was Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach a composer of the Classical period?

Yes, he was the son of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Instruments

100

The piano was invented in...

a) 1800

b)1300

c)1700

d)1500

c)1700.

200

Name 2 string instruments used in the classical period.

Violin, viola, chello, double bass.

300

Who invented the piano?

a)Bartolomeo Cristofori

b)Federico Faggin

c)Alessandro Volta

d)Bartolomeo Torricelli

a)Bartolomeo Cristofori

400

What was the instrument before the piano?

The hapsichord.

500

Mention the last name of the creator of the piano.

The last name of the creator of the piano was Cristofori. 

General Ideas

100

True or False: The Classical period was between 1710-1900

False. It was between 1730-1820

200

What did people during the Classical period admire?

Moderation, order and simplicity

300

At the beginning of the Classical period who did musicians work for?

 The church and aristocrats

400

Why were public concerts more common in the Classical period?

A larger middle class

500

What is a lied?

An art song for voice and piano.

Facts

100

What city was the center of the musical culture during the Classical period?

Vienna

200

Musicians sometimes called Haydn this nickname

Papa

300

True or False. In the classical period the people were not homophobic.

False.

400

True or False. The Classical period is between the Baroque and the Romantic periods.

True

500

By what other names is this period known?

a. Age of reason

b. Age of Enlightenment

c. Age of Aquarius

d. Both Age of Reason and Age of Enlightenment

d. Both Age of Reason and Age of Enlightenment

Symphonies

100

What is a symphony?

A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra.

200

True or False. Classical harmonies were generally written out as opposed to improvised.

True

300

Who wrote the biggest number of symphonies?

a)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)Ludwig van Beethoven

c)Joseph Haydn

d)Robert Schumann

c)Joseph Haydn

He wrote 104 symphonies.

400

Classical music has....

Short phrases and elegant, lyrical melodies

500

Who composed the opera The Magic Flute?

Mozart