Opera
(complete the sentence) The most important instrumental music repertoire in Spain was...
The guitar.
(name) A big sonata that is usually divided into four parts.
Symphony
(question) Between the years 1730 and 1820 approximately.
When was the Classicism period?
Or
Which years did the Classicism period cover?
(complete the sentence) The social dance in style during the Classicism was...
Minuet
(gapfill) The initiator of the reformation of the opera seria was the composer____with his work _____.
Christoph Whillibald Gluck (1714-1787) / Orpheus and Eurydice
(question) The section that marks the end of a sonata or other musical forms.
What is a coda?
(name) Cultural movement that marked the whole of the 18th Century and defined a new era illuminated by reason and science
The Age of Enlightenment
(Complete the sentence) The ballet d'action was created by...
Georges Noverre (1727-1810)
(question) The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is a prominent example of the singspiel?
(define) Concerto
Big sonata for orchestra or soloist, usually structured in three movements: Allegro, Adagio and Allegro
(question) This period is called this because it was a return to Antiquity's classical ideals.
Why is this period named/called Neoclassicism?
(question) A French step dance with a ternary rhythm and calm movements.
What is the minuet?
(gapfill) The most important opera buffa composer was _____ with works like _____.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / The Marriage of Figaro
(complete the statement) The main instrumental forms of the Classicism were...
Sonata, symphony, concerto and trio/quartet/quintet etc.
(gapfill) The Classical orchestra increased the_____ and eliminated the _____.
simpler music, more plausible storylines, naturalness / excesses of the Baroque
(question) Anna Heinel
Who was the first woman to perform the double pirhouette?
(define) Guitar in Classical Music
Central plucked string instrument in Spanish music.
(define) Classical Opera
Compound vocal form with narrative nature and stage performance.
(complete the statement) In Classicism, the sonata was the main composition model that was applied to....
The first movement of all instrumental forms.
Name at least 2 innovations of the ballet d'action
Possible answers: a) The importance of a storyline; b) the music was written especially for dancing; c) the use of a dance troupe behind the main dancers; d) a new dancing technique in which gestures and facial expressions became more important; e) the elimination of masks, wigs and other impractical clothing.