Mozart
Mozart was very talented at a young age, his first symphony was played at a London concert at this age.
What is (Eight years old)?
Another name for the sections of a symphony.
What is a movement?
The tempo marking for the slow, atmospheric introduction to the First Movement is this term, meaning "at a comfortable, easy pace," and is established before the main section's lively tempo.
What is Adagio cantabile?
The third movement of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony is styled after a Baroque dance and therefore is in this meter.
What is Triple Meter?
This Haydn symphony earned its nickname from a sudden loud chord meant to scare listeners awake.
What is the "Surprise Symphony”? Or “Symphony No. 94”?
Mozart wrote most of his greatest operas in Vienna, where he moved to later in life, this opera was probably his most successful work.
What is (“The Magic Flute”)?
Symphony orchestras are usually made up of this instrument family.
What are strings?
Haydn’s use of so-called "monothematic" sonata form in the First Movement means this section does not feature a new theme, but instead restates the first theme in the dominant key.
What is the exposition?
The third movement of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony is a Minuet and Trio, which is in this form.
What is the Ternary Form (ABA’)?
Haydn helped perfect this form for small groups, usually consisting of 2 violins, a viola, and a cello.
What is a “String Quartet”?
Mozart grew very ill, and passed away at the age of 35 while composing this type of mass.
What is (A Requiem Mass, that is, A Mass for the Dead)?
This composer wrote the symphony nicknamed “Surprise”.
Who is Haydn?
This dynamic marking shows the loud chord that creates the "Surprise" in the Second Movement.
What is fortissimo?
Contrasting with the full orchestra in the Minuet, the Trio consists of only strings and a bassoon, being marked as this dynamic/volume by Haydn.
What is Piano?
Haydn worked with a this wealthy noble for many years, as the court musician, where were they from?
Where is "Hungary"?
Mozart, Unlike Haydn allowed a note of disquiet and passion to emerge in some of his compositions including this type of symphony.
What is “Symphony in G minor”?
The first theme in classical variation form features this as a key instrument.
What are violins?
This form features a theme followed by several changed versions of that theme.
What is theme and variations?
The fourth movement of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony is the last movement, making it this speed.
What is Fast/Fastest?
Haydn's use of contrasting themes and clear structure helped him perfect this 4 movement orchestra.
What is the “Symphony”?
Every year from 1782-1785, Mozart organized and performed in concerts where he introduced one of his piano concertos which sometimes may include this type of music in the program.
What are “arias”?
This is the name of the third form used in the symphony.
What is Minuet Form?
These instruments play in the stormy minor-key variation in the Second Movement.
What are the trumpets and timpani?
The defining feature of this form in the fourth movement is that the main A tune returns after each episode.
What is Rondo Form?
This young composer, who was a close friend of Haydn's, called him his teacher and mentor.
Who is “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart”?