The nickname given to Haydn because he was often considered the father of the Classical musical style.
What is "Papa"?
100
The city of Mozart's birth.
What is Salzburg, Austria?
100
The city where Beethoven eventually lived and got established in the musical scene.
What is Vienna, Austria?
100
A two-part musical form frequently used in dances and keyboard pieces.
What is binary form?
100
Latin for "tail" (cauda); a concluding section reaffirming the tonic key.
What is coda?
200
Haydn's primary musical occupation as a child.
What is choirboy?
200
The one sister of three opera-singing sisters whom Mozart eventually married and with whom he bore six children, only two of whom survived.
Who is Constanze Weber?
200
The age when Beethoven began to lose his hearing.
What is mid-20s?
200
A three-part musical form often used in arias.
What is ternary form?
200
A diminutive of the Latin for "tail", this event in sonata form often occurs at the end of the second theme, affirming the new key by extending the final cadence. It generally concludes with a repeat sign and is referred to as a closing theme or closing section.
What is codetta?
300
Two famous composers who paid Haydn homage toward the end of his life, acknowledging his contributions to music.
Who are Beethoven and Mozart?
300
The year of Mozart's death.
What is 1791?
300
The city where Beethoven was born.
What is Bonn, Germany?
300
A short melodic or rhythmic idea; the smallest unit used to form a melody or theme.
What is motive?
300
Italian for "romance", in the 18th century, this was used as a title for instrumental pieces of a tender, lyrical character.
What is romanza?
400
The name of the cathedral in Vienna, Austria where Haydn sang and was educated as a boy.
What is St. Stephen's?
400
Mozart's famous serenade for strings which has a title that translates to "A Little Night Music".
What is Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
400
The two instruments Beethoven played professionally in court orchestras early in his career.
What are organ and viola?
400
A rapidly ascending melody outlining an arpeggio, often used as a dramatic opening motive in Classical-era works.
What is rocket theme?
400
French for "elegant style", this was used in reference to pre-Classical musical style emphasizing homophonic texture, delicate ornamentation, and a "light and airy" approach.
What is style galant?
500
The nation that adopted Haydn's patriotic music, Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, as its national anthem.
What is Germany?
500
The musical piece that Mozart was famously working on and never completed when he died.
What is the Requiem?
500
The character quality that Beethoven possessed which contributed to his difficulty with people but also to his great success as a composer.
What is boldness/innovation/(any similar term)?
500
The type of structure when material heard in one movement recurs in later movements and creates structural unity in a multi-movement work.
What is cyclical structure?
500
German for the "sensitive style", represented in the music of C.P.E. Bach, this is a melancholy, introspective, expressive style that foreshadows Romanticism.