Instruments
what was a popular keyboard instrument that was used in the classical era?
Fortepiano
What did most classical people focus on?
achieving harmony, balance, and idealized beauty in art and architecture through strict mathematical proportions.
Who was the composer that started playing music at age 5 but then wasn't smart with his money and lost all of it?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the special word for fast?
allegro
a composite building material made by mixing aggregate (sand and gravel), water, and cement, which acts as a chemical binder that hardens into a stone-like mass.
concrete
what were the three instruments that was improved in the classical era?
Flute,oboe, and bassoon
Known for realism, attention to anatomy, and the use of symmetry, balance, and proportion in, for example, the Parthenon.
Who was the young music composer that would get beat by his drunken father if he made a mistake while playing the piano?
Ludwig van Beethoven
what is the special word for loud?
forte
a structure that uses hydro power—the energy of flowing or falling water—to drive a mechanical process.
water mill
What was the woodwind instrument that was widely adopted in the classical era?
Clarinet
What was the classical's Society and Politics known for?
Focused on citizenship, democracy (in Athens), and the four virtues of temperance, prudence, fortitude, and justice.
Who was the Austrian composer of the Classical period that was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms like the string quartet and piano trio.
Joseph Haydn
legato
What was a Greek hand-powered device recognized as the world's oldest known analogue computer?
Antikythera mechanism (early computer)
What string instruments became standardized in orchestral settings?
violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
What was one of the main things the classical era capitalized on?
elegance and simplicity
who was the classical composer that was renowned for profound song cycles (Lieder) and symphonic works.
What is the special word for a music pattern that repeats its self?
ostinato
what was a hydraulic machine that was a early water pump?
Archimedes' screw