Show:
Age of Reason and Industry
Rondo alla Turca
Innovations and such
Surprise!
Misc.
100
WHAT WAS INNOVATIVE ABOUT THE CLASSICAL ERA. or really what differentiated it from baroque.
emphasis on balance and order harkening back to classical antiquity
100
How many movements does the piece contain?
3
100
what was the original name of the piano, and why was it called this? (Bonus points if you can explain the instrumental mechanism differentiating a piano from a harpsichord)
pianoforte/fortepiano, because it had a wide range of dynamics
100
What's the surprise???
a huge crash at the end of a quiet section
100
What kind of calculators are NOT allowed in acadeca?
those with algebraic software (CAS)
200
What was the original definition of sonata, and what is the sonata form?
It originally was a designation for an instrumental piece, and the sonata form is a binary form with an exposition containing a melody in the tonic and then a melody in a secondary key, then moving to a second part containing a development in various keys and a recapitulation in the tonic.
200
What three keys is the finale set in?
Am, F#m and AM
200
Which city had one of the greatest demand for subscription series?
London
200
How did Haydn end up in London in 1791?
He was hired as featured composer by Johann Peter Salomon
200
What is a cadenza?
The orchestra rests while a concerti shows off, often through improvisation
300
Who contributed articles on music to Diderot's Encyclopédie?
Jean Jacques Rousseau (cue sarcastic look from Uma)
300
Which movement of the piece is included in the packet, and what is the tempo of this section?
Allegretto; finale
300
What was the Abendmusik?
A musical entertainment offered after Vespers in Lübeck, Germany during Trinity and Advent
300
How does Haydn stray from the usual sonata form?
He does not stay in the tonic key for the recapitulation
300
Who made Mozart's favorite pianos, and where did he first encounter them?
Augsburg, Andreas Stein
400
What city was associated with a crazy good orchestra and mastery of dynamics?
Manheim
400
What is a rounded binary?
two repeated sections, where the second section reprises a melody from the first (aaba'ba')
400
Who published the first history book about music, and what year?
1776, Charles Burney
400
Who did Haydn begin his career working for?
The Esterhazy family
400
What was the most popular style of music in the 18th century?
symphony
500
What are the two primary rondo patterns?
ABACA; ABACABA A is called a refrain, everything else are episodes
500
What caused the introduction of "Janissary" sounds into classical music?
The Turks failed to successfully lay siege to Vienna, and once they left the Austrians appropriate their percussion instruments and tone colors
500
How did Johann Stamitz amend the original symphony?
he added a minuet section in triple meter before the finale He featured wind instruments more
500
Who was Haydn trying to outdo with "Surprise"?
A rival concert series with the resident composer his former student, Ignaz Pleyel
500
Who ran one of the most successful subscription series, and what years did it run?
Johann Christian Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel, 1765-1781