Composer
Who wrote the Messiah
Handel
What years mark the Baroque period?
1600–1750
The Classical period focused less on ___ and more on clarity & balance.
Grandeur
A concerto features a ___ with an orchestra.
Soloist
Which composer had 20 children?
Bach
Which composer wrote the Bandenburg Concertos
Bach
What is the text of an opera called?
Libretto
What new form developed with 4 movements: exposition, development, recapitulation, coda?
Symphony
What are the three main movements of a concerto (in order)?
Allegro – Adagio/Largo – Rondo/Allegro
Whose best friend almost killed him in a fight?
Handel
Which Austrian composer taught many children and worked for the Esterhazy family?
Haydn
What is an aria?
Expressive solo piece in an opera
Which Classical composer was mentored briefly by Haydn?
Mozart
What sacred music piece by Handel is still popular today?
Messiah (esp. Hallelujah Chorus)
What illness did Beethoven have at the end of his Career?
Deafness
Who was known as “Il Prete Rosso”?
Vivaldi
Name two differences between oratorios and operas.
(Any: oratorios = no costumes/staging, usually sacred, concert form)
Name one of Mozart’s operas.
(Any: The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro…)
Name the four sections of a symphony’s form.
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation, Coda
Mozart was the youngest of how many children (only 2 survived)?
7
Which composer was deaf but wrote Symphony No. 9?
Beethoven
What’s the name for a boy who sang soprano after surgery (ew!)?
Castrati
What illness or problem did Vivaldi suffer from all his life?
Chronic illness (accepted answer)
What is “recitative” in opera?
Speech-like singing that advances the plot
Who spent most of his life writing for the Church across Germany and Austria?
Pachelbel