Baroque and Classic Chamber Music

Question 1

where is chamber music usually performed?

Answer 1

in a chamber/small room

Question 2

what are the groups called?

Answer 2

trios, quartets, quintets etc

Question 3

where was it originally performed?

Answer 3

royal households

Question 4

where is it performed now?

Answer 4

concert rooms, small concert halls

Question 5

is there a conductor?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

what is chamber music described as?

Answer 6

intimate, musical conversation

Question 7

what is chamber music written for?

Answer 7

instrumental music write for a small group of instruments

Question 8

texture of Baroque and Classical?

Answer 8

Baroque - polyphonic, contrapuntal, imitation

Classical - homo-phonic, question and answer, melody + accompaniment

Question 9

dynamics of Baroque and Classical?

Answer 9

Baroque - sudden changes, loud and quite

Classical - subtle changes, diminuendos, crescendos

Question 10

ornaments of Baroque and Classical?

Answer 10

Baroque - lots of trills, often put in by performer

Classical - less ornaments

Question 11

instruments of Baroque

Answer 11

flutes, recorders, oboes, strings, harpsichord - continuo

Question 12

instruments of Classical

Answer 12

clarinet and piano are inverted, string quartets

Question 13

composers of Baroque

Answer 13

Bach, Handel, Telemann

Question 14

composers of Classical

Answer 14

Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart