Chamber music

Question 1

What composer does “his music demonstrates traits associated with both Classical and Romantic style” refer to?

Answer 1

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 2

What composer does “employed explosive accents, extreme dynamic contrasts” refer to?

Answer 2

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 3

What composer does “replacing the menuet and trio with the scherzo and trio” refer to?

Answer 3

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 4

What composer does “superb designer and architect of music: planned and meticulously revised his compositions in sketchbooks” refer to?

Answer 4

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 5

What composer does “highly original and influential figure (Classical)” refer to?

Answer 5

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 6

What word characterizes Beethoven’s early period, up to 1802?

Answer 6

imitation

absorbed the Classical style traits exhibited by Haydn and Mozart

Question 7

Which one was NOT one of Beethoven’s notable genres?

1. opera
2. piano sonata; variation sets, independent pieces
3. symphony
4. overture
5. concerto
6. chamber music
7. vocal works
8. mass settings

Answer 7

1. operas

8. mass settings

Question 8

What term does “the same term also refers to a composition written for this ensemble, generally in four movements, fast-slow-medium-fast, typically exemplifying the sonata cycle” refer to?

Answer 8

string quartet

Question 9

What composer does “incorporated new orchestral instruments: piccolo, trombone, and contrabassoon” refer to?

Answer 9

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 10

What term does “music for small ensemble (2 to 10 players)” refer to?

Answer 10

chamber music

Question 11

What term does “one player per part” refer to?

Answer 11

chamber music

Question 12

What word characterizes Beethoven’s late period, 1815-1827?

Answer 12

reflection
style became more abstract and meditative
counterpoint, including fugal writing, appears more frequently

Question 13

What composer does “exploited improvements in piano technology and manufacture” refer to?

Answer 13

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 14

What was Beethoven’s favorite string quartet?

Answer 14

The String Quartet no. 14 in C sharp Minor, op 131

Question 15

What composer does “developed and expanded Classical genres (sonata, concerto), transforming every genre that he touched” refer to?

Answer 15

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 16

What composer does "use of cyclical structure (e.g. Symphony No. 5)
programmatic elements (Symphony No. 6)
inclusion of a chorus in a symphony (Symphony No. 9)" refer to?

Answer 16

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 17

What composer does “altered formal proportions, for example, expanding the coda” refer to?

Answer 17

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 18

What composer does “one of the most widely recognized and admired composers of all time” refer to?
(Hint- think Schroeder)

Answer 18

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 19

What term does “usually performed without a conductor” refer to?

Answer 19

string quartet

Question 20

What term does “first violin, second violin, viola, and cello” refer to?

Answer 20

string quartet

Question 21

How does Beethoven continue to build the composition after the fugal exposition?

1. Beethoven draws on the two basic motives to create a complex imitative fabric.
2. Beethoven introduces new contrasting themes that loosely imitate aspects of sonata form.

Answer 21

1. Beethoven draws on the two basic motives to create a complex imitative fabric.

Question 22

What term does “the most popular chamber ensemble of the Classical era” refer to?

Answer 22

string quartet

Question 23

What word characterizes Beethoven’s middle period, 1803-1815?

Answer 23

Externalization
more Romantic elements, such as noble themes about heroic figures, appear
increased use of chromatic harmony and abrupt modulations