Chapter 2 - The Classical Era

Question 1

Absolute Music

Answer 1

music without pictorial or poetic association

Question 2

Chamber Music

Answer 2

music for 2-19 players

Question 3

Classicism

Answer 3

emphasis on symmetry, balance, and proportion; looked to Ancient Rome and Greece

Question 4

Cyclical Structure

Answer 4

material in one movement is repeated in other movements

Question 5

Empfindsamer Stil

Answer 5

sensitive style

Question 6

Menuet and Trio

Answer 6

triple-meter dances (ABA form)

Question 7

Motive

Answer 7

melodic or rhythmic idea

Question 8

Pedal Point

Answer 8

sustained note above which the harmonies change

Question 9

Rocket Theme

Answer 9

rapidly ascending melody based on an arpeggio

Question 10

Romanza

Answer 10

instrumental piece of a tender character (gentle, sympathetic)

Question 11

Rondo Form

Answer 11

section A returns several times (ex. ABACA, ABACABA)

Question 12

Rounded Binary Form

Answer 12

a two-part form (||: A :||: B + A’ :||)

Question 13

Scherzo and Trio

Answer 13

a three-part structure containing the scherzo (the joke or jest), the trio, and the return of the scherzo.

Question 14

Serenade

Answer 14

multi-movement work for small orchestra

Question 15

Sonata-rondo

Answer 15

combines elements of the sonata and rondo form [ex. ABA (exposition) C (development) ABA (recapitulation)]

Question 16

Sonata Cycle

Answer 16

multi-movement structure for symphonies, sonatas, and concertos

Question 17

Sonata Form

Answer 17

exposition, development, recapitulation, and coda

Question 18

Exposition

Answer 18

opening section in sonata form with two or more themes

Question 19

Development

Answer 19

uses modulation to develop themes in the second section in sonata form

Question 20

Recapitulation

Answer 20

“return”, restates and presents themes again in the third section in sonata form

Question 21

Coda

Answer 21

conclusion in sonata form

Question 22

Sonata Form Diagram

Answer 22

ask Jeriann

Question 23

String Quartet

Answer 23

1st violin, 2nd violin, cello, and viola

Question 24

Sturm und Drang

Answer 24

meaning “storm and stress;” philosophy in music and writing that affected the late Classical and Romantic eras; included highly-emotional writing

Question 25

Style Galant

Answer 25

elegant style

Question 26

Theme and Variations

Answer 26

melody followed by transformations of melody

Question 27

Viennese School

Answer 27

refers to Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven