Chapter 5 - Classical Period

Question 1

sonata form

Answer 1

a form often found in the first and last movements of sonatas, symphonies, and string quartets, consisting of three parts–exposition, development, and recapitulation.

Question 2

exposition

Answer 2

first section of a sonata form movement, in which the themes and key areas of the movement are introduced; the section normally modulates from the home key to a different key

Question 3

development

Answer 3

the middle section of a sonata-form movement in which the themes and key areas introduced in the exposition are developed

Question 4

recapitulation

Answer 4

third and final section of a sonata-form movement, in which the themes of the exposition return, now in the home key of the movement

Question 5

coda

Answer 5

optional final section of a movement that reasserts the home key of the movement and provides a sense of conclusion

Question 6

minuet and trio form

Answer 6

form based on the minuet dance that consists of a Minuet (A), then a contrasting Trio (B), followed by a return to the minuet (A)

Question 7

theme and variations form

Answer 7

the presentation of a theme and then variations upon it. The theme may be illustrated as A, with any number of variations following it - A’, A’’, A’’’, A’’’’, etc.

Question 8

da capo

Answer 8

an instruction - commonly found at the end of the B section or Trio of a Minuet and Trio, to return to the “head” or first section, generally resulting in an A-B-A form

Question 9

scherzo

Answer 9

form that prominently replaced the minuet in symphonies and string quartets of the nineteenth century; like the minuet, scherzos have a triple feel, although they tend to be somewhat faster in tempo than the minuet

Question 10

rondo

Answer 10

instrumental form consisting of the alternation of a refrain “A” with contrasting sections (“B,” “C,” “D,” etc.). Rondos are often the final movements of string quartets, classical symphonies, concerti, and sonatas (instrumental solos)

Question 11

opera buffa

Answer 11

comic style of opera made famous by Mozart

Question 12

cadenza

Answer 12

section of a concerto in which the soloist plays alone without the orchestra in an improvisatory style

Question 13

string quartet

Answer 13

performing ensemble consisting of two violinists, one violist, and one cellist.
It is generally in four movements

Question 14

symphony

Answer 14

multi-movement composition for orchestra, often in four movements

Question 15

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Question 16

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Question 17

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)