classical period: ch 12

Question 1

Ludwig van Beethoven

• years
• at 22 who did he study with
• what was he

Answer 1

• 1770-1827
• Haydn
• a freelancer but supported by noblemen and a rebel

Question 2

was beethoven classical or romantic?

• what did he modify
• small are large dynamic range
• used what type of instruments
• 2 components

Answer 2

• classical forms and dramas
• large
• brass
• contrasts and drama

Question 3

Symphony No. 5 in C minor: movement I

• based on what
• type of coda

Answer 3

• a 4 note motive (short-short-short-long)

- developmental coda

Question 4

Symphony No. 5 in C minor: movement II

Answer 4

theme and variations

-2 themes (lyrical and heroic)

Question 5

Symphony No. 5 in C minor: movement III

• ___ instead of minuet
• what reappears
• ___ to IV

Answer 5

• scherzo
• 4 note motive
• bridge

Question 6

Symphony No. 5 in C minor: movement IV

• what is it
• form

Answer 6

• triumphant, C Major

- sonata

Question 7

Beethoven’s 3 periods

Answer 7

1. early
2. middle
3. late

Question 8

early period

Answer 8

more classical

Question 9

middle period

-ex

Answer 9

• more romantic

- Symphony No.5

Question 10

late period

-ex

Answer 10

more contemplative, experimental

-Symphony No 9