Classical Period Test

Question 1

What time frame is considered the Classical Period?

Answer 1

1750-1820

Question 2

Three main composers of Classical Period in chronological order

Answer 2

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

Question 3

When and where was Beethoven born?

Answer 3

1770 Germany

Question 4

Why would Beethoven not be a good talk show guest?

Answer 4

He was a cranky pants.

Question 5

What was going on society wise during the Classical Period?

Answer 5

French and American Revolutions and the Enlightenment

Question 6

What happened to Beethoven in middle age?

Answer 6

He went deaf.

Question 7

Which composer never married?

Answer 7

Beethoven

Question 8

Where is Mozart from?

Answer 8

Austria

Question 9

Which composer was a child prodigy?

Answer 9

Mozart

Question 10

Which instruments did Mozart teach himself?

Answer 10

Violin, Viola, and Piano

Question 11

Which composer had a love for operatic music?

Answer 11

Mozart

Question 12

Which composer made most of his money teaching music?

Answer 12

Mozart

Question 13

Which composer died the youngest and at what age?

Answer 13

Mozart, 35

Question 14

Which composer is sometimes compared to Shakespear?

Answer 14

Mozart

Question 15

Who did both Mozart and Beethoven study under?

Answer 15

Haydn

Question 16

Which composer was not known for being quirky and different?

Answer 16

Haydn

Question 17

Which composer held the job as music master for Esterhazy family in Austria for over 30 years?

Answer 17

Haydn

Question 18

How many symphonies did Haydn write?

Answer 18

104

Question 19

How many string quartets did Haydn write?

Answer 19

80+

Question 20

How many operas did Haydn write?

Answer 20

20+

Question 21

Which composer spent a lot of time in London?

Answer 21

Haydn

Question 22

Which composer was married to his wife for over 40 years?

Answer 22

Haydn

Question 23

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

Answer 23

9

Question 24

How many string quartets did Beethoven write?

Answer 24

16

Question 25

How many operas did Beethoven write?

Answer 25

1

Question 26

How many symphonies did Mozart write?

Answer 26

50

Question 27

How many string quartets did Mozart write?

Answer 27

26

Question 28

How many operas did Mozart write?

Answer 28

21

Question 29

How many piano sonatas did Mozart write?

Answer 29

17

Question 30

How many piano sonatas did Beethoven write?

Answer 30

35

Question 31

What set apart the Classical Period from other musical periods?

Answer 31

expansion of brass and woodwind sections, harpsichord removed from orchestras, symphonies became longer

Question 32

What replaced the harpsichord during the Classical period?

Answer 32

Pianoforte (piano)

Question 33

Instrument activated through contact

Answer 33

ideophone

Question 34

Example of Ideophone

Answer 34

Calabash rattle (Africa), Gambang (Java), Slit Drum (Papa New Guinea), Sistrum (Ethiopia), Mbiras (Zimbabwe)

Question 35

Instrument with head over a body

Answer 35

Membranophone

Question 36

Examples of Membranophone

Answer 36

Darbuka (Arabia), Bodhran (Ireland), Tabla (India), Native drums

Question 37

Instrument that uses manipulation of a stream of air

Answer 37

Aerophone

Question 38

Examples of Aerophones

Answer 38

Kaval (Greece/Macedonia), Shakuhachu (Japan), Argoul (Egypt), Pibgorn (Wales), Zurna (Turkey), Bagpipes, Gillian pipes (Ireland), Accordion (Finland), Rag-dung (Tibet), Alphorn (Switzerland), Vuvuzela (Africa), Shofar (Jewish)

Question 39

Instrument that uses tension on strings to produce sounds

Answer 39

Chordophone

Question 40

Examples of Chordophones

Answer 40

Sitar (India), Oud (Arabia), Balalaika (Russia), Erhu (China), Gadulka (Bulgaria), Lulanga (Congo), Cimbalom (Hungary), Psaltery (Finland), Koto (Japan)