Classical Study Questions Flashcards
Symphony may be defined as a(n)…
all of the above
Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by…
all of the above
An unaccompanied showpiece for the concerto’s soloist is know as a…
Cadenza
The most important form of classical chamber music is the…
string quartet
A concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for…
an instrumental soloist and orchestra
The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of…
strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani
The cadenza in the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major is unusual in that…
it was composed by Mozart himself
Mozart’s finest German opera was…
The Magic Flute
Haydn’s two popular oratorios are entitled The Seasons and…
The Creation
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western art music, roughly encompassed the years…
1750-1820
A modulation from the home key to a new key in the exposition of a sonata form movement takes place in the…
bridge
Haydn was a prolific composer, as demonstrated in part by his 68 string quartets and 104…
symphonies
The three main section of a sonata-form movement are often followed by a concluding section know as the…
coda
Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called…
motives
Beethoven’s greatest liturgical music is to be found in his…
Missa Solemnis
A symphony is a…
sonata for an orchestra
The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the…
piano
The character of the minuet is best described as…
stately and dignified
A _________ is a musical composition that is usually light in mood, and meant for evening entertainment.
serenade
A common rondo pattern is…
ABACA
The double bass in the classical orchestra, as in Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, usually…
doubles the cello part an octave lower
The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it…
moves more quickly
A piano sonata is a musical composition in two or more movements for…
a piano
Classical chamber music is designed…
for the intimate settings of a small room
