Era Questions

Question 1

When was tonality invented?

Answer 1

Baroque era

• supremacy of principal key
• prevalence of keys in general
• key modulations

Question 2

How did the early Classic period pave the way for the Classic period proper?

Answer 2

In an effort to reach a wider audience, naturalness and simplicity reigned supreme in the Opera of the time. These ideals spread from the Opera houses to all other venues, where the excesses of Italian opera were done away with in favor of a logical and transparent flow of musical ideas typified by “Periodicity”

Question 3

Which two musicians best exemplified the music of the Classical era?

Answer 3

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn

Question 4

Romantic

Answer 4

1. Era: all but the last decades of the 19th C. 2. Quality of free, imaginative storytelling characteristic of 19th c. French roman (romance)