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1
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what year did the classical era begin and end

A

1750-1820

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2
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what is the movement structure of orchestral music?

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fast, slow, dance, fast

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3
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what years was the baroque period?

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1600-1750

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4
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Which composer’s death is considered to be the end of the classical period?

A

mozart

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5
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What does the string quartet in the Classical era consist of?

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2 violinists
1 violist
1 cellist.

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6
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Which composer wrote “Spring?”

A

vivaldi

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7
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Which composer wrote “ Dido’s Lament?”

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purcell

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8
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who went deaf at 27

A

Beethoven

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9
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T/F - A group of soloists (2-4 people) accompanied by a large group (orchestra) is a Concerto Grosso.

A

TRUE

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10
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T/F -One solo instrument backed up by an orchestra isChamber Music.

A

FALSE- concerto grosso

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11
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What was the cultural center of the classical period?

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Vienna, Austria

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12
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What were the years of Mozart’s birth and death?

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1756-1791

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13
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how many movements are in a symphony

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4

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14
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True or False: A Solo Concerto is a single soloist that is accompanied by an orchestra

A

TRUE

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15
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During the Baroque period, who pioneered new styles of music like the concerto and the sonata?

A

bach, vivaldi, handel

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16
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what religion helped start the baroque period?

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catholicism

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17
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What kind of music is designed for the intimate setting of a room in a home or palace, rather than a concert hall?

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chamber music

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18
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what year was beethoven born

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1770

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19
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Who was the first free lance musician?

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mozart

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20
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T/F -One of the most distinctive forms in romantic music is the art song, a composition for an orchestra

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FALSE, solo voice and piano not orchestra

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21
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Frederic Chopin was the only great composer who wrote almost exclusively for ___?

A

piano

22
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what are the big compositions in the classical period

A

comic opera, string quartet, symphonies, and sonata

23
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what music is dark, dramatic, and complex

A

baroque

24
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classical music is light, simple and what else? also what is the focus?

A

more emotional and the focus is tune

25
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what describes baroque period composers`

A

they worked for other people, servants

26
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who was 1st freehand composer

A

Beethoven

27
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what kind of texture was baroque and complicate

A

polyphonic

28
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what kind of texture was melody with a harmony, during the classical time and was simple

A

homophonic

29
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what is a religious type of composition

A

cantata

30
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what religion was cantata made for

A

lutheran

31
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what is the most popular instrument in each time period

A

piano

32
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who were the 2 composers of opera

A

mozart, beethoven

33
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baroque period composers???

A

purcell, hendell

34
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dido’s lament author

A

purcell

35
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spring author

A

vivaldi

36
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hallelujah author

A

handel

37
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symphony no. 5 author

A

beethoven

38
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eine kleine Nachtmusik author

A

mozart

39
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trumpet concerto author

A

haydn

40
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Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 classical or baroque time period??

A

classical

41
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Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik classical or baroque time period?

A

classical

42
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Haydn – Trumpet Concerto classical or baroque time period

A

classical

43
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what was unique about “spring”

A

it was a programmed piece of music that was a poem

44
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messiah is oritorum, which means it is on a….

A

religious subject matter

45
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is “messiah” played during a service?

A

no

46
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what was beethoven symphony no. 5 composed for?

A

the orchestra

47
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how many movements does beethoven symphony no. 5 have?

A

4

48
Q

T/F beethoven was a freelance composer and there was a lot of emotion in his music

A

true

49
Q

Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik was written for what kind of music?

A

chamber

50
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is chamber music witten for a small or large audience

A

small

51
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T/F Haydn – Trumpet Concerto is a solo concerto

A

true

52
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how many composers did haydn trumpet concerto have

A

3

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