exam 2 Flashcards
what year did the classical era begin and end
1750-1820
what is the movement structure of orchestral music?
fast, slow, dance, fast
what years was the baroque period?
1600-1750
Which composer’s death is considered to be the end of the classical period?
mozart
What does the string quartet in the Classical era consist of?
2 violinists
1 violist
1 cellist.
Which composer wrote “Spring?”
vivaldi
Which composer wrote “ Dido’s Lament?”
purcell
who went deaf at 27
Beethoven
T/F - A group of soloists (2-4 people) accompanied by a large group (orchestra) is a Concerto Grosso.
TRUE
T/F -One solo instrument backed up by an orchestra isChamber Music.
FALSE- concerto grosso
What was the cultural center of the classical period?
Vienna, Austria
What were the years of Mozart’s birth and death?
1756-1791
how many movements are in a symphony
4
True or False: A Solo Concerto is a single soloist that is accompanied by an orchestra
TRUE
During the Baroque period, who pioneered new styles of music like the concerto and the sonata?
bach, vivaldi, handel
what religion helped start the baroque period?
catholicism
What kind of music is designed for the intimate setting of a room in a home or palace, rather than a concert hall?
chamber music
what year was beethoven born
1770
Who was the first free lance musician?
mozart
T/F -One of the most distinctive forms in romantic music is the art song, a composition for an orchestra
FALSE, solo voice and piano not orchestra
Frederic Chopin was the only great composer who wrote almost exclusively for ___?
piano
what are the big compositions in the classical period
comic opera, string quartet, symphonies, and sonata
what music is dark, dramatic, and complex
baroque
classical music is light, simple and what else? also what is the focus?
more emotional and the focus is tune
what describes baroque period composers`
they worked for other people, servants
who was 1st freehand composer
Beethoven
what kind of texture was baroque and complicate
polyphonic
what kind of texture was melody with a harmony, during the classical time and was simple
homophonic
what is a religious type of composition
cantata
what religion was cantata made for
lutheran
what is the most popular instrument in each time period
piano
who were the 2 composers of opera
mozart, beethoven
baroque period composers???
purcell, hendell
dido’s lament author
purcell
spring author
vivaldi
hallelujah author
handel
symphony no. 5 author
beethoven
eine kleine Nachtmusik author
mozart
trumpet concerto author
haydn
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 classical or baroque time period??
classical
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik classical or baroque time period?
classical
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto classical or baroque time period
classical
what was unique about “spring”
it was a programmed piece of music that was a poem
messiah is oritorum, which means it is on a….
religious subject matter
is “messiah” played during a service?
no
what was beethoven symphony no. 5 composed for?
the orchestra
how many movements does beethoven symphony no. 5 have?
4
T/F beethoven was a freelance composer and there was a lot of emotion in his music
true
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik was written for what kind of music?
chamber
is chamber music witten for a small or large audience
small
T/F Haydn – Trumpet Concerto is a solo concerto
true
how many composers did haydn trumpet concerto have
3
