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1
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classical era

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1750-1820

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2
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chamber music

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music designed to be played in smaller rooms

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3
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symphony

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a large orchestral multi movement work; originated from opera overture

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4
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form

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a recognizable structure

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5
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patter

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rapid delivery of syllabic text

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6
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heroic

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triumphant overcoming of adversity

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7
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cadenza

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improvized solo

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8
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opera buffa

A

italian comic opera

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9
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walking bass

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bassline that moves mostly by step

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10
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catalogue aria

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genre of aria in which the text consists of a list

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sonata form

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exposition, development, recapitulation

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12
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the enlightenment

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age of reason

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13
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sonata

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genre of music in several movements

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14
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rondo form

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a tuneful theme that repeats

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15
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madamina voice type

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bass

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16
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who did beethoven write piano concertos for

A

himself

17
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surprise in haydn sym 94

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unexpected fortissimo

18
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beethoven’s sym 5 - 1st movement form is what

A

sonata

19
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motif of beethoven’s sym 5

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short short short long

20
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1st movement of a symphony is a

A

sonata

21
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3rd movement of a symphony is a

A

minuet

22
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meter for a minuet

A

triple

23
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new genre / example of chamber music

A

string quartet

24
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Heiligenstadt Testament

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beethoven’s will to his brothers

25
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timing of beethoven’s deafness

A

middle period

26
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number of singers in an ensemble

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3+

27
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classical era main composers

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haydn, mozart, beethoven

28
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string quartet instruments

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2 violins, viola, cello

29
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center of symphonic composition

A

Mannheim, Germany

30
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mozart’s number of comps

A

800+

31
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haydn’s duties at esterhaza

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2 operas, 2 concerts, music for specisl visitors, music for meals

32
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instrumentation of symphony

A

2 of each wind

33
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number of movements in a concerto

A

3