haydn

Question 1

haydn’s era

Answer 1

classical

Question 2

haydn’s birth and death

Answer 2

1732 - 1809 (age 77)

Question 3

haydn’s composition

Answer 3

Emperor Quartet

Question 4

chamber music (haydn)

Answer 4

music for small ensemble (two to ten players)
one player per part
usually performed without a conductor

Question 5

string quartet (haydn)

Answer 5

the most important chamber music genre of the Classical era
performing forces: first violin, second violin, viola, and cello
usually in four movements: fast – slow – moderately fast – fast
first movement is usually in sonata form

Question 6

classical era

Answer 6

Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music
music written in a Western musical tradition, usually using an established form (for example a symphony). Classical music is generally considered to be serious and to have a lasting value
1750 - 1825

Question 7

theme and variation (haydn)

Answer 7

a work featuring a statement of a melody (theme) followed by a series of transformations (variations)
changes can be made to melody, harmony, rhythm, or orchestration
often used in the slow movements of a sonata cycle