Listening to Music Quiz 4

Question 1

Classical style period

Answer 1

1750-1820

Question 2

Patronage system

Answer 2

a composer writes for a patron who pays their bills

Question 3

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Answer 3

rediscovered - spark interest towards classical art

Question 4

focuses of classical music

Answer 4

• symmetry
• proportion
• clarity of sound
• emphasis on form: ABA

Question 5

two giants of classical period

Answer 5

Mozart

Haydn

Question 6

Mozart

Answer 6

initiates move toward freelance

Question 7

Haydn

Answer 7

stays under same patron for more than 30 years
wrote 106 symphonies
wrote concertos

Question 8

Mozart opera

Answer 8

Magic Flute (Zauberflute) - Sing Spitz

• lots of dialogue
• written in German

Question 9

Haydn baryton

Answer 9

his prince bought one (a lute-like instrument) and demanded that he compose songs for it
he wrote over 120 songs for it

Question 10

classical era forms

Answer 10

theme and variations
rondo - ABACA
minuet & trio
-minuet: relatively fast dance in 3/4
-trio: a little slower - contrasting section
sonata
-A: exposition - theme, transition to another theme, closing theme
-B: development
-A’: recapitulation - 1st theme, 2nd theme (is in same key as 1st theme)

Question 11

concerto form

Answer 11

Fast - sonata form
Slow - songlike
Fast - fastest, rondo

Question 12

symphony form

Answer 12

fast - sonata form
slow - songlike
dance - minuet and trio
fast - rondo/sonata

Question 13

classical period opera

Answer 13

Mozart

• Magic Flute
• Cosi Fan Tuti
• Abduction From Harem
• Marriage of Figaro