| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Classical | Emphasis on balance and structural clarity. |
| Classical . | Age of Enlightenment |
| Classical | Attempt to reclaim the noble simplicity and calm grandeur of ancient Greece and Rome |
| Baroque | A complex mixture of rationalism, sensuality, materialism, and spirituality |
| Baroque | Basso continuo as the nucleus of the instrumental ensemble |
| False | Music in the classical style carefully avoids contrast within themes. |
| True | Unexpected pauses and syncopations are characteristic of classical style music. |
| True | Melodies tend to be balanced and symmetrical in classical style music. |
| True | Crescendos and decrescendos were so surprising to audiences used to terraced dynamics that they sometimes rose from their seats |
| True | The classical orchestra was larger than the baroque orchestra. |
| A Skilled servant | Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered |
| ridiculed the aristocracy | In the classical period, comic operas sometimes |
| Vienna in 1800 | was the fourth largest city in Europe, had a population of almost 250,000, and was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire |
| divertimento & serenade | popular Viennese outdoor entertainment piece was often called |
| In the classical period, demand increased among the public for | printed music, musical intstruments, and music lessons |
| True | Mozart's decision to be a freelance musician was a commercial failure. |
| False | Beethoven's decision to be a freelance musician was a commercial failure |
| True | The middle class organized public concerts in the classical period |
| True | J. C. Bach, one of J. S. Bach's sons, organized a concert series in London. |
| False | Haydn and Mozart never met. |
| Sonata form should be viewed as | stylistic structure which invites both order and flexibility. |
| In the exposition of a sonata-form movement | the second theme is in a new key |
| First | Sonata form is used most frequently as the __________ movement of a work. |
| In a recapitulation of a sonata-form movement | all the principal material is in the tonic key. |
| repeat sign | At the end of a classical exposition there usually is a |
| False- The development section creates drama and tension. | The function of the development section is to stabilize and resolve the tension created by the exposition. |
| False | The components of sonata form happen in the following order: exposition, coda, recapitulation, and development. |
| False | The coda repeats but never develops thematic material |
| True | Motives are short musical ideas |
| True | The function of the recapitulation section is to stabilize and resolve the tension created by the exposition. |
| A1 A2 A3 A4. | Theme and variations form may be schematically outlined as |
| retains some element of the theme. | Each successive variation in a theme and variations form |
| Changes in the theme can include | melodic, harmonic, & rhythmic variation |
| a borrowed tune & a simple waltz tune | Beethoven's famed Diabelli Variations are thirty-three variations on |
| second | The __________ movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony is in theme and variations form |
| False | A composer must use an original (rather than borrowed) theme for a theme and variations form. |
| True | A theme in a major key can be repeated in a minor key. |
| True | The theme can be repeated in a different voice, such as the bass. |
| False | Variations are always separated by pauses. |
| False | The most important goal with theme and variations form is to hide the theme so that listeners do not hear it. |
| third | The minuet is generally the __________ movement of a classical symphony. |
| ABA | The minuet and trio movement may be outlined as |
| scherzo | Many of Beethoven's works have a __________ instead of a minuet and trio. |
| dance at the French court of Louis XIV | The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a/n |
| stately and dignified | The character of the minuet is best described as |
| True | During the baroque period, the trio was usually played by three instruments |
| True | The minuet and trio is characterized by a moderate tempo |
| True | The term da capo means from the beginning |
| False- it means joke | The term scherzo means dance |
| False | The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it is in duple meter |
| finale | Because of its character, the rondo most often serves as a |
| ABACA | A common rondo pattern is |
| is usually in the tonic key. | The main theme of the rondo |
| ABACABA. | Another common rondo pattern is |
| as late as the twentieth century | The rondo was used |
| True | The main theme of a rondo is usually lively and simple. |
| False | The rondo is only used as a movement in a multi-movement work; never as an independent work. |
| False | The main theme returns most often in a different key. |
| True | Rondo and sonata forms are often combined in a form known as sonata-rondo. |
| True | Twentieth-century composers such as Stravinsky and Schoenberg composed rondos. |
| Symphony may be defined as | a composition for orchestra, an ambitious, emotional composition, and an extended work, usually in four movements |
| fast, slow, dance-related, fast. | The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is |
| sonata | The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always in __________ form. |
| slow movement | ABA form is typical of the minuet movement and is also common in the |
| the same key in at least three of its movements | The symphony is often unified by |
| False | Beethoven wrote at least 104 symphonies |
| True | A symphony usually lasts between 20 and 45 minutes |
| True | Mozart and Haydn generally used the minuet and trio for their third movements, but Beethoven preferred the more energetic scherzo. |
| True | Beethoven's symphonies were conceived for performances in large concert halls |
| False | The importance of the symphony waned after the classical period |
| instrumental soloist and orchestra | The classical concerto is a three-movement work for |
| cadenza | An unaccompanied showpiece for the concerto's soloist is known as a |
| minuet or scherzo movement | The symphonic movement usually lacking in the concerto is the |
| piano | The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the |
| has two expositions | The first movement of a classical concerto |
| True | The concerto form appeals to the classical love of contrast and balance. |
| False | The concerto has three expositions: one for the soloist, another for the orchestra, and a third for both together |
| False | The first exposition is usually the soloist's exposition |
| True | Cadenzas were generally improvised in the classical period |
| False | Cadenzas were played with orchestral accompaniment. |
| for the intimate setting of a small room. | Classical chamber music is designed |
| two violins, viola, and cello | The classical string quartet is a composition for |
| string quartet | The most important form of classical chamber music is the |
| violin, cello, and piano | The piano trio is a composition for |
| fast, slow, minuet or scherzo, fast | The usual order of movements in a classical string quartet is |
| False | Chamber music usually features simple music that is easy to perform. |
| True | A string quintet consists of two violins, two violas, and cello |
| True | A chamber group usually consists of between two to nine players. |
| False | The conductor plays a particularly important role in a chamber music ensemble |
| False | Aristocrats generally did not take part in performing chamber ensembles, thinking the activity "below" them. |
| string quartets | Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ___________ are considered his most important works. |
| Haydn's duties while in the service of the Esterházys included | composing all the music requested by his patron, conducting the orchestra of about 25 player, and coaching the singers for operatic performances |
| There are few changes in texture and orchestration | Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Haydn's music? |
| servant | In Haydn's employment with the Esterházys, he was considered a |
| The Esterházy estate included | an opera house, theater, and two concert halls |
| True | Haydn was born in a tiny Austrian village |
| True | Late in life, Haydn was honored and given celebrity status in London |
| False | Haydn composed many string quartets and symphonies, but no oratorios |
| True | Haydn hated arbitrary rules and once said, "art is free." |
| True | Haydn influenced both Mozart and Beethoven |
| By the age of six, Mozart was able to | play the harpsichord and violin, improvise fugues and write minuets, and sightread music perfectly |
| the legendary Spanish lover | Don Giovanni, in Mozart's opera of that name, is |
| finished by one of his pupils | Mozart's Requiem was |
| enabled him to study and master the Italian operatic style | Mozart's trips to Italy |
| was continually on tour in England and Europe | Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart |
| True | Mozart's Symphony No. 40 is one of his last three symphonies. |
| True | Mozart's finest German opera was The Magic Flute |
| True | Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria |
| False | Orfeo is one of Mozart's Italian opera masterpieces |
| True | Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major was scored for orchestra without timpani or trumpets |
| Missa Solemnis | Beethoven's greatest liturgical music is to be found in his |
| Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include | piano sonatas,string quartets, and the Ninth Symphony |
| development | Beethoven greatly expanded the __________section of the sonata-form movement and made it even more dramatic |
| Schiller's Ode to Joy. | The chorale finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is based on |
| string quartets | Beethoven's sixteen ___________ are generally considered among the best music ever composed |
| True | Beethoven was born in Bonn, but spent most of his life in Vienna. |
| False | Beethoven served a patron just as Haydn did: he lived on his patron's estate and composed music at the patron's whim. |
| False | Beethoven was born deaf. |
| True | Beethoven was a perfectionist who constantly revised his ideas. |
| True | Fidelio was Beethoven's only opera. |
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