Classical Music

Terms in this set (30)

1725-1810
Dates of the Classical period
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn
Composers of the classical period
Simplicity
The focus of the classical period
Sacred Music
Religious Music
Secular Music
Music for dancing and entertainment
Piano and Clarinet
New instruments of the classical period
Clarinet
Most popular new instrument of the classical period
Wedged
The dynamics of the Classical period
Straight
The rhythms of the classical period
5
Mozart began composing by the age of...
The Surprise Symphony
A popular piece written by Haydn
Don Giovanni
A very serious opera written by Mozart after his father's death
The Magic Flute
A comic opera written by Mozart for the middle/lower class
The Marriage of Figaro
A popular opera written by Mozart for the upper class
Prodigy
A person who is better than most adults at a very young age (like Mozart was)
Emperor Joseph
The musical emperor
Requiem
Mozart died writing the....
Funeral mass
A requiem is a...
Musician
Mozart's father was a....
Joseph Haydn
Mozart's composer friend was...
Self-Taught
How did Haydn learn to compose?
Uncle
Who taught Haydn how to play the harpsichord and violin
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How many children did Haydn have?
Papa Haydn
Haydn's nickname
Esterhazy Family
The royal family Haydn worked for...
Father of the Symphony
Haydn's nickname in regards to symphonies
Father of the String Quartet
Haydn's nickname in regards to string quartets
Head
The body part stolen from both Haydn and Mozart's graves
Picture of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Picture of Franz Joseph Haydn
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