Classical Period Review

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What are the dates for the Classical Period?

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1750-1825

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What was the main city and country for the arts during the Classical Period?

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Vienna, Austria

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What war was happening in the America during the Classical Period?

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American Revolution

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This word means: the building blocks for a composition.

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Form

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This is a long melody that repeats itself in a composition. Composers wrote them to make the songs recognizable to the listener.

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Theme

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This is a short grouping of notes that are repeated many times within a melody. The composer wrote them so they would be recognizable to the listener.

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Motive

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What kind of a form has an exposition, development, recapitulation and coda?

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Sonata Form

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This ensemble became prominent in the Classical Period and contained instruments from the String, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion families.

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Orchestra

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This is a small group of instruments that would often perform music for parties and gatherings during the Classical Period.

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Chamber Ensemble

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What was comic opera called during the Classical Period?

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Opera Buffa