Unit 4 review

The years between ___________ is known as the Classical Period.

• 1700-1850

• 1750-1820

• 1685-1750

• 1770-1900

• 1475-1600

The Classical era in music, art, and architecture coincides with the period in philosophy and letters called the:

• Age of Absolutism

• Beginnings of Democracy

• Celebration of the Individual

• Industrial Revolution

• Enlightenment

The tradition of middle-class citizens paying an admission fee and attending a public performance dates from the Classical era.

• true

• false

What innovation made the piano such a popular instrument?​

• assembly line made it cheap to produce

• since it was smaller than the harpsichord, it took up less room in middle-class parlors​

• it never went out of tune

• it could play at more than one dynamic level

Which musical instrument did young women of the Classical era usually choose to learn in order to demonstrate that they possessed status and gentility?

• violin

• piano

• cello

• trumpet

• guitar

Which European capital city was the influential center of Classical style?

• Paris

• London

• Athens

• Vienna

• Salzburg

Which individual is not a representative composer from the Classical period?

• Handel

• Haydn

• Mozart

• Beethoven

He was considered the father of the modern piano concerto, composing twenty-three original works, most of which were written to impress Viennese audiences with his dazzling display of keyboard virtuosity.

• Beethoven

• Haydn

• Mozart

As a child this composer’s pleasing voice brought him to the attention of local church officials; he was sent to Vienna where he was a choirboy at the cathedral of St. Stephen for 10 years until his voice broke.

• Beethoven

• Haydn

• Mozart

Which composition is considered one of the London Symphonies?

• Symphony No. 40

• Symphony No. 5

• Symphony No. 94, “The Surprise”

• Symphony No. 6, “The Pastoral”

• A Little Night Music