Music: Classical Period

What is the time period of the Classical Era?

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1820

• 1820-1880

• 1500-1600

Describe the music style from the Classical era.

• Ornamented

• Elegant

• Dignified

• Refined

Name three composers of the Classical era?

• Beethoven, Haydn, Handel, Mozart

• Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven

• Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Beethoven

• Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert

What city was at the center of the Classical era?

• Vienna

• Rome

• London

• Paris

Classical era music was a reaction to what previous style of music?

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Romanticism

What is a commission?

• to pay a composer to write a musical piece for someone or for their special occasion

• to give an order for or authorize the production of (something

• to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work

• to tell someone what to do and not pay