The Classical period

When did the Classical period end?

• When Beethoven started to introduced innovating ideas in his compositions

• When Beethoven composed his last symphony

• When Beethoven and Mozart met

• When Beethoven started to composed his last symphony

When did the Classical period begin?

• When J. S. Bach died

• When L. van Beethoven died

• When W. A. Mozart composed his first piano sonata

• When the printing press was invented

What movement defended the use of the "light of reason" to transform society?

• The Old Regime

• The Enlightenment

• The Romanticism

• The Prehistory

How is the Classical period known in the rest of the arts?

• Neoclassicism

• Underclassicism

• New Classicism

• Urban Classicism

What period did Classical composers take inspiration from?

• The classical world

• The Middle Ages

• The Romantic era

• The Ancient Egypt

What is the wrong sentence regarding (en relación con) the Classical period?

• Composers travelled around Europe

• Instrumental music was composed for nobles to enjoy and play

• Compositions were elegant and clear

• Music used excessive ornamentation

Choose two characteristics of Classical music:

• It tried to express beauty and perfection

• It used simple melodies and chords

• It used complex musical structures

• It was similar to music in Baroque period

What new genre of opera emerged in this period?

• Opera seria

• Opera buffa

• Opera in musica

• Drama

What is the title of a very famous opera by W. A. Mozart?

• The Marriage of Figaro

• City of Stars

• La Traviata

• The Barber of Seville

What type of Spanish genre appeared in this period?

• Zarzuela

• Flamenco

• Trap

• Sevillana