Classical Music

How was the melody in the Classical period?

• Short and clearly defined

• Long but not clearly defined

• Long and clearly defined

• Short but not clearly defined

How was the rhythm in the Classical period?

• Very defined and irregular

• Very defined and regular

• No defined and irregular

• A little defined and regular

Gluck is considered a bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras. What did he do?

• He wrote symphonies

• He invented opera

• He invented sonatas

• He reformed opera

Important composers in the Classical Period:

• Beethoven, Haendel and Mozart

• Haydn, Mozart & Vivaldi

• Mozart, Haydn & Beethoven

• Haendel, Haydn and Mozart

Who wrote the opera 'Don Giovanni'?

• Haydn

• Mozart

• Beethoven

• Haendel

Which of the following operas is a Singspiel?

• Don Giovanni

• Cosi fan tutte

• The Magic Flute

• Idomeneo, Re di Creta

Second section of sonata form:

• Development

• Exposition

• Recapitulation

• Coda

What were the favourite forms in the Classical period?

• Sonata form, fugue, minuet and trio form

• Sonata form, rondo form, minuet and fugue

• Sonata form, trio form, minuet and rondo form

• Sonata form, rondo form, trio form, fugue and minuet

The third movement of a four-movement Haydn symphony is often...

• Fast, usually in sonata or rondo form

• Sonata form, often with a slow introduction

• Slow

• Minuet and trio

Most important form of classical chamber music:

• Brass quintet

• Violin and piano sonata

• String quintet

• String quartet