Music Appreciation Chp 12

Instead of the dramatic opera of the Baroque period, Classical audiences preferred

• Religious oratorios

• German operas only

• Comic operas

• Operas only about aristocrats (rich people)

Where was purely orchestral music performed in the 18th century?

• The Concert Hall

• The Salon

• The Court

• The Opera House

The Classical Style was developed by composers active in the city of _____

• Paris

• Vienna

• London

• Rome

What was the primary texture of the Classical period?

• Polyphony

• Monophony

• Imitation

• Homophony

What was one of the NEW genres in the Classical period using the orchestra only

• Concerto

• Motet

• Symphony

• Sonata

Who was the most important child prodigy in the Classical period?

• Mozart

• Haydn

• Beethoven

• Bach

What is a crescendo?

• The volume staying the same

• Dynamics gradually growing louder

• Going from loud to soft to loud

• Dynamic gradually growing softer

In the Classical period melodies were

• Contrapuntal and complex

• Simple and singable

• Always presented in imitation

• Highly ornamented