Early Classical Music and Opera

Which of the following styles describes "sentimental" or "emotional"

• Galant

• Empfindsam

• Classical

• Baroque

What was the type of opera the Christoph Willibald Gluck known for?

• Opera Inform

• Opera Reform

• Opera Buffa

• Opera Seria

Which of the following were optional instruments in a Classical Orchestra

• Flute

• Clarinet

• French Horn

• Trumpet

Which of the following were NOT part of European history in the mid to late 18th century

• Absolute Monarchies wanting to expend their territories

• A growth of large cities

• Manufacturing powered the economy

• A decrease of food production

Which of the following is NOT one of the main beliefs of the Enlightenment

• Individual Rights

• Naturalness

• Universal Language

• Social Equality

Choose the best statements that best describes classical melody

• It tends to sound balance and symmetrical

• Tuneful and easy to remember

• Use frequent 'Cadences' based on principles of rhetoric and grammar in speach

• Single emotion or affection

What is term to denote a specific repetition of a bass pattern common during classical period to animate harmonies frequent in composers like Mozart

Which of the following is NOT a distinct character of classical dynamics

• The changes tend to be gradual

• Marking (p, pp, f) were used to mark the dynamics

• Terraced dynamics were used

• The piano was preferred because it could play the desired dynamics

What is the other name for the Italian Comic Opera

• Opera Buffa

• Opera Seria

• Opera Reform

• Grand Opera

Which of the following are the characteristics of Opera Reform

• The structure is more flexible

• More expressive

• Gave more importance in towards the chorus rather than the star singers

• limits the musical resources