music 9 2nd Quarter Exam

At what age did Mozart begin performing in public?

• Six

• Seven

• Five

• Thirteen

________ is a child prodigy and the most amazing genius in musical history.

• Haydn

• Chopin

• Mozart

• Beethoven

The texture of classical music is _________.

• Monophonic

• Lento

• Homophonic

• Largo

One of the most prominent composers of the classical period. His life is described as a 'rags-to-riches' story.

• Mozart

• Haydn

• Chopin

• Beethoven

Mozart's first music teacher was __________.

• His mother

• His father

• A music teacher

• Beethoven

Haydn composed over 100 symphonies and developed them into long forms for a large orchestra. He was named __________.

• 'Rags to Riches'

• 'The Clock'

• 'The Military'

• 'Father of the Symphony'

Composers of the Classical Period expressed different shades of emotion presented through the use of crescendo and _____________.

• Diminuendo

• Andante

• Allegro

• Largo

The word symphony is derived from the word _________, which literally means 'a harmonious sounding together'.

• Sonata

• Sinfonia

• Symphonist

• Syncopation

Which of the following describes the 1st movement of a symphony?

• Fast: Sonata allegro form with expositions of the orchestra and the soloist

• Medium/fast uses as dance form

• Slow: has more ornamentation than the first movement

• Fast sonata allegro form or theme and variation

________ is a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in a theatrical setting.

• Opera

• Opera Buffa

• Opera Seria

• Opera Comique