Duport and the Classical Era

In the Classical Era, what was the main reason for moving away from the highly complex polyphonic and contrapuntal writing of the Baroque Era?

• To attract more lay people to participate as audience

• To make music more complex

• To focus on instrumental music

• To incorporate more languages

Which of the following operas began to incorporate farcical plots during the Classical Era?

• The Magic Flute

• Cosi fan tutte

• Don Giovanni

• Fidelio

What is the main characteristic of the Gallant Style in the Classical Era?

• Modulation to unrelated keys

• Sudden and extreme dynamics

• Elegant, polite, and somewhat predictable

• Frequent use of chromatic harmony

Which composers are mostly associated with the Gallant Style?

• Beethoven and Haydn

• Mozart and Clementi

• Bach and Beethoven

• Haydn and Bach

What is a characteristic of the Empfindsamkeit Style?

• Gradual dynamics

• Modulations to some unrelated keys

• Predictable harmony

• Use of Alberti Bass

Which style is characterized by "Sturm und Drang" (Storm and Stress)?

• Gallant Style

• Baroque Style

• Empfindsamkeit Style

• Romantic Style

Which composers are mostly associated with the Empfindsamkeit Style?

• Mozart and Clementi

• Beethoven and Haydn

• CPE Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven

• Bach and Mozart

Who invented the fortepiano, the forerunner to the pianoforte?

• Tourte

• Johann Stamitz

• Cristofori

• C.P.E Bach

What did Tourte, the French bow-maker, invent in the Classical Era?

Who was instrumental in the development of the Sonata Form during the Classical Era?

• Beethoven

• Tourte

• C.P.E Bach

• Haydn