Classical Era Music Quiz

The later eighteenth century is known as the Enlightenment.

• True

• False

The Classical era has been called the Age of Enlightenment.

• True

• False

Which period of European art and literature most captivated eighteenth-century thinkers?

• the era of Greek and Roman ancient civilizations

• the baroque era

The composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all composed in large-scale forms.

• True

• False

These composers are considered part of the Viennese School: J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

• True

• False

Music-making in the Classical era centered upon the court of the patron.

• True

• False

There were many women conductors during the classical era.

• True

• False

The music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert is characterized best by which description?

• elegant and lyrical

• virtuosic

In the eighteenth century, a new economic power was growing as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

Haydn and Beethoven conducted their own symphonies.

• True

• False