Q2Music Quiz 2 Music of the Classical Period

Classical melodies are tuneful and easy to remember because composers wrote less complicated and easy to understand music so that more people could appreciate it.

• True

• False

Music in the Classical era was simply to entertain the wealthy people.

• True

• False

The Classical period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of _________.

• Revolution

• Reason

• Respect

• Movement

Which does NOT characterize the music of the Classical period?

• Precise

• Balance

• Clarity

• Dissonant

During the Classical period, a number of instruments were developed in which the ________ became the most often used instrument.

• Piano

• Harpsichord

• Violin

• Violincello

The symphony is derived from the word ______, which means "notes sounding together".

• Symphonia

• Sinponya

• Sinfhonia

• Synphonia

What is a multi-movement work designed for an instrumental soloist and orchestra?

• Sonata

• Symphony

• Concerto

• Concerto Grosso

What is an instrumental work for a solo instrument typically a piano?

• Concerto

• Symphony

• Sonata

• Opera

What part of the composition in sonata-allegro form, introduces the theme?

• Exposition

• Development

• Recapitulation

It is a mass or music for the dead.

• Requiem

• Missa Solemnis

• Vesper

• Missa Brevis