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Classical Music Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The classical era in music is the period between

a)

1750-1800

b)

1700-1750

c)

1600-1700

d)

1750-1850

2.

Who was the first composer to write concertos for the harpsichord?

a)

Mozart

b)

Bach

c)

Beethoven

d)

Gluck

3.

Symphonies were not initially independent, they were originally part of

a)

Cantatas

b)

Orchestras

c)

Sonatas

d)

Operas

4.

When ________ became ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, there were many changes to sacred music

a)

Gluck

b)

Mozart

c)

Joseph II

d)

Louis XIV

5.

Which city thrived as a center for music because of its many nobles and aristocratic families?

a)

Florence

b)

Vienna

c)

Amsterdam

d)

Paris

6.

Most concertos of the Classical era were in three movements following which pattern?

a)

Fast - Slow - Fast

b)

Fast - Fast - Slow

c)

Slow - Fast - Slow

d)

Slow - Slow - Fast

7.

What was Mozart's final composition?

a)

Concerto no. 1

b)

Don Giovanni

c)

The Magic Flute

d)

Requiem

8.

Who was not an important composer of the Classical Period?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Gluck

d)

Monteverdi

9.

Performers were expected to do what when performing?

a)

Play incredibly quiet

b)

Improvise

c)

Dance

d)

Write their own overture

10.

Which composers stopped writing masses because of Joseph II?

a)

Mozart and Haydn

b)

Mozart and Gluck

c)

Haydn and Gluck

d)

Beethoven and Haydn

11.

Which describes the 1st movement of a symphony?

a)

Minuet/Dance

b)

Slow

c)

Sets tone

d)

Light/Sonata Form

12.

Which is not an opera by Mozart?

a)

Don Giovanni

b)

The Magic Flute

c)

Alceste

d)

The Marriage of Figaro

13.

Which is a consequence of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

People moved to the cities

b)

People moved to the country

c)

People began farming more

d)

People began paying higher taxes

14.

The symphony began to distinguish itself when?

a)

1700

b)

1720

c)

1770

d)

1800

15.

Who spelled out the reforms necessary for opera in one of his own compositions?

a)

Mozart

b)

Gluck

c)

Beethoven

d)

Haydn

16.

Whose operas were known for an abundance of thematic ideas?

a)

Gluck

b)

Haydn

c)

Monteverdi

d)

Mozart

17.

What is opera buffa?

a)

Serious opera

b)

Romantic opera

c)

Dramatic opera

d)

Comic opera

18.

Which typical characters in opera buffa?

a)

Heroes

b)

Everyday characters

c)

Greek gods

d)

Royalty

19.

Why did Britain lose control of the American colonies?

a)

Taxes

b)

Lack of police force

c)

Britain did not care

d)

Finances

20.

Which voice part is more common in opera buffa?

a)

Bass

b)

Tenor

c)

Alto

d)

Soprano

21.

Advances in technology led to the

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Modern Age

22.

Opera buffa was focused on _______ instead of _______

a)

Woodwinds, Brass

b)

Ensemble singing, solos

c)

Dancing, theater

d)

Serious plots, comic plots

23.

Which is not an important instrumental genre of the Classical Period?

a)

String Quartet

b)

Woodwind Quintet

c)

Concerto

d)

Sonata

24.

The Enlightenment belief for individuals is

a)

Reason to pursue a better job

b)

Reason to pursue a better home

c)

Reason to pursue self-fulfillment

d)

Reason to pursue tacos

25.

The root of buffa is?

a)

Opera seria

b)

Intermezzo

c)

Overture

d)

Singspiel

26.

In the classical, the first and last movements were typically

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Dance

d)

Moderate

27.

Who said the enlightenment was "man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity"?

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Locke

d)

Joseph II

28.

What was the main reason for reforming opera?

a)

Too much scenery

b)

Too many seats available

c)

Too many people on stage

d)

Too many showy soloists

29.

What was the forerunner to the piano?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Clavinova

c)

Celeste

d)

Fortepiano

30.

What led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in England?

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Constitution