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WorksheetsThe Classical period
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When did the Classical period end?
When Beethoven started to introduced innovating ideas in his compositions
When Beethoven composed his last symphony
When Beethoven and Mozart met
When Beethoven started to composed his last symphony
When did the Classical period begin?
When J. S. Bach died
When L. van Beethoven died
When W. A. Mozart composed his first piano sonata
When the printing press was invented
What movement defended the use of the "light of reason" to transform society?
The Old Regime
The Enlightenment
The Romanticism
The Prehistory
How is the Classical period known in the rest of the arts?
Neoclassicism
Underclassicism
New Classicism
Urban Classicism
What period did Classical composers take inspiration from?
The classical world
The Middle Ages
The Romantic era
The Ancient Egypt
What is the wrong sentence regarding (en relación con) the Classical period?
Composers travelled around Europe
Instrumental music was composed for nobles to enjoy and play
Compositions were elegant and clear
Music used excessive ornamentation
Choose two characteristics of Classical music:
It tried to express beauty and perfection
It used simple melodies and chords
It used complex musical structures
It was similar to music in Baroque period
What new genre of opera emerged in this period?
Opera seria
Opera buffa
Opera in musica
Drama
What is the title of a very famous opera by W. A. Mozart?
The Marriage of Figaro
City of Stars
La Traviata
The Barber of Seville
What type of Spanish genre appeared in this period?
Zarzuela
Flamenco
Trap
Sevillana
What wind instruments appeared in the Classical period?
The clarinet and the French horn
The clarinet and the flute
The French horn and the saxophone
No wind instruments appeared
What was the main innovation of the piano?
It could produce differente intensities
It was lighter
It was more beautiful
The piano did not introduce innovations
What meant the considerable increase in the number of the members of the orchestra?
The appearance of the orchestra conductor
The salaries were decreased
Composers decided not to compose music for orchestra
The oldest member organised the performace
What are the characteristics of a symphony?
It is composed for orchestra
It has three or four movements
The movements contrast in tempo and character
All the answers are correct
What composers are known as the "First Viennese School"?
Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven
Mozart, Haydn and Bach
Haydn, Beethoven and Bretón
Beethoven, Mozart and Bach
