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The Classical period

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Classical period end?

a)

When Beethoven started to introduced innovating ideas in his compositions

b)

When Beethoven composed his last symphony

c)

When Beethoven and Mozart met

d)

When Beethoven started to composed his last symphony

2.

When did the Classical period begin?

a)

When J. S. Bach died

b)

When L. van Beethoven died

c)

When W. A. Mozart composed his first piano sonata

d)

When the printing press was invented

3.

What movement defended the use of the "light of reason" to transform society?

a)

The Old Regime

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Romanticism

d)

The Prehistory

4.

How is the Classical period known in the rest of the arts?

a)

Neoclassicism

b)

Underclassicism

c)

New Classicism

d)

Urban Classicism

5.

What period did Classical composers take inspiration from?

a)

The classical world

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Romantic era

d)

The Ancient Egypt

6.

What is the wrong sentence regarding (en relación con) the Classical period?

a)

Composers travelled around Europe

b)

Instrumental music was composed for nobles to enjoy and play

c)

Compositions were elegant and clear

d)

Music used excessive ornamentation

7.

Choose two characteristics of Classical music:

a)

It tried to express beauty and perfection

b)

It used simple melodies and chords

c)

It used complex musical structures

d)

It was similar to music in Baroque period

8.

What new genre of opera emerged in this period?

a)

Opera seria

b)

Opera buffa

c)

Opera in musica

d)

Drama

9.

What is the title of a very famous opera by W. A. Mozart?

a)

The Marriage of Figaro

b)

City of Stars

c)

La Traviata

d)

The Barber of Seville

10.

What type of Spanish genre appeared in this period?

a)

Zarzuela

b)

Flamenco

c)

Trap

d)

Sevillana

11.

What wind instruments appeared in the Classical period?

a)

The clarinet and the French horn

b)

The clarinet and the flute

c)

The French horn and the saxophone

d)

No wind instruments appeared

12.

What was the main innovation of the piano?

a)

It could produce differente intensities

b)

It was lighter

c)

It was more beautiful

d)

The piano did not introduce innovations

13.

What meant the considerable increase in the number of the members of the orchestra?

a)

The appearance of the orchestra conductor

b)

The salaries were decreased

c)

Composers decided not to compose music for orchestra

d)

The oldest member organised the performace

14.

What are the characteristics of a symphony?

a)

It is composed for orchestra

b)

It has three or four movements

c)

The movements contrast in tempo and character

d)

All the answers are correct

15.

What composers are known as the "First Viennese School"?

a)

Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven

b)

Mozart, Haydn and Bach

c)

Haydn, Beethoven and Bretón

d)

Beethoven, Mozart and Bach