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The Classical Period

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The classical period began in what year?

a)

1760

b)

1750

c)

1777

d)

1776

2.

The spread of music making gave professional musicians an opportunity to ...

a)

perform more often.

b)

earn extra money by giving private music lessons.

c)

become more popular

d)

move around Europe.

3.

What city was the hot spot city for music making during the Classical period?

a)

Paris

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

d)

Vienna

4.

Mozart grew up exposed to the most modern music because he lived near Vienna.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Haydn and Mozart were bitter enemies.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who is the inventor of the piano?

a)

Bach

b)

Cristofori

c)

Mozart

d)

Haydn

7.

Classical music introduced a new .....based on conflict, contrast, and resolution rather than consistency of mood.

a)

aesthetic

b)

purpose

c)

idea

d)

composition

8.

What is the name of the female villain in The Magic Flute?

a)

Glenda the Good

b)

The Queen of the Night

c)

Elvira

d)

Wicked Witch

9.

Mozart spent much of his childhood touring and performing.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Haydn is the father of the what two things?

a)

The piano

b)

The symphony

c)

The string quartet

d)

Woodwind instruments

11.

A symphony is an extended work for an...

a)

Opera

b)

Ballet

c)

Orchestra

d)

Musical

12.

Which instruments were no longer optional in the classical orchestra?

a)

Wind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

All of the above

13.

Haydn was not very successful during his time in London.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What was the major change for the style of opera during the Classical period?

a)

It became even more serious.

b)

Operas were lighter and less serious.

c)

Operas became more expensive to produce.

d)

Operas were no longer popular.

15.

Opera buffa is an Italian comic opera.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Don Giovanni was written in what year?

a)

1767

b)

1777

c)

1787

d)

1797

17.

What is the name of the opera based on a Spanish nobleman who was a notorious womanizer?

a)

The Marriage of Figaro

b)

Don Giovanni

c)

The Magic Flute

d)

Requiem Mass

18.

Beethoven was born in what city in Germany?

a)

Bonn

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Frankfurt

19.

Beethoven wrote his most famous works after he lost his hearning.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The .... gave Beethoven his most direct way of communicating through music.

a)

Organ

b)

Orchestra

c)

Piano

d)

Percussion

21.

German Singspiel is a light hearted opera. Could be considered comic.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Beethoven helped elevate the status of composer to ...

a)

Musician

b)

Professional

c)

Servant

d)

Artist

23.

Beethoven was known for ....

a)

being loving and kind

b)

easy going

c)

his bad temper

d)

helpful to others.

24.

What other Classical composer was a teacher to Beethoven?

a)

Mozart

b)

Salieri

c)

Haydn

d)

Chopin

25.

The rhythm BUM BUM BUM BUMMMM..... belongs to what symphony?

a)

Moonlight Sonata

b)

Fur Elise

c)

Fidelio

d)

Fifth Symphony