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The Symphony

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Symphony developed from which genre?

a)

The concerto

b)

The Italian Sinfonia

c)

The sonata

d)

Concerto Grosso

2.

The 18th Century Symphony consisted of ________ movements.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

The first movement of a Symphony is always in (a)   form.

4.

What dance type from the Baroque suite survived into the Classical Era?

a)

Sarabande

b)

Gigue

c)

Minuet

d)

Courante

5.

The Minuet and Trio was replaced to the _________ and Trio by Beethoven.

4 lines
6.

The very first Symphonies were composed by?

a)

Stamitz

b)

CPE Bach

c)

JS Bach

d)

Sammartini

e)

Salieri

7.

The conductor who hand a major hand in developing the symphony as well as developing the Mannheim orchestra was .....

a)

Stamitz

b)

CPE Bach

c)

JS Bach

d)

Sammartini

e)

Salieri

8.

Name any 3 Mannheim techniques the orchestra made famous.

(a)  

9.

Who was known as the Father of Symphony?

a)

Mozart

b)

Stamitz

c)

Samertini

d)

CPE Bach

e)

Haydn

10.

Name on contribution to the Symphony made by Haydn.

(a)  

11.

Beethoven was known as a ....

a)

transitional composer

b)

someone who only wrote programmatic music

c)

someone who wrote 10 symphonies

d)

someone who added voice to an orchestral work

e)

someone who expanded musical forms

12.

Which movement of Beethoven's symphony is this excerpt from?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

13.

What is the nickname for Beethoven's 6th Symphony?

(a)  

14.

Is Beethoven's Symphony No 6 regarded as ...

a)

Programmatic Music

b)

Absolute Music

c)

Music with Programmatic Elements

15.

Give a definition for the Symphony

4 lines