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Classical Period Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the dates for the Classical Period?

a)

1750-1825

b)

1600-1750

c)

1400-1600

d)

1100-1400

2.

What was the main city and country for the arts during the Classical Period?

a)

Bonn, Germany

b)

Vienna, Austria

c)

Salzburg, Austria

3.

What war was happening in the America during the Classical Period?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Civil War

4.

This word means: the building blocks for a composition.

a)

Directions

b)

Rules

c)

Form

d)

Description

5.

This is a long melody that repeats itself in a composition. Composers wrote them to make the songs recongnizable to the listener.

a)

Motive

b)

Theme

6.

This is a short grouping of notes that are repeated many times within a melody. The composer wrote them so they would be recognizable to the listener.

a)

Theme

b)

Motive

7.

What kind of a form has an exposition, development, recapitulation and coda?

a)

Rondo Form

b)

Theme and Varriation Form

c)

Sonata Form

8.

Which 3 words describe music written in the Classical Period?

a)

Ornamented

b)

Balanaced

c)

Uncluttered

d)

Emotional

e)

Clean

9.

This ensemble became prominent in the Classical Period and contained instruments from the String, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion families.

a)

Marching Band

b)

Choir

c)

Chamber Ensemble

d)

Orchestra

10.

This is a small group of instruments that would often perform music for parties and gatherings during the Classical Period.

a)

Orchestra

b)

Chamber Ensemble

c)

Marching Band

d)

Choir

11.

What was comic opera called during the Classical Period?

a)

Funny Opera

b)

Opera Comic

c)

Opera Buffa

d)

Buffa Opera

12.

Who is this composer from the Classical Period?

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

13.

Who is this composer from the Classical Period?

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

14.

Who is this composer from the Classical Period?

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

15.

Haydn was close with this composer, even though they had very different personalities.

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

16.

Haydn taught this composer, but they did not get along very well because Haydn was old school and this composer was much younger and wanted to change things.

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

17.

How many symphonies did Haydn compose?

a)

100

b)

105

c)

200

d)

107

18.

Who composed The Farewell Symphony and The Surprise Symphony?

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

19.

Which symphony did Haydn compose because the players wanted to leave the summer palace and return to their home? The players were instructed to leave the stage one at a time until there were only 2 players left.

a)

The Farewell Symphony

b)

The Surprise Symphony

20.

Which symphony did Haydn compose because the Prince kept falling asleep during his performances? At the beginning of the second movement, there is a loud chord that was intended to wake up the Prince.

a)

The Farewell Symphony

b)

The Surprise Symphony

21.

How old was Mozart when he performed for the Austrian Empress?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

22.

Mozart hated the_______________.

a)

Patronage System

b)

Middle Class

23.

What city in Austria was Mozart born?

a)

Vienna

b)

Salzburg

c)

Bonn

24.

What city in Austira did Mozart die?

a)

Vienna

b)

Salzburg

c)

Bonn

25.

Who was Mozart's teacher?

a)

Haydn

b)

Beethoven

c)

His Father

26.

Check the 2 answers that describe how Mozart composed his music.

a)

In his head.

b)

He could just write it down without making mistakes or needed to alter it.

c)

He needed a piano so he could play the melody and hear it and change it around.

27.

True or False: Mozart was buried in a paupers grave or a common grave because he died and left his wife and 2 sons in debt.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What city and country were Beethoven from?

a)

Vienna, Austria

b)

Salzburg, Austria

c)

Bonn, Germany

29.

What was Beethoven's main instrument?

a)

Organ

b)

Violin

c)

Piano

d)

Trumpet

30.

Check the 2 answers that complete the sentence: Beethoven moved to __________ to study with ___________ in his twenties?

a)

Salzburg

b)

Vienna

c)

Haydn

d)

Mozart

31.

What physical ailment happened to Beethoven during his life?

a)

He became deaf.

b)

He became blind.

32.

True of False: 20,000-30,000 people lined the streets of Vienna for Beethoven's funeral.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What 2 periods of music does Beethoven's music fall under?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

34.

Which composer became the first in history to make a successful living without the Patronage System?

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

35.

Which symphony did Beethoven conduct the premier for that at the end, they had to turn him around so he could see the audience applause?

a)

5th Symphony

b)

9th Symphony