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UNIT 4 CLASSICISM MUSIC 2ESO

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most important opera buffa composer was:

a)

Gluck

b)

Haendel

c)

Mozart

d)

Noverre

2.

How did Classicism Music differ from Baroque Music?

a)

It was a return to the ideal of beauty and the formal perfection

b)

It was more characterized by the use of contrasts

c)

It was sung only

d)

It shared the basso continuo

3.

During what period of time did the Classicism Music Period occur?

a)

1730-1820 approximately

b)

1780-1830 approximately

c)

1750-1820 approximately

d)

1750-1800 approximately

4.

The Classicism is the period of the…

a)

Age of Enlightenment

b)

Age of Mozart

c)

Age of Symphoment

d)

Age of Sonata Form

5.

The initiator of the reformation of the opera was the composer:

a)

Gluck

b)

Noverre

c)

Haendel

d)

Mozart

6.

The new remodeled opera is characterized by…

a)

naturalness

b)

excesses

c)

innovations

d)

modulations

7.

Who is the composer of the aria CHE FARÒ SENZA EURIDICE? from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice?

a)

Gluck

b)

Mozart

c)

Monteverdi

d)

Beethoven

8.

Identifies Mozart's operas buffas:

a)

Marriage of Figaro

b)

The Magic Flute

c)

La Serva Padrona

d)

Orpheus and Eurydice

9.

Great sonata for orchestra that is usually divided into four movements.

a)

Symphony

b)

Concerto

c)

Sonata

d)

Quartet

10.

Main performer of the classical concerto.

a)

Soloist

b)

Solo

c)

Virtuoso

d)

Violin

11.

The sonata presents two (principal), with different characteristcs anda keys.

a)

Themes

b)

Forms

c)

Schemes

d)

Expositions

12.

Vertical writing texture based on harmony and widely used in the Classicism.

a)

Harmonic

b)

Melody

c)

Polyphony

d)

Accompanied melody

13.

Conjunction of music and dance in order to tell a story.

a)

Ballet

b)

Opera

c)

Singspiel

d)

Suite

14.

Opera in Italian with mythological themes that was reformed by Gluck, who looked for simpler music.

a)

Seria

b)

Buffa

c)

Ballet

d)

Orpheus and Eurydice

15.

Although he did not use baton yet, he became necessary in order to coordinate orchestra musicians in all performing aspects.

a)

Conductor

b)

Director

c)

Virtuoso

d)

Violin

16.

Third section of the sonata scheme that presents both themes again, but the second one in the main key or tonality.

a)

Recapitulation

b)

Exposition

c)

Bridge

d)

Reexposition

17.

I degree that gives name to the key or tonality, and always indicates the end of a classical composition.

a)

Tonic

b)

Coda

c)

End

d)

Final note

18.

Social dance highly valued during the whole 18th century. It was introduced as the usual third movement of the symphony, the sonata and chamber music.

a)

Minuet

b)

Courante

c)

Ballet

d)

Giga

19.

V degree, wich was one of the main foundations of composition.

a)

Dominant

b)

Tonic

c)

Modulation

d)

Theme B

20.

First section of the sonata scheme that presents two themes linked by a bridge.

a)

Exposition

b)

Theme A

c)

Development

d)

Prelude

21.

Compound vocal form with narrative nature and stage performance, wich in this period eliminates Baroque excesses in order to get closer do the audience.

a)

Opera

b)

Ballet

c)

Cantata

d)

Chanson

22.

Middle section of the sonata that moves to other keys by changing the main material.

a)

Development

b)

Exposition

c)

Bridge

d)

Recapitulation

23.

Shift to other keys, like the bridge in the sonata.

a)

Modulation

b)

Bridge

c)

Exposition

d)

Dominant

24.

In the rest of arts this period was called this way because it mean a new return to Antiquity's classical ideals.

a)

Neoclassicism

b)

Classicism

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Greco-Roman

25.

Small instrumental ensembles are so because they could play in small rooms.

a)

Chamber

b)

Quartet

c)

Trio

d)

Quintet

26.

Opera buffa written in German whose most prominent example is The Magic Fluye by Mozart.

a)

Singspiel

b)

Opera

c)

Buffa

d)

Seria

27.

Type of Italian opera that became the favorite genre of the Classicism, simpler and more popular than the opera seria.

a)

Singspiel

b)

Opera

c)

Buffa

d)

Seria

28.

Woodwind single reed instrument introduced in the orchestra of this period.

a)

Clarinet

b)

Piano

c)

Oboe

d)

Flute

29.

Chamber ensemble made up of five performers.

a)

Chamber

b)

Quartet

c)

Trio

d)

Quintet

30.

Large instrumental ensemble that increased its number of members and eliminated the basso continuo.

a)

Chamber

b)

Quartet

c)

Orchestra

d)

Quintet

31.

Noverre´s new ballet was called this way because it showed the story with just the performance of dancers.

a)

Action

b)

Accion

c)

Movement

d)

Ballet

32.

Section that marks the end of a sonata or other musical forms.

a)

Coda

b)

Tonic

c)

End

d)

Final note

33.

Composition scheme applied to the first movement of the great classical instrumental forms.

a)

Sonata

b)

Symphony

c)

Concerto

d)

Quartet

34.

Cultural movement that marked the whole 18th century and defined a new era illuminated by reason and science.

a)

Neoclassicism

b)

Classicism

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Greco-Roman

35.

The initiator of the reformation of the opera seria was the composer... with his work...

a)

Gluck / Orpheus and Eurydice

b)

Haendel / Eurydice

c)

Noverre / Orpheus and Eurydice

d)

Mozart / Orpheus

36.

The new remodeled opera is characterized by...

a)

naturalness. It eliminated the excesses of Baroque and took the plots and characters to the new audience​

b)

complexity. It eliminated the excesses of Renaissance and took the plots and characters to the new audience​

c)

naturalness. It eliminated the instruments of Baroque and took the plots and characters to the new musicians

d)

melodies. It eliminated the dances of Baroque and took the plots and characters to the new audience​

37.

The most important opera buffa composer was... with his works like...

a)

Mozart / The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute

b)

Noverre / The Concerto and The Magic Flute

c)

Haendel / Rinaldo and The Aleluia

d)

Gluck / Orpheus and Eurydice

38.

The Classical orchestra increased the... and eliminated the...

a)

number of string and wind instruments / basso continuo

b)

number of string and wind instruments / conductor

c)

number of wind and percussion instruments / basso continuo

d)

number of string and percussion instruments / harpsichord

39.

The structure of the sonata is made up of...

a)

Exposition, Development and Recapitulation

b)

Exposition, Recapitulation and Coda

c)

Exposition, Development and Bridge

d)

Exposition, Development and Coda

40.

The structure of the sonata was applied to...

a)

the first movement of all instrumental forms

b)

the second movement of all instrumental forms

c)

the third movement of all instrumental forms

d)

the fourth movement of all instrumental forms

41.

The main instrumental forms of the Classicism were...

a)

sonata, trio, quartet, quintet, symphony and concerto

b)

quintet, sonata, concerto, minuet, quartet and symphony

c)

symphony, concerto, sonata, trio, singspiel and quartet

d)

quintet, quartet, duo, courante, concerto and symphony

42.

The main instrumental music composers were...

a)

Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

b)

Gluck, Mozart and Beethoven

c)

Haendel, Mozart and Beethoven

d)

Orpheus, Mozart and Beethoven

43.

The ballet d'action was created by...

a)

Noverre

b)

Haendel

c)

Mozart

d)

Gluck

44.

The social dance in style during the Classicism was...

a)

the minuet

b)

the pavana

c)

the courante

d)

the gigue

45.

The most important instrumental music repertoire in Spain was...

a)

music for the guitar​

b)

music for the clarinet

c)

music for the piano

d)

music for the bagpipes

46.

Section that marks the end of a sonata or other musical forms…

a)

Ending

b)

Coda

c)

Close

d)

Finale

47.

The minuet is a French step dance with a ternary rhythm and calm movements.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Beethoven is considered the "father of symphony".

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Mozart built the bridge towards the next stage: Romanticism.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Sonata es a compound instrumental form for a whole orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The Classicism was the period that marked the transition from the Early Modern Period to Contemporary Age.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The Neoclassicism was a new return to the ideals of Greco-Roman culture.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The 19th century was the Age of Enlightenment, cultural movement favored by the bourgeosie and smal nobility, which led to the French Revolution that broke the power of absolute monarchies.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Music could not copy Antiquity´s classical models, but it shared the search for formal perfection and the ideal of beauty.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Music abandoned little by little bourgeois circles like private houses, halls and public concerts.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The composer turned more and more into a liberal artist who wanted to reach out new audiences with humane and natural music, elegant and pleasant for everybody, in which formal clarity and melodic simplicity predominated.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Music abandoned little by little church and palace circles.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Opera eliminated the excesses of the Baroque and took the plots and characters closer to the new bourgeois audience.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

In the opera seria, the initiator of this reformation was the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

In the opera buffa, the initiator of this reformation was the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Exposition, Bridge and Reexposition

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Exposition, Development and Reexposition

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Exposition, Development and Recapitulation

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Theme A, Development and Theme B.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The structure of the sonata was applied to the first movement of all instrumental forms.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

The structure of the sonata was applied to the second movement of all instrumental forms.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

The structure of the sonata was applied to the third movement of all instrumental forms.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The structure of the sonata was applied to the fourth movement of all instrumental forms.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

The aria Che faró senza Euridice? from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

The aria Che faró senza Euridice? from the opera Willibald Gluck was composed by Orpheus and Eurydice .

a)

True

b)

False

71.

The aria Che faró senza Euridice? from the opera The Magic Flute was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The aria Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja? from the opera The Magic Flute was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

The aria Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja? from the opera The Magic Flute was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

A Little Ninght Music in G major is a piece written for a small string ensemble composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

A Little Ninght Music in G major is a piece written for the orchestra composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

A Little Ninght Music in G major is a piece written for a small wind ensemble composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

The theme A in the Sonata Scheme sets the main key of the piece and it usually has an energetic nature.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

The theme A in the Sonata Scheme is performed in a neighboring tonality and it usually has a more lyrical nature.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

The theme B in the Sonata Scheme is performed in a neighboring tonality and it usually has a more lyrical nature.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Sonata is a compound instrumental form bound for one or two solo instruments.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Sonata is a compound instrumental form bound for a whole orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Symphony is a compound instrumental form bound for a whole orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Concerto is a compound instrumental form bound for orchestra and soloist.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Symphony is a compound instrumental form bound for orchestra and soloist.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Franz Joseph Haydn was considered the "father of symphony".

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was considered the "father of symphony".

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Ludwig van Beethoven was considered the "father of symphony".

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Ludwig van Beethoven was considered the "father of symphony".

a)

True

b)

False

89.

The minuet es a French step dance with a ternary rhythm and calm movements.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

The minuet es a French step dance with a binary rhythm and calm movements.

a)

True

b)

False