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WorksheetsUNIT 4 CLASSICISM MUSIC 2ESO
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 30mins
The most important opera buffa composer was:
Gluck
Haendel
Mozart
Noverre
How did Classicism Music differ from Baroque Music?
It was a return to the ideal of beauty and the formal perfection
It was more characterized by the use of contrasts
It was sung only
It shared the basso continuo
During what period of time did the Classicism Music Period occur?
1730-1820 approximately
1780-1830 approximately
1750-1820 approximately
1750-1800 approximately
The Classicism is the period of the…
Age of Enlightenment
Age of Mozart
Age of Symphoment
Age of Sonata Form
The initiator of the reformation of the opera was the composer:
Gluck
Noverre
Haendel
Mozart
The new remodeled opera is characterized by…
naturalness
excesses
innovations
modulations
Who is the composer of the aria CHE FARÒ SENZA EURIDICE? from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice?
Gluck
Mozart
Monteverdi
Beethoven
Identifies Mozart's operas buffas:
Marriage of Figaro
The Magic Flute
La Serva Padrona
Orpheus and Eurydice
Great sonata for orchestra that is usually divided into four movements.
Symphony
Concerto
Sonata
Quartet
Main performer of the classical concerto.
Soloist
Solo
Virtuoso
Violin
The sonata presents two (principal), with different characteristcs anda keys.
Themes
Forms
Schemes
Expositions
Vertical writing texture based on harmony and widely used in the Classicism.
Harmonic
Melody
Polyphony
Accompanied melody
Conjunction of music and dance in order to tell a story.
Ballet
Opera
Singspiel
Suite
Opera in Italian with mythological themes that was reformed by Gluck, who looked for simpler music.
Seria
Buffa
Ballet
Orpheus and Eurydice
Although he did not use baton yet, he became necessary in order to coordinate orchestra musicians in all performing aspects.
Conductor
Director
Virtuoso
Violin
Third section of the sonata scheme that presents both themes again, but the second one in the main key or tonality.
Recapitulation
Exposition
Bridge
Reexposition
I degree that gives name to the key or tonality, and always indicates the end of a classical composition.
Tonic
Coda
End
Final note
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.
Minuet
Courante
Ballet
Giga
V degree, wich was one of the main foundations of composition.
Dominant
Tonic
Modulation
Theme B
First section of the sonata scheme that presents two themes linked by a bridge.
Exposition
Theme A
Development
Prelude
Compound vocal form with narrative nature and stage performance, wich in this period eliminates Baroque excesses in order to get closer do the audience.
Opera
Ballet
Cantata
Chanson
Middle section of the sonata that moves to other keys by changing the main material.
Development
Exposition
Bridge
Recapitulation
Shift to other keys, like the bridge in the sonata.
Modulation
Bridge
Exposition
Dominant
In the rest of arts this period was called this way because it mean a new return to Antiquity's classical ideals.
Neoclassicism
Classicism
Enlightenment
Greco-Roman
Small instrumental ensembles are so because they could play in small rooms.
Chamber
Quartet
Trio
Quintet
Opera buffa written in German whose most prominent example is The Magic Fluye by Mozart.
Singspiel
Opera
Buffa
Seria
Type of Italian opera that became the favorite genre of the Classicism, simpler and more popular than the opera seria.
Singspiel
Opera
Buffa
Seria
Woodwind single reed instrument introduced in the orchestra of this period.
Clarinet
Piano
Oboe
Flute
Chamber ensemble made up of five performers.
Chamber
Quartet
Trio
Quintet
Large instrumental ensemble that increased its number of members and eliminated the basso continuo.
Chamber
Quartet
Orchestra
Quintet
Noverre´s new ballet was called this way because it showed the story with just the performance of dancers.
Action
Accion
Movement
Ballet
Section that marks the end of a sonata or other musical forms.
Coda
Tonic
End
Final note
Composition scheme applied to the first movement of the great classical instrumental forms.
Sonata
Symphony
Concerto
Quartet
Cultural movement that marked the whole 18th century and defined a new era illuminated by reason and science.
Neoclassicism
Classicism
Enlightenment
Greco-Roman
The initiator of the reformation of the opera seria was the composer... with his work...
Gluck / Orpheus and Eurydice
Haendel / Eurydice
Noverre / Orpheus and Eurydice
Mozart / Orpheus
The new remodeled opera is characterized by...
naturalness. It eliminated the excesses of Baroque and took the plots and characters to the new audience
complexity. It eliminated the excesses of Renaissance and took the plots and characters to the new audience
naturalness. It eliminated the instruments of Baroque and took the plots and characters to the new musicians
melodies. It eliminated the dances of Baroque and took the plots and characters to the new audience
The most important opera buffa composer was... with his works like...
Mozart / The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute
Noverre / The Concerto and The Magic Flute
Haendel / Rinaldo and The Aleluia
Gluck / Orpheus and Eurydice
The Classical orchestra increased the... and eliminated the...
number of string and wind instruments / basso continuo
number of string and wind instruments / conductor
number of wind and percussion instruments / basso continuo
number of string and percussion instruments / harpsichord
The structure of the sonata is made up of...
Exposition, Development and Recapitulation
Exposition, Recapitulation and Coda
Exposition, Development and Bridge
Exposition, Development and Coda
The structure of the sonata was applied to...
the first movement of all instrumental forms
the second movement of all instrumental forms
the third movement of all instrumental forms
the fourth movement of all instrumental forms
The main instrumental forms of the Classicism were...
sonata, trio, quartet, quintet, symphony and concerto
quintet, sonata, concerto, minuet, quartet and symphony
symphony, concerto, sonata, trio, singspiel and quartet
quintet, quartet, duo, courante, concerto and symphony
The main instrumental music composers were...
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Gluck, Mozart and Beethoven
Haendel, Mozart and Beethoven
Orpheus, Mozart and Beethoven
The ballet d'action was created by...
Noverre
Haendel
Mozart
Gluck
The social dance in style during the Classicism was...
the minuet
the pavana
the courante
the gigue
The most important instrumental music repertoire in Spain was...
music for the guitar
music for the clarinet
music for the piano
music for the bagpipes
Section that marks the end of a sonata or other musical forms…
Ending
Coda
Close
Finale
The minuet is a French step dance with a ternary rhythm and calm movements.
True
False
Beethoven is considered the "father of symphony".
True
False
Mozart built the bridge towards the next stage: Romanticism.
True
False
Sonata es a compound instrumental form for a whole orchestra.
True
False
The Classicism was the period that marked the transition from the Early Modern Period to Contemporary Age.
True
False
The Neoclassicism was a new return to the ideals of Greco-Roman culture.
True
False
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.
True
False
Music could not copy Antiquity´s classical models, but it shared the search for formal perfection and the ideal of beauty.
True
False
Music abandoned little by little bourgeois circles like private houses, halls and public concerts.
True
False
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.
True
False
Music abandoned little by little church and palace circles.
True
False
Opera eliminated the excesses of the Baroque and took the plots and characters closer to the new bourgeois audience.
True
False
In the opera seria, the initiator of this reformation was the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck.
True
False
In the opera buffa, the initiator of this reformation was the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck.
True
False
The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Exposition, Bridge and Reexposition
True
False
The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Exposition, Development and Reexposition
True
False
The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Exposition, Development and Recapitulation
True
False
The structure of the sonata responds to a three-part scheme formed by: Theme A, Development and Theme B.
True
False
The structure of the sonata was applied to the first movement of all instrumental forms.
True
False
The structure of the sonata was applied to the second movement of all instrumental forms.
True
False
The structure of the sonata was applied to the third movement of all instrumental forms.
True
False
The structure of the sonata was applied to the fourth movement of all instrumental forms.
True
False
The aria Che faró senza Euridice? from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
True
False
The aria Che faró senza Euridice? from the opera Willibald Gluck was composed by Orpheus and Eurydice .
True
False
The aria Che faró senza Euridice? from the opera The Magic Flute was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
True
False
The aria Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja? from the opera The Magic Flute was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
True
False
The aria Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja? from the opera The Magic Flute was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
True
False
A Little Ninght Music in G major is a piece written for a small string ensemble composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
True
False
A Little Ninght Music in G major is a piece written for the orchestra composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
True
False
A Little Ninght Music in G major is a piece written for a small wind ensemble composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
True
False
The theme A in the Sonata Scheme sets the main key of the piece and it usually has an energetic nature.
True
False
The theme A in the Sonata Scheme is performed in a neighboring tonality and it usually has a more lyrical nature.
True
False
The theme B in the Sonata Scheme is performed in a neighboring tonality and it usually has a more lyrical nature.
True
False
Sonata is a compound instrumental form bound for one or two solo instruments.
True
False
Sonata is a compound instrumental form bound for a whole orchestra.
True
False
Symphony is a compound instrumental form bound for a whole orchestra.
True
False
Concerto is a compound instrumental form bound for orchestra and soloist.
True
False
Symphony is a compound instrumental form bound for orchestra and soloist.
True
False
Franz Joseph Haydn was considered the "father of symphony".
True
False
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was considered the "father of symphony".
True
False
Ludwig van Beethoven was considered the "father of symphony".
True
False
Ludwig van Beethoven was considered the "father of symphony".
True
False
The minuet es a French step dance with a ternary rhythm and calm movements.
True
False
The minuet es a French step dance with a binary rhythm and calm movements.
True
False
