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WorksheetsClassical Music
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
How was the melody in the Classical period?
Short and clearly defined
Long but not clearly defined
Long and clearly defined
Short but not clearly defined
How was the rhythm in the Classical period?
Very defined and irregular
Very defined and regular
No defined and irregular
A little defined and regular
Gluck is considered a bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras. What did he do?
He wrote symphonies
He invented opera
He invented sonatas
He reformed opera
Important composers in the Classical Period:
Beethoven, Haendel and Mozart
Haydn, Mozart & Vivaldi
Mozart, Haydn & Beethoven
Haendel, Haydn and Mozart
Who wrote the opera 'Don Giovanni'?
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
Haendel
Which of the following operas is a Singspiel?
Don Giovanni
Cosi fan tutte
The Magic Flute
Idomeneo, Re di Creta
Second section of sonata form:
Development
Exposition
Recapitulation
Coda
What were the favourite forms in the Classical period?
Sonata form, fugue, minuet and trio form
Sonata form, rondo form, minuet and fugue
Sonata form, trio form, minuet and rondo form
Sonata form, rondo form, trio form, fugue and minuet
The third movement of a four-movement Haydn symphony is often...
Fast, usually in sonata or rondo form
Sonata form, often with a slow introduction
Slow
Minuet and trio
Most important form of classical chamber music:
Brass quintet
Violin and piano sonata
String quintet
String quartet
Why did Haydn write Symphony No. 94 (called Surprise)?
To show he could do with just a few of players
As a way of resigning from his job
To wake up his audience
Donate all the proceeds to Children's Mercy
First section of sonata form:
Development
Exposition
Recapitulation
Coda
A Classical orchestra is bigger than a Baroque Chamber orchestra.
True
False
Which two instruments are found in the classical orchestra but NOT in the baroque orchestra ?
Violin & flute
French Horn & bassoon
Piano & clarinet
Trumpet & trombone
Luigi Boccherini was the first composer to write specifically for what ensemble?
String Quintet
Brass Quintet
String Quartet
Symphony orchestra
The favourite solo instrument in the classical concerto was the...
Flute
Cello
Piano
Clarinet
How many movements are in a Classical concerto?
One
Two
Three
Four
NOT a feature of Classical Music...
Gradual Dynamic changes
Lots of trills and ornamentation
Simple melody and rhythm
Clear Simple Structure
Which Symphony movement is dance-related?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Which section was the nucleus of the Classical orchestra?
strings
woodwinds
brass
percusion
