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The Classical Period

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Approximately what years did the classical period span?

a)

1750-1820

b)

1650-1700

c)

1800-1850

d)

2020-3000

2.

Name this composer (full name)

4 lines
3.

Joseph Haydn is known as the "Father of the..."

a)

Concerto

b)

Opeara

c)

Symphony

d)

String Quartet

4.

A string quartet is usually comprised of...

a)

4 violins

b)

2 violins and 2 violas

c)

1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass

d)

2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello

5.

What keyboard instrument was invented during the classical period?

a)

harpsichord

b)

pianoforte

c)

organ

d)

guitar

6.

List the three main sections of sonata-allegro form in order.

4 lines
7.

In the classical orchestra, woodwinds and brass are usually grouped in...

a)

twos

b)

threes

c)

fours

d)

fives

8.

Rondo form is written as...

a)

A B A

b)

A A A A

c)

A B A C A D A E...

d)

A A B B C C

9.

The statement of the main theme in a sonata form is called...

a)

development

b)

coda

c)

recapitulation

d)

exposition

10.

What compositional texture was most often used in the classical period?

a)

monophonic

b)

polyphonic

c)

homophonic

d)

none of the above

11.

Name this composer (full name).

4 lines
12.

The four movements of a classical symphony are usually written in what order?

a)

fast, fast, slow, fast

b)

fast, dance, slow, fast

c)

fast, fast, fast, slow

d)

fast, slow, dance, fast

13.

How many movements is a typical classical concerto?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What genre is written for instrumental soloist and orchestra?

a)

concerto

b)

symphony

c)

string quartet

d)

opera

15.

During the classical period, trombones were primarily used in operas and church music.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

How many symphonies did Haydn write?

a)

14

b)

38

c)

211

d)

104

17.

Beethoven's Symphony 9 calls for large orchestra and _____

a)

piano

b)

chorus

c)

kazoo

d)

guitar

18.

What about his Requiem did Mozart believe to be true?

a)

That he was writing it for his own funeral

b)

That it was not worth his time

c)

That he was not well enough to write another large musical composition

d)

That he would not write music for an unknown patron

19.

Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" chorus is from which of his symphonies?

a)

Symphony No. 3

b)

Symphony No. 5

c)

Symphony No. 7

d)

Symphony No. 9

20.

Beethoven's late compositions set the tone for which musical period?

a)

classical

b)

romantic

c)

baroque

d)

trap

21.

What was Haydn's nickname?

4 lines
22.

What do the opening 4 notes of Beethoven's Symphony 5 represent?

a)

death

b)

friendship

c)

victory

d)

fate