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WorksheetsTest 2: Classical Music Period
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was the musical style of the classical period?
Balance
Structure
Expression
All the above
Which of the following choices wasn't a style of the classical period?
Balance
Ornamentation
Expression
Flexibility
Which of the following expressions were added in the Classical Music Period?
Music Staffs
Pitch and Rhythms
Crescendos and Decrescendos
Solfege
True or False: Homophony was a musical texture that was used during the Classical Period.
True
False
What is one of the performing forces mentions in the classical music period?
The Orchestra
The String Quartet
Piano
All the above
The Fortepiano wasn't capable of playing loud and soft dynamics
True
False
Which of the following instruments wasn't in the string quartet?
Violins
Viola
Cello
Piano
Where was chamber music generally performed in during the classical period?
A big room
A small room
A medium sized room
A grand room
True and False:
Professional composers were no longer exclusively employed by the wealthy
True
False
Which of the following sections of the Sonata presents and introduces the primary themes and keys of the movement?
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Which of the following sections of the Sonata brings back the primary themes and keys of the movement?
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Which of the following sections of the Sonata develops the primary themes?
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
True or False: Changes in any factors can change a genre
True
False
What best defines the term "movements"?
How the orchestra moves
The movement of the conductor
An independent section/piece of a larger work
How the audience moves.
What best defines the term "overture"?
The orchestral introduction to a musical work (often dramatic)
What the audience on the second floor sits on.
An independent section/piece of a larger work.
Which movement usually had a fast tempo and used sonata, rondo, or theme and variations?
First Movement
Interior Movements
Last Movement
Which movement usually had a slow and lyrical movement and a moderate-tempo dance-like tempo?
First Movement
Interior Movements
Last Movement
Which movement usually is fast in tempo and in sonata form?
First Movement
Interior Movements
Last Movement
True or False: The String Quartets structure and form was exactly like the symphony.
True
False
True or False: Even though String Quartets used at entertainment at home, they still performed at public concerts on occasion
True
False
True or False:
The faster the vibration, the lower the pitch is produced.
True
False
Which voice type is the lowest in the female voice?
Soprano
Alto
Which voice type is the highest in the female voice?
Soprano
Alto
Which voice type is the highest in the male voice?
Tenor
Bass
Which voice type is the lowest in the male voice?
Tenor
Bass
Which of the following terms best define what an opera buffa (comic opera)?
An opera with a serious plot and aristocratic characters.
An opera often mixed tragedy with comedy.
A spectacular opera. It is performed with elaborate sets and costumes
Which of the following terms best define what an opera seria (serious opera)?
An opera with a serious plot and aristocratic characters.
An opera often mixed tragedy with comedy.
A spectacular opera. It is performed with elaborate sets and costumes
