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WorksheetsEarly Classical Music and Opera
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following styles describes "sentimental" or "emotional"
Galant
Empfindsam
Classical
Baroque
What was the type of opera the Christoph Willibald Gluck known for?
Opera Inform
Opera Reform
Opera Buffa
Opera Seria
Which of the following were optional instruments in a Classical Orchestra
Flute
Clarinet
French Horn
Trumpet
Which of the following were NOT part of European history in the mid to late 18th century
Absolute Monarchies wanting to expend their territories
A growth of large cities
Manufacturing powered the economy
A decrease of food production
Which of the following is NOT one of the main beliefs of the Enlightenment
Individual Rights
Naturalness
Universal Language
Social Equality
Choose the best statements that best describes classical melody
It tends to sound balance and symmetrical
Tuneful and easy to remember
Use frequent 'Cadences' based on principles of rhetoric and grammar in speach
Single emotion or affection
What is term to denote a specific repetition of a bass pattern common during classical period to animate harmonies frequent in composers like Mozart
(a)
Which of the following is NOT a distinct character of classical dynamics
The changes tend to be gradual
Marking (p, pp, f) were used to mark the dynamics
Terraced dynamics were used
The piano was preferred because it could play the desired dynamics
What is the other name for the Italian Comic Opera
Opera Buffa
Opera Seria
Opera Reform
Grand Opera
Which of the following are the characteristics of Opera Reform
The structure is more flexible
More expressive
Gave more importance in towards the chorus rather than the star singers
limits the musical resources
Choose the following statements that describe Galant style
It is a term for everything sophisticated
Melodies are built from long repeated phrases
Harmonies were simple
Cadences were infrequent
What was used to supplement musicians to their regular income?
Public concerts
Private teaching
Selling music sheets
Engage in music instrument repair
