A large scale orchestral work typically consisting of four movements and featuring multiple instruments.

A musical form featuring a recurring theme interspersed with contrasting sections. It means "a little round" in English.

An Austrian composer born in 1756 who is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and a master of the Classical style.

The section of a musical composition where the composer takes the thematic material from the exposition and explores it further, often in a contrasting key.

A slow, stately dance in triple meter, often used as the third movement in a symphony or string quartet.

A composition for two violins, a viola, and a cello, typically consisting of four movements.

A composition for three instruments or three voices.

A composition for one or more instruments, usually consisting of three or four movements, often played by a soloist.

A large-scale vocal work, usually on a religious theme, performed with an orchestra and choir.

A musical form commonly used in the first movement of a symphony, consisting of an exposition, development, and recapitulation.

An Austrian composer born in 1732 who is known as the "Father of the Symphony" and the "Father of the String Quartet" for his contributions to these genres.

A musical form featuring a theme that is repeated with variations in rhythm, harmony, melody, or texture.

The period of Western music history from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century, characterized by the development of new forms and genres.

A theatrical work combining music, drama, and visual arts, with arias, recitatives, and choruses.

A style of Western music composed from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century, characterized by simplicity, elegance, and balanced proportions.

The art of combining two or more melodic lines in a way that is harmonically and rhythmically satisfying.

A German composer born in 1770 who is considered one of the greatest composers of all time and bridged the Classical and Romantic periods of music.

A concluding section of a musical composition that brings the work to a definitive end.

A composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra.

A light, multi-movement work usually written for an ensemble of wind instruments.

Music written for a small group of instruments, typically less than ten players.

The leader of an orchestra or choir who directs the performance and interprets the music.

A mass for the dead, often composed in the form of a musical setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead.

A musical form consisting of three main sections, including exposition, development, and recapitulation.