Ch. 12 Review

True/False: In Classical compositions, the rondo is typically light, quick, and jovial in nature

True

What did the trumpet and French horn lack in Haydn's day that is now "standard equipment" on modern instruments?

Valves

What is the unexpected occurrence in Haydn's Symphony No. 94 that gave it the name "Surprise"?

a sudden fortissimo chord

Sonata-allegro form was most often used in which movements of a string quartet or symphony in the Classical period

first and fourth

Which movement of a string quartet or symphony was typically bright, light-hearted, and sometimes humorous movement set in sonata-allegro, theme and variations, or rondo form?

fourth

In a Classical string quartet or symphony, the third movement is usually

lively in tempo; in ternary form; light and elegant, and sometimes spirited in mood; a minuet and trio

In rondo form, the A sections are called

refrains

Which movement in a sonata, quartet, or symphony tended to be in a lyrical and tender mood

second

The term "symphony" is derived from

the Italian word sinfonia, which denoted a popular form employed in Italy around 1700

True/False: One of the ways Classical composers created variations within theme and variations form was by altering the length of the melody

False

True/False: Rondo and sonata-allegro were the only two forms invented during the Classical period

False

Mozart's Variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" are based on a

French folksong

Which statement does NOT apply to Symphony No. 94, the "Surprise" Symphony?

It expresses an introspective mood of tragedy and despair [DOES: It Haydn's most celebrated composition; It was first performed in London in 1792; The audience cheered the second movement, demanding an encore; It is in theme and variations form]

Which musical form was NOT important during the Classical period

Ritornello form [WAS: sonata-allegro form; theme and variations; rondo; ternary]

Which movement of a sonata, quartet, or symphony was typically in a slow tempo?

Second

What response is NOT an example of rondo form?

ABA [IS: ABACA; ABACABA; ABACADA]

Which movement in a Classical period symphony is nearly always in minuet and trio form

third