Test 3

The title of Mozart's works are often followed by the letter "K" and a number (like K. 273). What does this number represent?

Where in kochel's chronological listing the Mozart piece can be found

How does one properly say the last name of Franz Joseph Haydn?

"Hi-den"

How does one properly say the last name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

"Moats-art"

What is opera buffa?

Comic opera

Which one word below rightly describes the plot to Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)?

Complicated

Haydn's work for the Esterházy family provided him with everything he needed. Therefore, it allowed Haydn to be _____.

Original and unique in his music ideas.

In Haydn's The Creation, there is a moment in the second movement in which the singers sing "And there was light." Upon singing that phrase, what takes place musically?

The dynamics become very loud and the full orchestra enters.

Of the three main types of opera in the classical period, which used spoken dialogue rather than recitative?

Singspeil

The second string quartet of Haydn's Op. 33 collection is nicknamed "The Joke." Why is this?

The final movement incorporates false endsngsmaking the audience wonder when its actually over

What is a trouser or pants role?

An operatic role in which a grown women dresses as a prepubescent-boy

During a performance, what are three of the ways that chamber music ensembles communicate with each other?

Body language, breathing, eye contact

A string quartet traditionally includes two violins, a viola, and a

Cello

A ______ group has two to ten instrumentalists and makes music without the involvement of a conductor.

Chamber Music

Franz Joseph Haydn was the assistant music director for which noble family?

Esterhazy

Chamber music ensembles greatly utilize the conductor.

False

Chamber music ensembles were incredibly popular in the classical period but have since faded so much from society that they are rarely heard in the twenty-first century.

False

Comic opera is often called opera seria.

False

Which composer was nicknamed the Father of the String Quartet?

Franz Joseph Haydn

In Lecture 3, we listened to String Quartet works by which three composers?

Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig va Beethoven

Who created the libretto for three of Mozart's most famous operas: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Don Giovanni (Don Juan), and Cosi fan tutte (All Women Are Like That)?

Lorenzo de Ponte

Who was responsible for compiling a chronological listing of Mozart's music?

Ludwig van Kochel

A piano quintet generally consists of what instruments?

String corset plus piano

Franz Joseph Haydn was often called the father of the _____.

String quartet

Who was Ludwig van Köchel?

The man who compiled Mozarts compositions chronologically.

Who was Lorenzo da Ponte?

The man who wrote the libretto for Motzart's three most famous operas.

Due to its intimacy, chamber music was often called what?

The music of friends

Comic opera is often called opera buffa.

True

Ensembles that played chamber music were like the classical version of a garage band.

True

Mozart was a master of all music genres in existence during his time.

True

Traditionally, what four instruments are used in a string quartet ensemble?

Two violins, viola, and a cello

Of the following, who was recognized and known as a child prodigy?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart