Unit 4 - Classical
Which of the following is NOT a titled symphony by Beethoven:
Emperor
The excerpt heard is taken from a:
opera
The "father" of the symphony, string, quartet, sonata form, and the classical style was:
Haydn
The composer of the London Symphony was:
Haydn
A melody that serves as a smaller unit of musical form is called an:
theme
The form of the excerpt heard is:
theme and variations
Second movements of sonata cycles are often in:
theme and variations form
The dates of the classical period in music are from:
1750-1820
The seven-part rondo form has the following design:
A-B-A-C-A-B-A
The composer of the work heard is:
Beethoven
This composer wrote some of his greatest works after he became deaf:
Beethoven
The excerpt heard is from:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was composed by:
Mozart
The composer of Don Giovanni was:
Mozart
The composer of the excerpt heard is:
Mozart
The composer who crystallized the classical concerto first-movement form was:
Mozart
The country that did not have a revolution during the classical period was:
Russia
The title and movement of the work heard is:
Symphony No. 5, I
Ternary form has the following melodic design:
a-b-a
Resting places at the ends of phrases are called:
cadences
Music written for one performer on each instrumental part is called:
chamber music
What is music composed for one performer on an individual part called:
chamber music
The woodwind instrument that is not a double reed instrument is the:
clarinet
The most unstable section of the sonata form is the:
development
The closing theme first appears in the:
exposition
The first large section of sonata form is called the:
exposition
The standard tempo scheme of a four-movement symphony is:
fast-slow-moderate-fast
Which woodwind instrument does not use a reed?
flute
The predominant musical texture during the classical period was:
homophonic
The predominant texture of music during the classical period was:
homophonic
Third movements of a classical symphony are usually in:
minuet and trio form
The "alto" of the woodwind family is the:
oboe
A more or less incomplete melodic idea is an:
phrase
The third and final large section of sonata form is called the:
recapitulation
First movements of sonata cycles are usually in which form:
sonata form
The predominant chamber medium of the classical period was the:
string quartet
A section of music that connects two larger units of form is called a:
transition
The "tenor" of the brass family is the:
trombone
Which of these is not characteristic of classical music:
unity of mood