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