[COMPLETE] Unit 8-9 Part IV Classical Period Ch 1-14
Listen to each musical excerpt below, and identify its composer and the genre. 1. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment 2.Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. 3. Cleveland Orchestra; George SzellOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment 4.Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
1. Mozart, Opera 2. Beethoven, Sonata 3. Haydn, Symphony 4. Mozart, Requiem
Which of the following is heard and developed throughout the entire first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
A four note, (short-short-short-long) theme
Listen to the audio clip. What is heard in this selection from the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony? (42 seconds)
A hushed, mysterious theme is followed by the famous short-short-short-long rhythm introduced in the first movement.
Listen to the audio clip. How does the music emphasize Don Giovanni's fatal sword thrust at the end of his duel with the Commandant? (17 seconds)
A long, dissonant chord creates suspense.
What does requiem mean?
A mass for the dead
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment What change happens in the middle of this excerpt?
A sudden change in dynamics from f to p.
Required information Listening ID | MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment What change happens in the... What change happens in the middle of this excerpt?
A sudden change in dynamics from f to p.
How can a theme-and-variations form be schematically outlined?
AA'A''A'''A''''
The minuet-and-trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in ______ form.
ABA
How can the rondo be schematically outlined?
ABACABA
Select all the statements about Beethoven's final years.
After he went completely deaf, Beethoven composed magnificent piano sonatas, string quartets, and the 9th Symphony. Beethoven used ear trumpets to hear, and he used notebooks to communicate with people in writing. After age 44, Beethoven was completely deaf and he could not perform piano in public or conduct effectively.
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group What tempo best describes this music?
Allegro
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. How doest the tempo of this selection move?
Allegro to grave
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the tempo of this music?
Andante
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What are the tempo and character of the music in this excerpt?
Andante and gentle (mozart - 4, minor II)
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment How is this music best characterized?
Aria
Select all the statements about Beethoven's musical style.
Beethoven composed long movements, yet used various means of unity to give his works cohesion. Using the classical forms and techniques of Mozart and Haydn, Beethoven added innovations that bridged the classic and romantic eras. Beethoven's music has strong tension and dissonances, wide ranges of pitch and dynamics, and titanic climaxes.
Select all the statements describing Beethoven's piano works.
Beethoven exploited the improved piano of his time and got new effects out of it. He wrote five piano concertos. Beethoven's piano sonatas are more difficult than Mozart and Haydn's.
How does Beethoven connect the third and fourth movements of his Fifth Symphony?
By connecting them with a bridge that starts with the timpani under the melody in the violins
Listen to the audio clip. How does Mozart create an airy feel in the development of the second movement of his Symphony No. 40 in G Minor? (14 seconds)
By repeating the two-note rhythmic figure within phrases
Listen to the audio clip. How does Beethoven build tension in the coda of the fourth movement of Symphony No. 5? (30 seconds)
By tricking the listener into thinking the music is ending over and over
Listen to the audio clip. How does Mozart use the two-note rhythmic figure from the development section of the second movement of the Symphony No. 40 to create a new tone color? (21 seconds)
By using it as a countermelody to an airy string melody
Critical Listening | MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen, pay particular attention to the expositions, themes, bridge, and development section. MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What is this section here?
Cadenza
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment What genre best describes this music?
Classical concerto
Listening ID | MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment What genre best describes this... What genre best describes this music?
Classical concerto
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment To which genre does this music belong?
Concerto
What activity was Mozart engaged in between the ages of six and fifteen?
Continual touring in England and Europe
How is a feeling of harmonic tension and forward motion created in the exposition of a sonata form?
Contrasting tonalities between the first and second themes
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor
Listening ID | MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Don Giovanni, Act 1, Introduction
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Don Giovanni, Act 1, Là ci darem la mano
Required information Listening ID | MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Don Giovanni, Act 1, Là ci darem la mano
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. What punctuates the end of this excerpt?
Dramatic and powerful chords
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. What punctuates the end of this excerpt?
Dramatic and powerful chords
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group The lively main theme in this excerpt is in what meter?
Duple
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, III
Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable, relationship with the noble Hungarian family of ______.
Esterházy
Select all the statements that apply to how characters are portrayed in Mozart's operas.
Even in ensemble settings, their individual personalities shine through. Their emotions evolve and change through shifts in the tenor and tone of the music.
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Which of these best describes the orchestral accompaniment in this excerpt?
Fairly subdued while the soloist is featured
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment How can this music be described?
Fast and tense
In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by what sources?
Folk and popular music
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Which dynamic and style combination listed below most accurately describes the stately melody in this excerpt?
Forte and staccato
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Listening ID | HAYDN, Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, third movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Required information Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Within the orchestra, how does the theme in this excerpt move?
From low instruments to high instruments
What following technique did Beethoven use more extensively in his late works?
Fugal counterpoint
Select all the characteristics of Haydn's technique of composing.
Haydn created variety from many changes in texture, key, rhythm, dynamics, and orchestration. Haydn's themes are often humorous, achieved by unexpected pauses and sudden shifts in tempo, dynamics, or pitch.
Cleveland Orchestra; George SzellOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Haydn, symphony
Select all the statements about Mozart's adult career.
He became friends with Haydn, who considered Mozart the greatest composer he knew or had ever heard of. He left Salzburg at 25 and had some years of success as a freelance performer and composer in Vienna. He became popular in Prague, especially with the opera The Marriage of Figaro (1786).
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What are the texture and tempo of this excerpt?
Homophonic and allegro
Critical Listening | MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to how Mozart deftly uses music to reflect the developing passion between the two characters. MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What texture is featured here... What texture is featured here that shows the joining of Don Giovanni and Zerlina?
Homophony
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Which of the following best describes the character of this music?
Hurried and gruff
Critical Listening | MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to the techniques Mozart used to heighten the lyrical content and spiritual message. MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What technique does Mozart use... What technique does Mozart use here to increase the tension as the movement moves toward the end?
Imitative polyphony
Critical Listening | MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to how Mozart deftly uses music to reflect the developing passion between the two characters. MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. How does Mozart musically represent... How does Mozart musically represent the growing interest and passion between Don Giovanni and Zerlina here?
Increasing overlap between the voices
Select all the descriptions that summarize or typify the music of Mozart.
Innovative harmonies contrasting with song-like lyricism Ease, grace, and spontaneity Balance, restraint, and proportion
What is the essence of a classical concerto?
Interplay between a soloist and the orchestra
Critical Listening | MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen, pay particular attention to the expositions, themes, bridge, and development section. MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. As you listen to the second exposition... As you listen to the second exposition, what do you note about its instrumentation? How do the instruments interact and transition in prominence? English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
It begins with solo piano and gradually reintroduces the orchestra.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the statements describing the return of theme A at the end of the second movement of Beethoven's FIfth Symphony. (25 seconds)
It is a different variation from the preceding two variations on theme A. It is played by the full orchestra.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the musical characteristics of the development theme in the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major. (34 seconds)
It is a legato melody. A clarinet solo follows the piano solo. After the strings introduce the theme, the solo piano further develops it.
MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. How does the music in this excerpt relate to the prior opening? Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
It is different, contrasting material.
Select all the statements that apply to the third movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor.
It is in A B A form. Syncopations are used to give the A section a fierce sound. It is a minuet, a dance in triple meter.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the ways in which the second movement in Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor is unique from the other three movements. (19 seconds)
It is in a major key. It is played at a slow tempo.
Listen to the audio clip. What about this passage is surprising to audiences? (20 seconds)
It repeats the theme of the previous scherzo movement.
What was odd about the commission of Mozart's Requiem in D Minor?
It was commissioned by an anonymous patron.
Which composer is NOT considered a master of the classical period?
Johann Christian Bach
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment What is the language of the text?
Latin
Required information Listening ID | MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment What is the language of the text?
Latin
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment How is the accompaniment in this excerpt best described?
Lively and legato
Critical Listening | MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to the techniques Mozart used to heighten the lyrical content and spiritual message. MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What is the rhythmic pattern for... What is the rhythmic pattern for the main theme on the text "Dies irae?"
Long-long-short-short
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment This excerpt begins with which instruments?
Low strings
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group Who is the composer of this piece?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Required information Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. Who is the composer of this piece?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment This music is an example of what musical form?
Minuet and trio
The Third Symphony of Beethoven was originally composed to commemorate the deeds of which leader, as the embodiment of heroism and democratic ideals?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Under what circumstances did Mozart compose his Requiem?
On commission from a stranger
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment What genre of music is represented here?
Opera
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, I
Required information Listening ID | MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, I
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. What is the title of this piece?
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), I
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. What is the title of this piece?
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), I
Listen to the audio clip. Identify the composer and title of the work heard here. (29 seconds)
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, first movement, by Beethoven
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment This excerpt features what instrumentation?
Piano and orchestra in alternation
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the predominant texture of this excerpt?
Polyphonic
What part of an opera is demonstrated in this excerpt? Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Recitative
Listen to the audio clip. Which description best captures the initial mood of the minuet in Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor? (17 seconds)
Serious and intense
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the musical elements that are used to set the scene in the introduction to Mozart's Don Giovanni. (29 seconds)
Short, fast phrases suggest quick thoughts. Sudden, loud accents by the strings emphasize Leporello's pacing. The major key emphasizes the comic, relatively cheerful tone of the character.
We have a record of Beethoven's struggle with his musical material because he did what?
Showed his workflow in musical sketchbooks
How was Haydn thought of by his aristocratic patrons, as per his contract of employment?
Skilled servant
Chamber music of the classical era has the same pattern of movements as a symphony, but it differs in what way?
Sometimes the minuet and trio is the second movement, and the slow movement is the third.
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Which section of the orchestra is most prominent in this excerpt?
String (mozart - 4, minor II)
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group What is the title of this piece?
String Quartet in C Minor, IV
Along with his symphonies, what works of Haydn are considered his most important?
String quartets
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Which genre best describes this music?
Symphony
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, I
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, III
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, IV
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, II
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, III
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, IV
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), II
Critical Listening | BEETHOVEN, Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), first movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. BEETHOVEN, Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique), first movement Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. Select all the musical elements... Select all the musical elements that are contrasted the most in this final section.
Tempo, Dynamics
What is considered Mozart's finest opera in German?
The Magic Flute
Why did Mozart's music fall out of favor with Vienna audiences towards the end of his life?
The Viennese thought that it was too complicated and contained too many dissonances.
Beethoven is often credited for what role?
The bridge between the classical and romantic periods
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment This excerpt features which sections of sonata form?
The development leading to the recapitulation
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the ways in which the trio differs from the minuet in the third movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. (29 seconds)
The dynamics change from loud to quiet. The mood changes from serious to airy. The key shifts from minor to major.
Select all the ways in which word painting is used to emphasize the relationship between the Dies irae text and the music in Mozart's Requiem in D Minor.
The homophonic texture emphasizes the intensity of the religious text. The basses sing a trill-like figure to emphasize the "trembling" meaning of the text. The rhythmic pattern of the opening passage emphasizes the word irae (wrath).
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the techniques Mozart uses to convey mood in this selection from Don Giovanni. (23 seconds)
The key shifts from major to minor. The strings play tremolo, conveying a suspenseful mood. The strings play quick, sweeping runs that mirror the tension in the scene.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the musical elements heard in the opening passage of the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. (34 seconds)
The music is suddenly loud and triumphant. The brass instruments, especially trumpets, are heard prominently. The mood is powerful and energetic.
What statement about chamber music is NOT true?
The piano trio is a musical composition for three pianos.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the changes that can be heard in dynamics, rhythm, and mood in this passage between the exposition and the development of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C Minor. (27 seconds)
The tempo changes from allegro (fast) to quite slow. The rhythmic movement changes from quick, short notes to sustained, longer notes. The dynamics change from forte (loud) to piano (soft).
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Which statement best describes the main theme at the beginning of this excerpt?
The theme is stated by the brass, and the texture is homophonic.
Listen to the audio clip. What is the texture of the opening passage of Dies irae from the Requiem in D Minor? (15 seconds)
The voices enter in unison, giving a homophonic texture to the music.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the descriptions that apply to the opening passages in the orchestral exposition of the first movement from Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major. (35 seconds)
The woodwind and string sections play a melody that is legato and piano. The tempo is allegro throughout the passages. The string section introduces the theme, then the woodwinds repeat the theme.
In which form is the second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
Theme and variations
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the form of this music?
Theme and variations
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the ways in which the second theme differs from the first theme in the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major. (32 seconds)
There are many dotted rhythms and repeated notes. The rhythmic motion is faster.
Listen to the audio clip. What function do the cellos and double basses play in the background of this passage? (25 seconds_
They remind listeners of the basic motive.
Required information Critical Listening | MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to how Mozart deftly uses music to reflect the developing passion between the two characters. MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. As Don Giovanni and Zerlina... As Don Giovanni and Zerlina take turns singing here, how can the music be described?
They sing different lyrics to the same melody.
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment How many characters are singing in this excerpt?
Three
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment How is the principal theme constructed?
Three short notes and one long note
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment How is the principal theme constructed?
Three short notes and one long note
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Originally released 1964 All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment This movement is in sonata form, making this excerpt as most likely what section?
Transition from the development to the recapitulation
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment How is the meter of this music best described?
Triple, with much syncopation
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, III
Listening ID | HAYDN, Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, third movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, III
What is the instrumentation for the classical string quartet?
Two violins, viola, and cello
In his early twenties, Beethoven left his native Germany to go to ______, where he spent the rest of his life.
Vienna
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the characteristics of this recording from Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C Minor. (33 seconds)
When the music begins a new tempo, the left hand plays broken octaves in the low register. The introduction to the first movement ends, and the main theme begins. The tempo changes suddenly from slow to very fast.
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listening ID | MOZART, Act I: Là ci darem la mano (There you will give me your hand), from Don Giovanni Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listening ID | MOZART, Dies irae, from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Required information Listening ID | MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia; piano and conductor(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the elements that are heard in this selection from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. (36 seconds)
Woodwinds and strings play the short-short-short-long rhythmic idea that unifies the symphony. A bridge following the third movement connects to the fourth movement. The trumpets proclaim the main theme of the final movement.
Claude Frank, piano(P) 1990 Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.Courtesy of Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.
beethoven, sonata
A transitional passage that leads to a contrasting section is called a ______.
bridge
A brilliant solo section in a concerto designed to display the performer's virtuosity is called a ______.
cadenza
The three main sections of a sonata-form movement are often followed by a concluding section known as the ______.
coda
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment The theme featured in the low strings features ______ rhythms.
dotted
Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment This music features stark contrasts in ______.
dynamics
Ruggiero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser; Orchestra of the Paris Opera; Lorin Maazel, conductor(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
mozart, opera
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
mozart, requiem
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, first movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1964All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. During the recapitulation here, what instrument plays the brief, unusual solo?
oboe
Select all the statements that describe mood in classical-era music, particularly in contrast to baroque music.
A classical movement can have contrasts within a theme. Classical music fluctuated between dramatic and carefree moods.
What effect is created when the first movement of a classical symphony begins with a slow introduction leading into the opening fast movement?
A feeling of anticipation
Which section of the sonata form is the most dramatic, featuring harmonic tension caused by rapid key modulations?
Development
Select all the common sections of the sonata form.
Development Exposition Recapitulation
Select all the statements about Haydn's childhood and youth.
For a time, Haydn made a living playing violin on the streets. Haydn served as a choirboy in Vienna. Haydn was born in an Austrian village
Listening ID | MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, III
Select all the statements about Mozart's childhood and youth.
He learned the operatic style practiced in Italy at that time when he traveled there. He could improvise fugues at age 6, compose symphonies by age 8, and wrote his first opera at age 12. He was a child prodigy who toured throughout Europe, performing before the public and before Louis XV of France and other royalty.
Listen to the audio clip. Which of the following best describes what is heard in the audio recording? (44 Seconds)
It is a minuet, followed by the beginning of the trio.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the descriptions of the main theme heard here. (29 seconds)
It is in a minor key. It is lively in a "Gypsy" style.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the accurate statements about meter and dynamics in the clip and the kind of mood they create. (10 seconds)
It is in triple meter. The mood is stately, like a procession. The dynamic level is forte (loud).
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the statements about the section and its mood and dynamic level. (22 seconds)
It is the B section, the trio. The mood is flowing, and the dynamic is piano (soft).
Which of the following are considered Haydn's most important works?
His symphonies and string quartets
Listening ID | MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What are the texture and tempo of this excerpt?
Homophonic and allegro
Select all the ways that middle-class tastes influenced classical music.
Classical composers used folk songs as themes in instrumental music and composed melodies with a rustic (country) flavor. Early classical composers wrote pieces that were easy for amateurs to play. Classical composers wrote more comic operas, some with plots that ridiculed the aristocracy.
Why did the basso continuo become obsolete in the classical era?
Classical composers wanted more control over their compositions than was possible with performers improvising the basso continuo.
What use of rhythm in classical music differs from baroque music?
Classical music features a variety of rhythmic patterns, whereas baroque music is limited to a few patterns.
Select all the characteristics of rhythm in music of the classical era.
Classical music had changes in rhythm within a movement. Classical music has unexpected pauses and syncopations. In classical music, a change from one rhythmic pattern to another might be sudden or gradual.
How was the use of dynamics in the classical period different from the use of dynamics in the baroque period?
Classical music introduced gradual increases and decreases in dynamics
What characteristic is NOT typical of the music of the classical period?
Classical music is largely polyphonic.
Select all the ways the texture of music of the classical period differ from that of the baroque period.
Classical pieces can shift flexibly from one texture to another. Texture in classical music tends to be homophonic rather than polyphonic.
Which statement best describes the use of texture in classical compositions?
Classical pieces fluctuate between different textures.
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group Who is the composer of this piece?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Required information Listening ID | MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment This music is an example of what musical form?
Minuet and trio
How are classical melodies typically structured?
Two phrases of equal length
Which best describes the balance and symmetry in a typical melody of the classical era having the form a a'?
Two phrases of the same length, one with an inconclusive ending followed by a similar one with a conclusive ending
What instruments make up a string quartet?
Two violins, one viola, one cello
Critical Listening | BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to the number of themes presented. BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. Which theme is used in this section? Which theme is used in this section? Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group
Second theme
Select all the descriptions that apply to the orchestra of the classical period.
The clarinet began to be used. It consisted of string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments.
Select all the reasons that explain why the piano replaced the harpsichord in the classical period.
Varying the finger pressure on piano keys varied the dynamics. The piano could play gradual changes in dynamics, which composers liked.
In a minuet and trio, how is the closing minuet different from the opening minuet?
The closing minuet is played straight through without repetition.
The preclassical style and eventual classical style developed as a reaction to what?
The complexity of baroque works
Select all the statements that illustrate how classical composers created expression of mood in their music.
The composers emphasized balance through unity and logic in music with a wide emotional range. The composers firmly controlled changes of mood in their music, however abrupt or extreme the change might be.
Select all the usual functions of instrumental sections in the orchestra of the classical era.
The first violins usually played the melody, and the lower strings played the accompaniment. The woodwinds provided tone colors that contrasted with that of the violins and even played the melody. The horns and trumpets strengthened loud passages but could play more quietly to fill out the harmony.
What social change during the eighteenth century lead to a greater public awareness and appreciation for music?
The middle class grew and rose.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the statements about the section and its mood and dynamic level.
The mood is flowing, and the dynamic is piano (soft). It is the B section, the trio.
Select all the statements describing the first movement of a classical concerto.
The second exposition is played by both the soloist and the orchestra. The first movement begins with only the orchestra playing. The first movement is in sonata form with two expositions.
Select all the reasons public concerts were so important for the middle class in the classical period.
They related to the content of the operas or tunes of the music. Court performances were not accessible to them. They wanted to hear the latest music, just like the nobles.
To achieve an even more conclusive ending, composers often added a ______ (meaning tail in Italian) at the end of a movement in sonata form.
coda
Some of Mozart's greatest works are his ______, which he wrote to feature many different instruments such as the piano, violin, oboe, and bassoon.
concertos
Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called ______.
motives
How is a symphony unified?
By using the same key in some of its movements
What is the usual order of movements in a classical symphony?
Fast, slow, dance-related, fast
How many movements do classical symphonies usually have?
Four
Along with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who else was an important preclassical composer?
Johann Christian Bach
Listen to the audio clip. Which of the following best describes what is heard in this excerpt from Haydn's Surprise Symphony?
The theme in the lower melodic line and a countermelody in the higher melodic line
Select all the general characteristics of melody in the music of the classical era.
Tuneful Easy to remember Folk or popular in style
Classicism, as a stylistic period in Western music, roughly encompassed the years ______.
1750-1820
What is a symphony?
A multi-movement work for orchestra
What usually comes at the end of the exposition section of the sonata form?
A repeat sign
Select all the descriptions that apply to the rondo form.
A rondo can be an independent piece or the final movement of a multi-movement work such as a symphony or sonata. In the rondo pattern A B A C A B A, the C theme may be replaced by a development section to create a sonata-rondo.
Which of the following best describes the rondo form?
A tuneful main theme returns in alternation with other themes (as in the form ABACABA).
Select all the statements that describe the minuet and trio.
A woodwind solo often appears in the trio section. The opening minuet section features three smaller parts: a, b, and a' (variation of a). The trio is quieter than the minuet and requires fewer instruments.
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group What tempo best describes this music?
Allegro
What role did woodwinds primarily play in the classical orchestra?
Adding contrasting tonal colors and playing melodic solos
What is one crucial change to how the first theme, bridge, second theme, and concluding section are presented in the recapitulation?
All principal material is now in the tonic key.
Select all the statements that explain Vienna's importance in the development of classical-era music.
Aristocrats in Vienna were sometimes accomplished musicians, including the Empress Maria Theresa and the Emperor Joseph II. Street musicians could perform profitably in Vienna and be hired to play for outdoor garden parties. Aristocrats from all over the Holy Roman Empire spent the winter there, bringing their private orchestras with them.
What was one of the ways in which composers of the classical era achieved more expression in their music?
By using crescendos and decrescendos, or gradual changes in volume
Select all the techniques a composer might use to vary the main theme in a theme-and-variations movement.
Change from major to minor or vice versa Alter the harmony Change the texture Change the dynamics
Select all the typical practices for composers of the classic era.
Contrasting themes vividly Using two or more themes in one movement Having the music pause to signal the entrance of a new theme
Which of the following best describes the use of mood in classical music?
Controlled fluctuation between contrasting themes
In a classical-era work for orchestra or string quartet, the tempos of the four movements typically followed which of the following patterns?
Fast/slow/dance related/fast
Critical Listening | HAYDN, Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), second movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. HAYDN, Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), second movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. How is the theme repeated... How is the theme repeated in this variation? Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Faster repeated notes
Required information Listening ID | HAYDN, Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), second movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Select all the composers of the classical era.
Haydn Beethoven Mozart
Select all the composers who worked in Vienna during the classical period.
Haydn Beethoven Mozart
Select all the statements about Haydn's early career.
Haydn entered the service of the Esterházy family, for whom he worked for almost thirty years. Haydn composed a vast amount of music in many forms. Haydn was given the rank of skilled servant.
Select all the characteristics of the development section in the sonata form.
It combines motives (fragments of themes). It contains modulations through several keys (tonalities). It uses motives (fragments of themes) with new emotional meanings.
Select all the statements that describe classical chamber music.
It has one player to a part, with usually two to nine players. It performed without a conductor. It is intended for performance in a room (chamber) in a home or palace.
Critical Listening | MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen, pay particular attention to the differences and similarities between the themes. MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What is different about the closing theme... What is different about the closing theme and following music from the first time you heard it? Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Multiple
It remains in a minor key.
In which section of the sonata form are the first theme, bridge, second theme, and concluding section all played in the tonic key?
Recapitulation
Select all the feelings associated with the coda section of the sonata form.
Resolution of conflict Stability
What form does the finale of a concerto usually take?
Rondo
Select all the roles of the exposition section of the sonata form.
Shows conflict between groups of themes Sets up a strong conflict between tonic key and the new key
What are motives?
Short musical ideas
The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always in which form?
Sonata form
Which one of these often ends with a coda?
Sonata form
Listening ID | BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland String Quartet(P) 1994 Telarc InternationalCourtesy of Concord Music Group What is the title of this piece?
String Quartet in C Minor, IV
Which instrumental family has the melody in the classical orchestra?
Strings
Select all the groups of instruments that were standard in the orchestras of Haydn and Mozart.
Strings Brass Woodwinds
What did the typical orchestra of the classical period consist of?
Strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani
Listening ID | MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, I
Required information Listening ID | HAYDN, Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), second movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), II
What feature of baroque music was no longer used in the music of the classical period?
The basso continuo
Critical Listening | MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen, pay particular attention to the differences and similarities between the themes. MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. Note here that Theme 1 is made up of two phrases. How is the second phrase different from the first? Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
The second phrase has the same rhythm but different notes from the first phrase.
*
The theme is played by oboe instead of violin. The theme is played in faster staccato notes.
Critical Listening | MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen, pay particular attention to the differences and similarities between the themes. MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. Listen as the music continues to the bridge... Listen as the music continues to the bridge and then to Theme 2. How does Theme 2 differ from Theme 1?
Theme 2 invokes a change of key, mood, and dynamics.
Listening ID | HAYDN, Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), second movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment What is the form of this music?
Theme and variations
What form has one theme that is repeated again and again and changed each time?
Theme and variations
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the descriptions that apply to the second theme. (14 seconds)
There are longer, sustained notes, and it is played legato. The second theme is more lyrical and flowing.
What development led to the decline of the basso continuo in the classical period?
There was an increase in the number of pieces written for amateurs.
Select all the ways the middle-class public of the classical era enjoyed music.
They bought tickets to public concerts of symphonies and concertos. They purchased printed music and instruments for use in the home. They paid for music lessons for family members.
Listen to the audio clip. Select all the descriptions that characterize what is heard here.
This is a rondo theme in the style of a Gypsy fiddler playing a folk dance. Like many rondo themes, this one by Beethoven is lively and easy to remember.
Required information Critical Listening | MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to the clear formal sections. MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What term is used to describe... What term is used to describe this part of the movement's form? Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Trio
Critical Listening | MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Skip to question Listen to this piece without interruption. As you listen to this piece, pay particular attention to the clear formal sections. MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment After listening to this piece completely from start to finish, listen again to excerpts and complete the questions. What is the meter of this section? What is the meter of this section? Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Triple
Select all the typical ensembles that played chamber music in the classical era.
Violin, cello, and piano (a piano trio) Violin and piano Two violins, two violas, and cello (a string quintet)
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active in ______, a bustling center for European music at the time.
Vienna
Listening ID | MOZART, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, third movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1968All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listening ID | MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement Skip to question Listen to this audio example and answer the questions that follow. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductorOriginally released 1971All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Which sequence represents the structure of a minuet and trio form?
minuet → trio → minuet
Late baroque music was characterized by a ______ texture, whereas classical music is basically ______ in texture.
polyphonic; homophonic