Chapter 32. Personalizing the Conversation: Beethoven and the Classical Sonata

Match the sections of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata to their sonic descriptions.

1. melody in right hand--strophe 1 2.return to original key area--strophe 2 3.Melody is stated in the left hand--coda 4.appegiated chords--introduction

Which of the following describes the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

1.begins with a singing melody 2.soft dynamics 3.in an expressive minor key

Place the parts of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in the correct order.

1.intro 2.strophe 1 3.middle section 4.strophe 2 5.coda

The Countess Giulietta Guicciardi was:

1.one of Beethoven's students 2.a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored 3.a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored

The sonata in the Classical era was:

1.sometimes used by composer-performers as show pieces 2.sometimes designed for amateur performance 3. considered the most significant in the keyboard literature

The Countess Giuletta Guicciardi was:

Beethoven student

Beethoven gave the nickname Moonlight to his own piano sonata.

False

Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows formal molds in all of the movements.

False

Generally, a scherzo is slower-paced than a minuet.

False

Beethoven called the Moonlight Sonata a:

Fantasy Sonata

The Moonlight Sonata evokes what new expressive style?

Romantic

Which of the following describes the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

Scherzo

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata was dedicated to one of his students, with whom he had fallen in love.

True

Beethoven's solo piano sonatas are some of his most important works.

True

The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.

True

Classical sonatas were often written for one solo instrument, usually the:

piano

The sonata in the Classical era was an important genre for amateur musicians playing which instrument?

piano

Which best describes the tempo of the last movement of the Moonlight Sonata?

presto

In the second movement of his Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven uses a variant of the minuet called a:

scherzo