Music ch 29 quiz
The countess Giulietta Guicciardi was:
Beethoven's Student
Which impairment afflicted Beethoven and profoundly affected his work as a composer?
deafness
Elements in Beethoven's music that foreshadow the Romantic style include:
dramatic dynamic contrasts and striking accents & expansion of typical Classical forms.
Beethoven composed the Moonlight sonata:
early in his career
Beethoven gave the nickname "Moonlight" to his own piano sonata.
false
Beethoven had little regard for the formal conventions of his day.
false
Beethoven's Moonlight sonata is set in a minor key throughout all the movements.
false
Beethoven, in his Moonlight sonata, follows formal molds in all of the movements.
false
Which composer lived successfully under a system of modified patronage that was supplemented by concert life and music publishing?
false
Beethoven called the Moonlight sonata a:
fantasy-like sonata
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
nine
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
Which form best describes the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight sonata?
scherzo and trio
Beethoven felt that the Moonlight sonata was not one of his best works.
true
Beethoven's Moonlight sonata was dedicated to one of his students, with whom he fell in love.
true
Beethoven's solo piano sonatas are some of the most important works in the literature.
true
Classical-era sonatas were written for either one or two instrument.
true
The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.
true
The first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight sonata is set in a free structure, reminiscent of song forms.
true