Music ch 29 quiz

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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


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