Music: Part 4
Theme and variations form may be schematically outlined as
A1 A2 A3 A4.
The minuet and trio movement may be outlined as
ABA.
A common rondo pattern is
ABACA.
Another common rondo pattern is
ABACABA.
A complex mixture of rationalism, sensuality, materialism, and spirituality.
Baroque
Basso continuo as the nucleus of the instrumental ensemble
Baroque
Age of Enlightenment
Classical
Attempt to reclaim the noble simplicity and calm grandeur of ancient Greece and Rome
Classical
Emphasis on balance and structural clarity.
Classical
Beethoven's greatest liturgical music is to be found in his
Missa Solemnis.
The chorale finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is based on
Schiller's Ode to Joy.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Haydn's music?
There are few changes in texture and orchestration.
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
a skilled servant.
Sonata form should be viewed as
a stylistic structure which invites both order and flexibility.
Changes in the theme can include
all of the above.
In the classical period, demand increased among the public for
all of the above.
Vienna in 1800
all of the above.
Symphony may be defined as
all of the above. (an extended work, usually in four movements.)
The Esterházy estate included
all of the above.(an opera house.)
Haydn's duties while in the service of the Esterházys included
all of the above.(composing all the music requested by his patron.)
By the age of six, Mozart was able to
all of the above.(play the harpsichord and violin.)
Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include
all of the above.(the Ninth Symphony.)
In a recapitulation of a sonata-form movement
all the principal material is in the tonic key.
The rondo was used
as late as the twentieth century.
Beethoven's famed Diabelli Variations are thirty-three variations on
both B and C.
An unaccompanied showpiece for the concerto's soloist is known as a
cadenza.
The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a/n
dance at the French court of Louis XIV.
Beethoven greatly expanded the __________section of the sonata-form movement and made it even more dramatic.
development
Mozart's trips to Italy
enabled him to study and master the Italian operatic style.
The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is
fast, slow, dance-related, fast.
The usual order of movements in a classical string quartet is
fast, slow, minuet or scherzo, fast.
Because of its character, the rondo most often serves as a
finale.
Mozart's Requiem was
finished by one of his pupils.
Sonata form is used most frequently as the __________ movement of a work.
first
Classical chamber music is designed
for the intimate setting of a small room.
The first movement of a classical concerto
has two expositions.
The classical concerto is a three-movement work for
instrumental soloist and orchestra.
The main theme of the rondo
is usually in the tonic key.
The symphonic movement usually lacking in the concerto is the
minuet or scherzo movement.
A popular Viennese outdoor entertainment piece was often called
only A and C.
The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the
piano.
At the end of a classical exposition there usually is a
repeat sign.
Each successive variation in a theme and variations form
retains some element of the theme.
In the classical period, comic operas sometimes
ridiculed the aristocracy.
Many of Beethoven's works have a __________ instead of a minuet and trio.
scherzo
The __________ movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony is in theme and variations form.
second
In Haydn's employment with the Esterházys, he was considered a
servant.
ABA form is typical of the minuet movement and is also common in the
slow movement.
The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always in __________ form.
sonata
The character of the minuet is best described as
stately and dignified.
The most important form of classical chamber music is the
string quartet.
Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ___________ are considered his most important works.
string quartets.
Beethoven's sixteen ___________ are generally considered among the best music ever composed.
string quartets.
Don Giovanni, in Mozart's opera of that name, is
the legendary Spanish lover.
The symphony is often unified by
the same key in at least three of its movements.
In the exposition of a sonata-form movement
the second theme is usually in a new key.
The minuet is generally the __________ movement of a classical symphony.
third
The classical string quartet is a composition for
two violins, viola, and cello.
The piano trio is a composition for
violin, cello, and piano
Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart
was continually on tour in England and Europe.
