5.06: Classical Composers

What is one way that Haydn creates variation in his theme for his "Surprise" Symphony?

changes in dynamics

True or False: Mozart had a very easy life that lead to keeping one steady job and becoming very rich.

False

Which composer most influenced Mozart's music?

Haydn

What statement best summarizes Mozart's life?

He was a child prodigy who grew up to be a famous composer that was actually quite poor.

To which period is Beethoven considered a bridge composer to?

Romantic

Beethoven's final symphony, Symphony No. 9, was the first symphony to ever use what?

chorus and soloists

In what section of Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata does he introduce his first and second themes?

exposition

What did composers like Beethoven rely on to make their living?

patrons and commissions

With the exception of the third movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, the minuet, in what form were the other movements of this symphony written?

sonata

Haydn overlapped which two musical periods?

Baroque and Classical