Prelude 4: Music as Order and Logic

Which composers are considered part of the Viennese School? *Mozart *Beethoven *J.S. Bach *Haydn

*Mozart *Beethoven *Haydn

Which of the following correctly describe the patronage system of the eighteenth century and which do not? *Music was valued as a necessary adornment of life. *Patronage provided economic security for musicians. *The center of musical life was the church. *Music was considered frivolous and unnecessary.

Correct *Music was valued as a necessary adornment of life. *Patronage provided economic security for musicians. Incorrect *Music was considered frivolous and unnecessary. *The center of musical life was the church.

Which of the following were authors associated with the German Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) movement of the 1770s and which were not? *Goethe *Jefferson *Schiller *Rousseau

Correct *Schiller *Goethe Incorrect *Rousseau *Jefferson

Which of the following correctly describe Maria Theresia von Paradis and which do not? *She was a violinist. *She was deaf. *She was blind. *She was an excellent pianist and organist.

Correct *She was an excellent pianist and organist. *She was blind. Incorrect *She was a violinist. *She was deaf.

Which concert venues were available to composers of the Classical era and which were not? *the local discotheque *the royal palace *university amphitheaters *the public concert hall

Correct *the public concert hall *the royal palace Incorrect *university amphitheaters *the local discotheque

True or false: Composers of the Viennese School strictly adhered to traditional forms.

False

True or false: One of the attributes of Classicism is a longing for strangeness, ecstasy, and wonder.

False

True or false: In the eighteenth century, a new economic power was growing as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

True

True or false: The Classical era has been called the Age of Enlightenment.

True

True or false: The composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all composed in large-scale forms.

True

True or false: The later eighteenth century is known as the Enlightenment.

True

Which period of European art and literature most captivated eighteenth-century thinkers? *Nordic Bronze age *the medieval period *the era of ancient Greek and Roman civilization

the era of ancient Greek and Roman civilization

Maria Anna Mozart was which of the following? *a violinist *not related to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *known as Nannerl *an accomplished pianist

*an accomplished pianist *known as Nannerl

What musical occupation was available to women in the Classical era?

*professional singer *professional instrumentalist *music teacher

Composers of the Classical era fully explored which forms? *string quartet *solo sonata *cantata *symphony

*symphony *solo sonata *string quartet

The music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert is characterized by __________ melodies.

elegant and lyrical

Clarity in the Classical era was provided by _______ and the frequent use of _______ (a pattern repeated at a higher or lower pitch). These devices created balanced structures that were easily accessible to the listener.

repetition; sequence