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46 Cards in this Set
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In the Classical era, where was the musical center of activity?
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Vienna, Austria
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What is the musical term for a 'primary' melody?
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Theme
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What is the musical term for an orchestral work in multi-movements?
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Symphony
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What form uses a simple, often familiar melody and then repeats the melody many times using accompaniments, textures, and timbres?
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Theme and Variations
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What was the major orchestral genre?
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Symphony
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What was considered to be a major musical innovation of the 18th century?
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Public Concert
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What type of music was given a special impetus in its creation as a result of public concerts?
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Orchestral music
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Describe the Classic ideal of melody...
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Simple, Clear, Tuneful, and Singable
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What country led the way in eighteenth century comic opera?
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Italy
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What was the favorite featured instrument of the Classic sonata?
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Piano
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What is the musical term for a musical work exclusively for a solo instrument?
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Sonata
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What orchestral work is associated with a story or extra-musical idea?
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Program Symphony
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What is the term for comic opera?
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Opera Buffa
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What instruments comprise a string quartet?
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2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
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What song form has an optional intro, exposition, development, recapitulation, optional coda?
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Sonata-Allegro
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What is another term for tragic opera?
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Opera Seria
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Classic composers added one more movement to the Baroque slow, fast - formula. This new movement was in what type of meter?
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Triple Meter
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The classic symphony contained how many movements?
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4
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From what song form did the string quartet evolve?
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Trio-Sonata
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Which composer is known as the 'father' of the string quartet and symphony?
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Haydn
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Which composer is considered to be the first great composer of the classic era?
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Haydn
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What was one of the most important types of classic chamber music?
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String quartet
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Which composer was a child prodigy, producing masterpieces in virtually every genre?
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Mozart
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Who was the most important composer of opera during the classic era?
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Mozart
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How would you describe the melodies of Mozart?
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Beautiful, simple, well-balanced
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Which symphony is considered to be the first Romantic symphony?
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Symphony #3 (Eroica)
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Which composer is said to have the greatest emotional range of all composers?
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Beethoven
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Which composer is said to be the master of surprises?
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Beethoven
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Who wrote Emperor Concerto?
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Beethoven
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Who wrote Erlkonig?
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Schubert
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Who wrote Choral Symphony?
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Beethoven
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Who wrote Requiem Mass?
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Mozart
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Who wrote Moonlight Sonata?
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Beethoven
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Who wrote The Creation?
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Haydn
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Who wrote Pastoral Symphony?
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Beethoven
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Who wrote Magic Flute?
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Mozart
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Who wrote Surprise Symphony?
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Haydn
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Who wrote Marriage of Figaro?
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Mozart
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Which opera was nearly banned?
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Marriage of Figaro
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What Mozart opera was commissioned by his friend?
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Magic Flute
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Who wrote Eroica?
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Beethoven
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Who wrote the Unfinished Symphony?
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Schubert
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What is the musical term for a song for solo voice and piano and sung in German?
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Lied
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Which composer wrote more than 700 lieder?
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Schubert
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What is the title of Schubert's first masterpiece that was written when he was 17 years old?
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Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel
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What is the title of Schubert's most famous song cycle?
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Winter Journey (Winterreise)
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