Music History Classical Era

Front 1

What is the name of the form where a main theme is repeated with slight variations?

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theme and variations

Front 2

This Austrian city was the center of Classical musical culture..

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Vienna

Front 3

This section of Sonata form followed the Exposition, and was where the composer varied the theme he had introduced.

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development

Front 4

This composer was highly influenced by folk music and was the most popular composer in his own time.

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Haydn

Front 5

During the Classical era, did composers move towards working freelance, or towards working for the church and nobility?

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freelance

Front 6

If the buzzword for the Baroque era was "Unity", and the buzzword for the Romantic era was"Individuality", what was the buzzword for the Classical era?

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Variety

Front 7

Was monophonic, polyphonic, or homophonic music dominant in the Classical era?

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homophonic

Front 8

Define homophonic music.

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Melody and accompaniment

Front 9

Who was the more influential patron of music: the aristocrats or the middle class?

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middle class

Front 10

They typical classical piece uses how many movements?

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4

Front 11

During the Age of Enlightenment, did philosophers argue that tradition or logic should be the guide for human conduct?

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logic

Front 12

Was the first movement of a typical classical piece sonata form, rondo, or minuet?

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sonata

Front 13

How many themes are played in the exposition of sonata form?

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2

Front 14

What is the difference between the exposition and the recapitulation?

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in the recapitulation, the second theme is in the tonic

Front 15

What is the name of the section after the recap where the composer continues variation of the theme?

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coda

Front 16

This musical form, based on a dance, is typically in triple meter and is in ternary form

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minuet and trio

Front 17

This classical form uses a main theme that alternates with other themes

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rondo

Front 18

The Esterhazy's hired this composer,who had great success while working for them

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Haydn

Front 19

Haydn was a huge hit in this European city, in which he composed 12 symphonies

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London

Front 20

This composer hated working for the aristocrats, and so he broke free and worked freelance for most of his life

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Mozart

Front 21

Who finished Mozart’s Requiem?

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Franz Sussmeyer

Front 22

Was Mozart more famous for comic or serious opera?

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comic

Front 23

This composer was considered the first great romantic composer and last great classical composer

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Beethoven

Front 24

This composer’s music displays a wider range of emotions than his predecessors

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Beethoven

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This composer used classical forms, but infused them with new energy and emotion

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Beethoven