The Preclassical period served as a transition from
the Baroque period to the Classical. What were its approximate dates?
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1730-1770
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Music of the "classical" style period was mainly what texture?
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Mostly homophonic - less use of polyphony but pieces can shift from one texture to another
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In 1800, this was the fourth largest city in Europe
that was the center of art and music.
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Vienna
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Who are the three main composers in the Classical period?
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Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven
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In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart
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Became close friends
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The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as
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Literature, theater, and music
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Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by
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flavoring their serious compositions with folk and popular music, writing comic operas that sometimes ridiculed the aristocracy, writing pieces that were easy for amateur musicians to play and understand
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Classical music is always polyphonic
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false
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Composers in the classical period tended to use terraced dynamics
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false
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The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
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strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani
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The piano was invented in 1700 but didnt gain popularity until 1775. How did it differ from the modern piano?
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weighed less, smaller pitch range, called piano e forte, tone was smaller
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What are the three main sections of sonata form?
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exposition,development,recapitulation, sometimes a coda
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Themes are developed by being broken up into short musical ideas that are developed within a composition are called what?
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Motives
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A transitional passage that leads to a contrasting second theme in a new key is called what?
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Bridge
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The 3 main sections of a sonata form movement are often followed by a concluding section know as the
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coda
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This section of a sonata form is known for being the most dramatic section,offering new treatment of themes and modulation to different keys
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development
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The recapitulation brings a sense of resolution to the development in what key?
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tonic key
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What is theme and variation form?
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basic musical idea that is repeated
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What movement in Haydn's surprise symphony showed theme and variation?
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the second
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What element is usually not changed in theme and variation form?
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length
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The minuet is generally what movement?
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third
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What form is minuet in?
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ABA
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What meter and tempo is the minuet and trio typically in?
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triple meter in moderate tempo
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The character of the minuet dance is best described as
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stately and dignified
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what are common rondo structures?
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ABACA ABABACABA
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The rondo serves as what?
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The finale
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The main theme of the rondo is what
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lively
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Rondo is sometimes combined with what?
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sonata form
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What is the tempo order of movements in a classical symphony?
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fast, slow, dance, fast
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what is the first form of the symphony?
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sonata
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What is the second form of the symphony?
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lyrical and slow
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What is the third form of the symphony?
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Minuet and trio
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What is the fourth form of the symphony?
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sonata, rondo, or sonata-rondo
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A symphony is unified partly by the use of the same
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key
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How long does a typical symphony last?
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20-45 minutes
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A classical concerto is a three movement work for who?
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orchestra and soloists
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The typical tempo sequence of movements in a classical concerto is what?
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fast, slow, fast
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What was Mozarts and Beethovens favorite solo instrument
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piano
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What is an unaccompanied showpiece for the concertos soloist to display the performers virtuosity
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cadenza
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How many expositions does the first movement of a concerto have?
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2
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Where was chamber music meant to be preformed?
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home or palace
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How many musicians typically play in a chamber group?
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2-9
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What is the most important type of chamber music?
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string quartet
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How many movements are typically used in classical chamber music?
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4
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Who did Haydn work for?
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Esterhazy family
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Where were Haydns symphonies first performed?
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London
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How many symphonies did Haydn compose?
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104
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How many string quartets did Hadyn create
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68
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Mozart was born when and where
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1756, Salzburg, Austria
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Where did Mozart move at 25?
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Vienna
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How old was Mozart when he wrote his first symphony?
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8
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When and where was Beethoven born?
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1770, Bonn, Germany
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How many symphonies did Beethoven write
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9
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Beethoven bridged what periods?
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Classical and romantic
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Beethoven's late works composed after he was deaf included what?
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piano sonatas, the ninth symphony, and string quartets
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Describe Beethovens 3 periods
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Early period (up till 1802) influenced by haydn and mozart
Middle period (1803-1814) longer and heroic
Late period (1815-1827) sublime, modern, and difficult to play
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