classical era review activity -- world of music book 10

The Classical Era lasted from ____ to ____.

1750, 1800

The roots of Classical style go back to popular ____, ____, and ____ of earlier Eras.

songs, dances, marches

Audiences and composers of the Classical Era turned away from music based on the working-out of ____ set in a ____ texture.

melodies, contrapuntal

The rate of chord changes is called ____ motion.

harmonic

Classical composing style featured one lyrical ____ sounding over key-defining ____.

melody, chords

Clarity of ____, balance of ____ lengths, and contrast of ____ are important aspects of Classical style.

key, phrase, themes

Two-part form is called ____ form, while three-part form is called ____ form.

binary, ternary

Binary form is frequently used in movements of ____, one-movement ____ by Scarlatti, short ____, ____, and ____ pieces.

suites, sonatas, songs, dances, character

Ternary form is used in ____, ____ with ____, some ____ movements, and ____ movements.

arias, minuets, trios, suite, concerto

Between movements of Classical symphonies of piano sonatas, there is contrast of ____, ____, ____, and large-scale ____.

tempo, key, meter, design

A sonata form movement has three larger sections called the _____, ____, and ____.

exposition, development, recapitulation

The small two-phrase music form of the Classical Era is called ____ form.

period

Haydn first worked as a ____ boy in Vienna, beginning at the age of eight.

choir

After losing that job, Haydn could only afford ____ study of music.

independent

Finally, Haydn found employment as a ____ musician to Prince Esterhazy.

court

For Prince Esterhazy, Haydn ____ music for daily use, weekly concerts, and operatic performances at the court.

composed

The busy composer (Haydn) also ____ performances and had to oversee repair of ____ and ____.

conducted, instruments, uniforms

In London, Haydn’s newly composed ____ were acclaimed by the admiring English public

symphonies

During his last period of good health, Haydn composed his two great choral ____.

oratorios

Mozart had no royal or aristocratic ____ to provide him with financial security.

fun fact: Mozart actually did have these ____, but he wasn’t very keen with keeping them.

patrons

Beethoven’s music leads to the ____ Era.

Romantic

Romantic composers were influenced by ____ and ____, as well as surging feelings of ____.

literature, poetry, nationalism