Music History Quiz 1

Hadyn lived from ____ to ____, during the period known as the Age of Reason - also known as ____________

1732, 1804, Enlightenment

Movments of the Classical Symphony

1. Allegro (fast and Sonata Form)

2. Andante (Slow)

3. Minuet and Trio (dance like, waltz)

4. Allegro (Sonata or rondo form, fast)

Who was the father of symphony?

Hayden

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

9

What does Beethoven’s death signify

End of the Classical Period, start of Romantic

What were the key pieces of Beethoven’s first period and what was significant about the music of this time

Piano, two symphonies, string quartets

When did Beethoven start loosing his hearing?

1802

What era did Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 fit into and why was it significant?

Second, and used to be about Napoleon, and way more romantic (changed to eroica)

List some characteristics of the music of Beethoven’s second period

French revolution, Single Motive, Rhythmic drive, phychological progression