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Stand-alone symphonies began appearing in:
1830s
1730s
1930s
1630s
A self-contained segment of a larger composition of music is called a _______________.
movement
True or False: All symphonies have 4 movements.
False
True
The scherzo is a __________________ movement in a symphony.
lively
slow
quiet
gentle
In the 1600s and early 1700s a "sinfonia" was the music played:
at taverns and pubs
before an opera
for royalty and nobility
in the church
A composition for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra of group of instruments is a __________________.
concerto
The concerto form of music was pretty much created by:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Georg Friedrich Handel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata comes from the Italian word "sonare" which means:
music
gentle
snoring
sound
A composition played by a solo instrument or a solo instrument accompanied by the piano is a _____________.
sonata
Who wrote "The Moonlight Sonata"?
Beethoven
The earliest symphonies lasted how long?
10-15 minutes
40-45 minutes
1 hour or more
30 minutes
The movements of a symphony are usually identified by their _______________.
language
instruments
dynamics
tempo
Which of these was NOT involved in the development of the symphony?
Chopin
Mozart
Haydn
Sammartini
True or False: Before the Baroque Era music was mostly just a song or a dance; no instrumental music for its own sake.
False
True
True or False: Concertos are written only for the violin or cello.
False
True
