Which of the following statements is true of Classical-era public concerts?
All answers are correct.
They were funded by the sale of tickets
They often opened with a symphony.
Public concerts had a variety of musical performances.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most prominent composers of the _____ era.
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Renaissance
Which of Beethoven's symphonies opens with the forceful rhythm of short-short-short-LONG?
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Beethoven's 3rd Symphony
Beethoven's 6th Symphony
Beethoven's 5th Symphony
How many movements are there in a Classical-era symphony?
Four
One
Three
Five
When did Franz Joseph Haydn live?
During the 20th/21st century.
During music's Classical Period.
During the 19th/20th century.
During the Renaissance.
Which of Beethoven's symphonies is known as the Eroica, or Heroic Symphony?
Beethoven's 3rd Symphony
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Beethoven's 5th Symphony
Beethoven's 1st Symphony
How did Franz Joseph Haydn earn his living as a musician during his adult career?
He earned his living exclusively by selling his compositions
He was employed by the Esterházy family .
He did not earn his living from music; music was just hobby
He earned his living as a concert pianist.
How is the Classical-era fortepiano different from the modern piano?
All answers are correct.
The fortepiano is smaller than the modern piano.
The modern piano has an iron frame, fortepiano doesn't.
The fortepiano has a quieter tone than the modern piano.
Where would you be likely to hear a piano played during the Classical Period?
At public concerts OR in home performances
Only at public concerts
Only in the palaces of wealthy aristocrats
Only in private home performances
What life-changing incident in Beethoven's early 20s started his career in composing ?
He was expelled from his music conservatory.
His wife passed away.
He began to lose his vision.
He began to lose his hearing.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that David's 'Oath of the Horatii' shows neoclassical artistic values?
The painting uses a realistic style.
An ancient Greek god looms over the scene.
It uses three arches to create a symmetrical, orderly form.
t illustrates a Roman story that celebrates bravery.
Which of the following Classical-era instrumental genres usually have three movements?
Symphony and concerto
String quartet and sonata
Concerto and sonata
Symphony and string quartet
What is an opera buffa?
A Classical-era musical
A Classical-era spoken stage play
A Classical-era comic opera
A Classical-era tragic opera
Which two styles of opera were popular in the Classical Era?
Opera buffa and comic opera
Musical theater and tragic opera
Opera seria and serious opera
Opera buffa and opera seria
Where did Mozart live and work for most of his adult career, starting in the year 1781?
Vienna, Austria
Bonn, Germany
Berlin, Germany
London, England
Which of the following is an opera seria by Mozart?
Idomeneo
The Marriage of Figaro
Orpheus and Euridice
Don Giovanni
Which philosophical movement influenced opera in the Classical Era?
The Baroque
Nihilism
The Great Awakening
The Enlightenment
How did Beethoven's deafness affect his musical career?
He could only perform on special pianos.
Beethoven's deafness did not affect his career.
It caused him to completely abandon music.
It ended his career as a pianist but not in composition.
Identify a musical ancestor of the Classical-era symphony.
The German chorale from 17th-century church
Gregorian chants from the Middle Ages
The Classical symphony was developed from the French
The sinfonia from 17th-century Italian opera.
Which of the following statements about neoclassical art is FALSE?
It was a reaction against the earlier sensual, pastel style
It was inspired by the Enlightenment.
It was inspired by the art of ancient Greece and Rome.
It tended to de-emphasize human subjects.
What instruments are used in a string quartet?
Two violas and two cellos
Two violins, one viola, and one cello
Four violins
Four cellos