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