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Concerto vs. Symphony

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