Music Appreciation
Mr. Hill
Baroque and Classical Eras Study Guide
Name: ___________________________________
1.
Name three famous Classical Era Composers.
2.
The Classical Era is also known as the Age of the _____________________?
3.
What city was the musical capital of Europe in the Classical Era?
4.
What was Haydn’s nickname?
5.
For which wealthy family did Haydn work for 30 years?
6.
Who wrote more symphonies, Haydn or Beethoven?
7.
Name 2 famous world events that happened during the Classical Era.
8.
What are the dates for the Medieval Era?
9.
What are the dates for the Renaissance?
10.
What are the dates for the Baroque?
11.
What are the dates for the Classical Era?
12.
What are the dates of the Romantic Era?
13.
What are the dates of the Contemporary Era?
14.
Which of the following textures is most commonly used during the Classical
Era?
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
15.
Melodies in the Classical Era were sometimes based on folk tunes or popular
melodies – True or False?
16.
The Classical Era orchestra is larger than the modern day symphony – True or
False?
17.
Instrumental music during the Classical Era was often written in pieces
consisting of 4 movements.
What was the basic outline, in terms of
compositional forms, for those four movements?
18.
The first movement of a symphony was almost always written in ___________
form.
19.
What instruments make up a string quartet?
20.
Who was the “father” of the string quartet?
21.
True or False
Era.
22.
The text of an opera is called the _______________.
23.
What are the three main sections of the sonata form?
24.
The sonata and the minuet and trio are ABA forms. What is the word for
musical forms consisting of 3 parts?
25.
Sometimes in the sonata form, an additional small part will be added at the end,
literally “tail” in Italian. What is this word?
Middle class children began music lessons during the Classical
26.
What are the birth and death dates of Mozart?
27.
As a child, Mozart presented concerts all over Europe.
perform?
28.
Mozart’s final composition is a Requiem. What is a requiem?
29.
What was unique about Mozart’s manuscripts?
30.
In class, we listened to the “Catalogue Aria” from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni.
Of what did this catalog consist?
31.
Where is Mozart buried?
32.
Early in his adult life, Mozart worked for the Archbishop of which city in
Austria?
33.
Emperor Franz Josef commissioned Mozart to write an opera in German. The
opera was considered controversial because of its setting. What was the setting
for this opera?
34.
Symphony No. 3 by Beethoven was entitled “Eroica” – meaning heroic. To
whom did Beethoven originally dedicate this work, and then later recant that
dedication?
35.
In which country was Beethoven born?
36.
Beethoven wrote 9 symphonies while Haydn wrote 104. What is one of the
major differences between their symphonic works?
37.
What physical handicap did Beethoven suffer later in life?
38.
Which of the following was a child prodigy?
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
For whom did he
39.
In the classical era, concerts became more available to the public. Before the
Classical Era, who were the main audience members?
40.
The Classical Era takes its name from its admiration of which Ancient
Civilizations?
41.
During the Enlightenment, which was more popular – tradition or reason?
42.
We discussed four compositional forms of the Classical Era. Name two.
43.
What keyboard instrument “replaced” the harpsichord during the Classical
Era?
44.
Haydn wrote, revised, worked and re-worked his compositions. How is this
different from Mozart?
45.
How many movements are generally in a Classical Era symphony?
46.
For whom did Mozart’s father want Mozart to work?
47.
In class, we listened to a concerto by Haydn for which brass instrument?
48.
Who finished Mozart’s Requiem?
49.
While Mozart died penniless and was buried in an unmarked grave, by contrast
50.
Beethoven’s funeral was attended by how many people?
51.
What are the birth and death dates of Bach?
52.
Name one instrument Bach played.
53.
Bach spent most of his life working in the __________________.
54.
How many children did Bach have?
55.
In which country did Handel work for a large portion of his professional career?
56.
Handel has been called the master of the _______________________.
57.
Which is sacred, opera or oratorio?
58.
In an aria, which is more important, the text or the music?
59.
What is a libretto?
60.
What was the name of Handel’s most famous oratorio?
61.
What was Vivaldi’s nickname?
62.
Vivaldi worked for the majority of his professional life in an ________________
for girls.
63.
How many concertos did Vivaldi compose?
64.
Name Vivaldi’s most famous concerto grosso.
65.
Bach played the ________________ in church.
66.
What is the difference between a concerto and a concerto grosso?
67.
Name two characteristics of music in the Baroque Era.
68.
Name two compositional forms commonly used in the Baroque Era.
69.
Sonata da Chiesa
sacred
secular
70.
Sonata da Camera
sacred
secular
71.
Diagram the Sonata form, including section labels
72.
Diagram the Minuet and Trio form
73.
Diagram the Rondo form
74.
Diagram the Theme and Variations form
75.
What composer is credited with bridging the gap between the Classical and
Romantic Eras?
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