Classical Study Guide
Classical – Intro & Music Characteristics
1. When is the Classical Period?
2. History wise, what is it also known as?
3. What were human, animal, wind, and water power replaced by?
4. What is humanitarianism?
5. What are the 5 basic characteristics of classical style?
6. What does “theme” refer to in music?
7. What do crescendo and diminuendo mean?
8. What was the new addition to the orchestra?
9. What is the NEW definition of sonata?
10. What is a symphony?
11. What are the 3 main sections of sonata form?
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Mozart’s Symphony No. 40
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“A Little Night Music”)
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Mozart’s Turkish March
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture
Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata
Classical - Mozart
1. How many works did Mozart write? (total and symphonies!)
2. At what age did Mozart start composing?
3. What is significant about Mozart’s Symphony No. 40?
4. What is significant about the Marriage of Figaro Overture?
5. What is the “Mozart Effect”?
Classical - Beethoven
1. How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
2. What age did Beethoven start composing?
3. When did Beethoven start losing his hearing?
4. How is the length of Beethoven’s works compared to Mozart’s?
5. What is the imagery in Symphony No. 5?
6. What did Symphony No. 9 include for the first time?
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1. Who was Mozart’s “rival composer” that some people believed murdered him?
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2. Why is no one sure (and we’ll never be sure) of how Mozart died? (think about his burial...)
Classical – Dance & Drama
1. What was the most significant obstacle to the art of ballet?
2. What did Marie Anne Cupis de Camargo do that changed ballet?
3. What is ballet d’action?
4. What did Noverre say / What are the characteristics of classical ballet?
5. What were Beaumarchais’s 2 most famous works?
6. What play was turned into a famous opera by Mozart?
Classical – Opera
1. How is the drama propelled in an opera?
2. Why was the Marriage of Figaro banned?
3. How did Mozart get approval to turn the Marriage of Figaro into an opera?
4. Which had more performances – the Marriage of Figaro or the Magic Flute?
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5. Briefly summarize the story of the “Marriage of Figaro”:
Classical – Art
1. What are the 4 characteristics of “rococo style” in art?
2. What increases in the 18th century?
3. Who was the most influential English painter of landscapes and portraits?
4. Who is the most famous neoclassical artist?
5. What did enlightened humanitarians paint?
Classical – Architecture
1. What are the 3 architectural approaches and how did they work?
2. Who was the most famous colonial architect in America?
3. What caused the fire in the Rotunda?