The Classical peroid started in which year?
1750
1745
1740
1735
Which THREE of these compsors wrote in the Classical period?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Antonio Vivaldi
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Shubert
Robert Shuman
Johannes Brahms
The First Movement of Symphony No. 40 is in Sonata form, but what order do each of the sections go in?
Development, Recapitulation, Exposition
Development, Exoposition, Recapitulation
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
Exposition, Recapitulation, Development
Recapitulation, Development, Exposition
Recapitulation, Exposition, Development
From the title of the piece, you can work out that the key is G Minor, but in the development, it changes to the relative major. What is this?
B Major
Bb Major
G Major
C Major
Gb Major
Which two Classical instruments are missing from the Symphony?
Trumpets
Horns
Timpani
Bassoons
Oboes
Violincellos
What is the tempo marking of the piece?
Vivace
Allegretto
Molto Allegro
Allegro Assai
Andante
Lento
Which of these are Typical Classical Features? There are FOUR to pick from.
Melisma
Cadenza
Terraced Dynamics
String Quartet Compostions
Harpsichord
Diatonic Harmonies
Mainly Monophonic Texture
Solo Piano Compositions
Mainly Homophonic Texture, or Melody Dominated Homphony
Chromatic Harmonies
What is the dynamic marking at the very start of the piece?
p
pp
mp
mf
The notes D and G are used to make a cadence (in that order). The piece is in G minor. What is the cadence?
Perfect
Plagal
Imperfect
Irregular
The harpsichord was replaced with which instrument?
Organ
Piano
Keyboard
Synth