Part 4 classical music – Flashcards
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What was one of the ways in which composers of the Classical era achieved more expression in their music?
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By using crescendos and decrescendos, or gradual changes in volume
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What are the characteristics of rhythm in music of the classical era?
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1. Classical music has unexpected pauses and syncopations 2. In classical music, a change from one rythmic pattern to another might be sudden or gradual 3. Classical music had changes in rhythm within a movement
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One reason that basso _ became obsolete during the classical era was that more and more music was written for amateurs who could not master the difficult art of improvising from a figured bass
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Continuo
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Which description accurately portray the orchestra of the classical period?
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1. It consisted of string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments 2. The clarinet began to be used
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Late baroque music was characterized by a _ texture, whereas classical music is basically _ in texture
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Polyphonic, homophonic
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The preclassical style and eventual classical one developed as a reaction to what?
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The complexity of baroque works
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Which statements accurately describe mood in classical-era music, particularly in contrast to baroque music
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1. Classical music fluctuated from dramatic to carefree moods 2. A classical era movement had contrasts within themes
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Which of the following are true statements about the career of Ludwig van Beethoven?
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1. He enjoyed success thanks to a growing middle-class audience 2. Many of the nobility treated him as an equal
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Which European city was the musical center during the Classical period?
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Vienna
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How did the middle class influence classical music?
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1. Early classical composers wrote pieces that were easy for amateurs to play 2. Classical composers used folk somgs as themes in instrumental music and composed melodies with a rustic (country) flavor 3. Classical composers wrote more comic operas, some with plots that ridiculed aristocracy
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Why were public concerts so important for the middle class?
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1. Court performances were not accessible to them 2. They wanted to hear the latest music just like the nobles 3. Since composers took their tastes into account, they related to the content of the operas or tunes of the music
