Music Appreciation Final

• Classical music ranges from the years

  1750-1827
• What are the four major Classical Genres?

  1.) symphony 2.) concerto 3.) sonata 4.) string quartet
• What is the basic form for the 1st movement?

  1st movement is a sonata-allegro form as "sonata form."
• What is the second basic form of a movement?

  2nd movement is a freer form (has multiple options)
• What is the 3rd basic form of a movement?

  Minuet and trio
• Minuet:


  aristocratic dance form
• what is the 4th basic form of a movement?

  another sonata-allegra form; or a varient on rondo form
• rondo form:


  has a repeating theme (main melody), that keeps coming back
• Who wrote Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night): 1st Movement


  WA Mozart
• What is the Genre of WA Mozart's "A Little Night?"

  Divertimento; string serenade
• When was WA Mozart's "A Little Night," written?

  1700s (18th)
• Who wrote Symphony No. 40, 1st Movement?

  Mozart
• What genre is Mozart's Symphony No. 40?

  Symphony
• When was Mozart's Symphony No. 40 written?

  1700s (18th)
• Who wrote Symphony No. 5, 1st movement?

  Beethoven
• What genre is Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

  1800s (19th)
• Concerto:


  contrasts in sound between orchestra and soloist
• The Classical period focuses on what?


  It focuses on how the individual becomes becomes a factor for the concerto-the forms become a spotlight for the soloist.
• Who wrote Piano Concerto K. 453, 1st Movement?

  Mozart
• What genre is Piano Concerto, 1st Movement?

  Concerto
• What century was Piano Concerto, 1st Movement written?

  1700s (18th)
• Who wrote Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement?

  Betthoven
• What genre was Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement?

  Symphony
• What century was Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement written?

  1800s (19th)
• Form:

  Modified song form or theme and variations
• Theme and Variations:


  single melody theme that is varied in multiple different versions.
• The Classical genre happened between what years?

  1750-1827
• Opera during the classical period could be described as:

  In flux. Audience was shifting from the rich to more of a varies audience.
• Opera is written primarily in what?

  Italian
• When do most countries begin producing operas?

  The Classical Period
• What are the two types of opera?

  1.) Opera seria 2.) Opera buffa
• Opera buffa:


  Generally humerous subject matter, features a stock comic role. Many make fun of the upper class
• Opera Seria:


  Serious topics; more showy; tends to be long
• Singspiel:

  Sung in German hybrid form with theater, there is spoken words.
• Is a singspiel classified as a type of opera?

  Yes
• Libreftist:


  the person who writes the words/text to an opera.
• Libretto:


  text to opera
• Romantic Vocal Music:

  Designed for "ultimate word painting"-maximum emotional expression (poetry with expressive music beneath)
• lied/lieder

  song/songs
• Who wrote Die Frorelle (The Trout)?

  Schubert