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Chapter 29 Quiz
Music in the Classical Period
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What is the principle difference between Baroque and Classical melodies?
Baroque composers used a wide range of dynamics, while Classical composers stuck to only one in any given melody
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Baroque composers crafted melodies that ran on with little or no pause, while Classical composers favored melodies in short, balanced phrases
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Baroque composers used "motives" as building blocks for their melodies, while Classical composers kept a more improvisatory feel
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Baroque composers wrote singable, tuneful melodies, while Classical composers focused on vast ranges and large intervals that demonstrated the performers' abilities
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What instrument began to rival the harpsichord in the 1760s and 1770s?
The fortepiano
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The piano
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The clavier
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The organ
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How was the Classical era similar to the Renaissance?
Both eras saw revived interest in ancient Roman and Greek culture in art, architecture, and philosophy.
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During neither era was instrumental music widely composed.
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Opera was a prominent genre during both time periods.
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The power of the Catholic Church in both periods was unrivaled and unquestioned in most spheres.
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Which composer discussed in this chapter tested the limits of the Classical style?
Haydn
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Gluck
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Beethoven
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Mozart
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Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was both an accomplished fencer and violinist; he achieved spectacular fame as a composer by pioneering a new French genre, the
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The statement is true.
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The statement is false because Bologne was an accomplished fencer and pianist, not violinist.
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The statement is false because Bologne achieved fame as a performer, and wasn't discovered as a composer until the late 20
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The statement is false because Bologne pioneered a new French work called the
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Classical composers often opened their orchestral music with attention-grabbing crescendos.
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Since so many important composers of the Classical Era lived there, this period is often known as the age of Venetian Classicism.
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Instead of the involved designs of Baroque music, classical composers like Mozart and Haydn often set their themes against simple chords, creating textures that are easier to follow.
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Match the terms to their definitions.
Staccato
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notes played and held
notes played with a detached feeling
notes played softly
notes played extremely loudly
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Tenuto
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notes played extremely loudly
notes played with a detached feeling
notes played softly
notes played and held
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Piano
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notes played softly
notes played with a detached feeling
notes played extremely loudly
notes played and held
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Fortissimo
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notes played and held
notes played softly
notes played extremely loudly
notes played with a detached feeling
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