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Who were the Esterhazy's.
This was the family Hayden worked for for 30 years.
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What is Sonata-Allegro?
This form is often referred to as the "First Movement" form.
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What is Dramma Giocoso?
This is the term Mozart preferred to describe many of his operas that were serious with moments of humor.
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What is a string quartet?
This is the most popular classical chamber group.
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What is the basso continuo?
While this musical part was present in all Baroque music, it was obsolete by the Classical period.
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What is Hungary?
The Esterhazy's were a wealthy family from this country.
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What is the exposition?
The first section of Sonata - Allegro is called this.
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Who are the aristocrats?
Many classical operas poked fun at this social class.
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What is a piano, a violin and a cello?
A piano trio consists of these parts.
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What are crescendos and decrescendos?
The use of these types of dynamics drew a stark contrast with the terraced dynamics of the Baroque Period.
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Who was Beethoven?
Even though this composer became deaf at the height of his career, he went on to write his greatest masterpieces.
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What is A B A C A B A?
This is the scheme of a large Rondo form.
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Who is Don Juan?
Don Giovanni was the Italian version of this legendary figure.
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What is the piano?
This was the favorite instrument of Mozart and Beethoven.
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What is contrast of mood?
This was different than the Baroque's "unity of mood?"
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Who was Napoleon?
This figure was the inspiration for Beethoven's 3rd Symphony.
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What is minuet and trio?
This form can be viewed as a ternary within a ternary.
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Who are the middle class?
Because the classical operas were being performed in public opera houses, composers began to write operas to appeal to this class.
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What are 2 violins, a viola and a cello?
These are the instruments in a string quartet.
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What is balance and structure?
All classical music design reflected this.
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Who was Mozart?
This composer wrote over 40 Symphonies, concertos, chamber pieces, sonatas and many operas in his short lifetime.
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What is the cadenza?
This is a device used in a Classical concerto to show the soloist's virtuosity.
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What is a murder?
The opening scene of Don Giovanni begins with this shocking act.
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What is Vienna?
This was the music capital.
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What are 3 to 4 movements?
The number of movements for most classical music.
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