Composers Lives | Classical Period Instruments | Classical Music Development (listening) | World Innovations (industrial Revolution) | Baroque Review |
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Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This composer began learning to play the piano at the age of 3, and was so talented that he went on his first musical tour by the age of 6.
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What is the piano?
This instrument was used as a main accompanying instrument during the classical period, developing from its predecessor, the pianoforte.
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What is Moonlight Sonata?
This piece by Beethoven is was officially called Sonata #14, but got it's more popular name from a critique's remarks after Beethoven's death.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18GSNuBGYy-bC8CDXJoNL59q9xd6Gm2Bf/view?usp=sharing |
What is the textile industry?
The development of factories for this industry led to the first industrial revolution.
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Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
This man wrote what is considered the first opera, titled L'Orfeo.
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Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
This composer began going deaf at the height of his career, though it amazingly did not stop his musical progression.
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What is the brass family?
This instrument family became more popular during the classical period thanks partially to the industrial revolution, adding more power and edge to the sound of ensembles.
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What is "The Magic Flute?"
This famous Mozart aria that depicts a scene with the "Queen of the Night" was part of this larger opera.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bHO-QwtCGZBpybvpthvB6Pp3_bGZStlu/view?usp=sharing |
What is the French Revolution?
Joseph Bologne fought in the war as a general leading Europe's first black military group.
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What is Antonio Vivaldi?
This composer wrote a piece titled "The Four Seasons," which was four movements long, with each movement intended to represent a different time of the year
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Who is Joseph Haydn?
This composer mentored or taught both Mozart and Beethoven, and was a leading composer of the Classical Period.
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What is the woodwind family?
This wind instrument family grew in prominence during the classical period due to their ability to better mimic the human voice than other instruments.
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What is Beethoven's 5th Symphony?
This famous composition was a piece depicting the composer's mindset at a pivotal time in his life.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ba9zbA4Zy99AM9xlh3u9Z5DfBkBE8rE/view?usp=sharing |
What is slavery/black code?
This industry helped usher in the growth of the textile industry, and was a leading reason for Joseph Bologne's father taking his family back to France.
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What is the Messiah?
George Fredrick Handel wrote this famous piece that is still heard around the world yearly during the winter holidays.
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Who is Joseph Bologne?
This composer was an accomplished swordsman and achieved a high rank in the French military, as well as personally taught Queen Marie Antionette music.
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What is the violin?
This instrument was a talent of Mozart, though he did not play it often.
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What is String Serenade #13 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
This composition by Mozart has a title that, translated, means "a little night music."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VOp2Yg7SimT7PI7XwE5hxRO871MVk9I6/view?usp=sharing |
What is the American Revolutionary War?
During the early part of the classical period, this war was fought between two currently allied countries.
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Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This composer was a master organist, and composed famous pieces like "Toccata and Fugue," and was so important to the Baroque period, that his death signifies the end of the musical era.
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Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This composer wrote so much music, that if you played everything back to back, it would take almost 10 full days to complete the entire catalog.
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What is the symphony?
This ensemble consists of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion (and sometimes vocals). Thanks to composers like Beethoven, the size of this ensemble grew a lot during the classical period.
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What is Fur Elise?
This piece by Beethoven was not published during his life, but was discovered 40 years after his death.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ew6NPFSxJLQu8Suu1gH8AQnWUxNRnLN/view?usp=sharing |
What is the Benjamin Franklin lightening experiment?
During the early classical period, this experiment was conducted by an inventor who would later change the way humans operate during the night.
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What is major and minor tonality?
This innovation revolutionized the way musicians approach music, and was refined by J.S. Bach with his 24-part piece titled the Well-Tempered Clavier.
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