General Music 7 Mr. Hamilton Period 3A

Classical Period Review

Answer the questions below using your knowledge of the Classical Period of music. Try to answer as much as you can without using your notes. After you answer as much as you can, use your notes to help you answer the remaining questions.

Time Period Overview

Renaissance Period 1400 to 1600

Baroque Period 1600 to 1750

Classical Period 1750 to 1830

Classical Period

Two new types of music were developed during the Classical Period were the SYMPHONY and the STRING QUARTET.

Which of these two types was meant to be performed by a large orchestra in a concert hall? Symphony

Which of these two types was meant to be performed in a small room? String Quartet

Music composed during the Classical period to be performed in a small room is known as Chamber Music

A small musical fragment that is used to create a larger is called a Motive .

Sonata Form

Which part of the Sonata Form introduced the main themes? Exposition

Which part of the Sonata Form transformed the themes into new material while moving through various keys? Development

Which part of the Sonata Form restated the original main themes? Recapitulation

Which part of the Sonata Form was used to elongate the ending of a piece? Coda

Composers

Name three composers of the Classical period discussed in class.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Joseph Haydn

Vocabulary

Choose the word from the list below that matches the definition given.

Harmony Texture Instrumentation Ornamentation

Recitative Timbre Homophonic Monophonic

Polyphonic Program Music

HARMONY Two or more different tones sounding at the same time.

INSTRUMENTATION The number and types of instruments used in a composition.

TEXTURE The layering of sounds to create a thick or thin quality.

TIMBRE The tone color or unique sound of an instrument

PROGRAM MUSIC A composition whose title or accompanying remarks link it with a story, idea, or emotion.

MONOPHONIC A musical texture consisting of ONE melodic line.

HOMOPHONIC A musical texture consisting of a melody supported by an accompaniment.

POLYPHOINC A musical texture consisting of TWO OR MORE melodic lines.

ORNAMENTATION The embellishment of a musical line

RECITATIVE Sung narration with minimal accompaniment