AH 2: Classical Styles and Genres

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1830s-1900. Identify this musical period associated with Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Verdi, Wagner, nationalism

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Romantic

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1450-1600, Identify this musical period associated with Palestrina, William Byrd and Claudio Monteverdi, name means "rebirth."

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Renaissance

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1750-1820s. Identify this musical period, associated with Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

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Classical

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What period in music, which lasted from about 1600 to 1750, is associated with the composers Handel and Vivaldi?

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Baroque

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Identify the musical piece for a large orchestra, usually performed in four movements. Beethoven composed nine pieces in this form. This form developed during the classical era.

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Symphony

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Identify the dramatic form that developed in Italy in which all the lines are sung where story lines can range from mythical, to real-life situations.

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Opera

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Identify a musical composition for an instrumental soloist with orchestral accompaniment.

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Concerto

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Mozart is said to have composed his own of this type of work. What is the name for a funeral mass setting of Latin text, usually with choir and orchestra?

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Requiem

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Solo voices, choir and orchestra perform in a religious text in which musical form, such as Handel's Messiah.

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Oratorio

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This term names a choral composition with instrumental accompaniment, that often unfolds over several movements. Which one of the following do churches often perform for holidays and special events?

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