Mannheim School of Composers

What is the Mannheim School known for?

• Creating the Baroque period

• Inventing the sonata form

• Introducing the basso continuo

• Developing the Classical symphony

Which composer was the most important figure in the Mannheim School?

• Handel

• Bach

• Stamitz

• Vivaldi

What did the Mannheim School do to simplify music?

• Increased the rate of chord change

• Introduced more ornamentation

• Added more complexity to harmony

• Reduced the amount of counterpoint

What is melody dominated homophony?

• Thinking harmonically from the bottom up

• Writing counterpoint with less complexity

• Layering melodic lines on top of each other

• Thinking harmonically from the top down

What is the structure of sonata form?

• Exposition, development, recapitulation

• A section repeated, B section repeated

• Tonic key, dominant key, tonic key

• First subject, second subject, coda

Which instrument did the Mannheim School introduce to the orchestra?

• Clarinet

• Flute

• Trumpet

• Oboe

What are some of the musical tricks developed by the Mannheim School?

• Mannheim sigh, Mannheim birds, Mannheim roller

• Mannheim crescendo, Mannheim rocket, Mannheim climax

• Mannheim sigh, Mannheim birds, Mannheim climax

• Mannheim crescendo, Mannheim rocket, Mannheim roller

Which composer used the Mannheim rocket in his music?

• Beethoven

• Handel

• Vivaldi

• Bach

What is the Mannheim climax?

• A moment of silence in the music

• Pairs of descending notes with weight on the first

• A fast ascending arpeggio idea

• Building the volume and then leaving only the strings

What is the Mannheim sigh?

• Pairs of descending notes with weight on the first

• Building the volume and then leaving only the strings

• A fast ascending arpeggio idea

• Chirping effects in the music