1. Which genre allowed for spoken dialogue instead of recitative?
2. Which three stylistic elements is the Classical period best known for?
3. Which composer had a fantastic sense of humor and brought this out in much of their music, with subverted cadences, unexpected melodic turns, and harmonic surprises?
4. Which essential genre was established during the Classical period?
5. Which genre continued to be massively popular in the Classical period and was championed by Gluck?
6. Which composer is known for their expanded harmonic language and emotional energy?
7. What is the name of the transitional period between the Baroque and the Classical that stretches from roughly 1730 to 1750?
8. This city is where much of the creative energy and creative people who shaped the Classical period were based.
9. Which style was used to include heightened emotions in music, especially those that showed challenge and distress?
10. This type of bass line jumps through the notes of the bass arpeggio, outlining the chord.
11. The exposition, development, and recapitulation (home/away/return) create this tripartite form.
12. What genre of chamber music commonly involves the combination of two violins, a viola, and a cello?
13. Which music treatise solidly outlined the tonal language of the Classical era?
14. Which composer composed 106 symphonies and is often referred to as the father of the symphony (and string quartet)?