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