History of Classical Music

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Across
  1. 4. Musical themes were for the purpose of a catholic setting and considered ______ during the Baroque Period. (6)
  2. 7. During the Baroque Period the harpsichord and pipe organ are example instruments of ______ music that became popular. (8)
  3. 8. As musical forms started to split from the Classical era, free-form pieces like ______ were written by composers. (9)
  4. 12. One of the art forms, a non-musical stimuli, that often inspired composers during the Romantic Period. (6)
  5. 14. During the Classical Period standardization of the basic principles for an ______ started. (9)
  6. 15. The keyboard instrument that started to replace the harpsichord to become the predominant choice during the Classical Period. (5)
Down
  1. 1. The period when simple songs of previous periods started to become more complex music. (7)
  2. 2. As opera proceeded to develop during the Classical Period this kind of comic opera increased in popularity. (5,5)
  3. 3. This kind of music was mostly only instrumental music and less common during the Baroque Period. (7)
  4. 5. The period when many of the norms of composition, presentation, and style of music were established. (9)
  5. 6. To decorate singing, vocalists in the Baroque Period began adding this style to music. (11)
  6. 9. The families of instruments used grew larger in the Romantic Period and this solo instrument appeared from the late 19th century onwards. (9)
  7. 10. The instrument that was no longer required for orchestras later in the Classical Period. (11)
  8. 11. The period when composers sought to create music that was individualistic, emotional, dramatic and often programmatic. (8)
  9. 13. During the Romantic Period this form of song reached maturity, as did the epic scales of grand opera. (3,4)