TKC! Music Guide 1. Identify century, an important example and characteristics of their work and music “Monteverdi (ITA) ‘Sweelinck (GER) ‘Frescobaldi (ITA) Pachelbel (GER) Purcell (ENG) ‘Bach (GER) “Handel (ENG) ‘Mozart (AT) Beethoven (GER) ‘Schumann (GER) Chopin (POL) XVIII XIX XIX18.Theme and variations. Be able to answer these questions: Describe sonata form. Describe briefly the history of keyboard instruments: pipe organ, harpsichord, clavichord, pianoforte. How does each instrument make its sound? Give examples of music written for them. What are the particular capabilities of each instrument? __ Pipe Organ Harpsicord Clavichord __ Pianoforte/pianoGive the date these pieces. What is their significance to the history of European music? Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier: Mozart’s Nozze de Figaro: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony: What is the significance of “equal temperament” to European music? Identify and talk about several instances in which a composer’s biography or personal and social circumstances (from the composers we have dealt with this semester) have had an influence on the music he composed. Purcell: