Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Summer 2020 » Chapter 23 Quiz

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Question #1
From which earlier genre did the symphony evolve?
A.   the Italian opera overture
B.   the French overture
C.   the Italian oratorio
Question #2
Which of the following is a contribution to the symphony made by the German school of composers?
A.   the use of a “steamroller” crescendo
B.   both a and b
C.   the use of a "rocket theme"
Question #3
The Classical-era orchestra is typically composed of:
A.   ten to twenty players
B.   seventy to eighty players
C.   thirty to forty players
Question #4
The heart of the Classical orchestra was the:
A.   the wind section
B.   the brass section
C.   string section
Question #5
The composer of the London symphonies was:
A.   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B.   Ludwig van Beethoven
C.   Joseph Haydn
Question #6
Which is NOT a trait associated with Haydn’s symphonies?
A.   traditional unimaginative modulations
B.   syncopation effects
C.   sudden dynamic shifts
Question #7
Which does NOT characterize the opening of the A section in the second movement of Haydn's Military symphony?
A.   duple-meter, marchlike theme
B.   dramatic minor-key theme, played fortissimo
C.   simple melody, in short repeated sections
Question #8
Which does NOT help characterize a military tone in the second movement of Haydn's Military symphony?
A.   marked use of percussion
B.   duple-meter, marchlike theme
C.   legato string melodies
Question #9
The Classical symphony typically featured some woodwind and brass instruments along with strings.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Percussion instruments are absent from the second movement of Haydn’s Symphony’s No. 100.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
Mozart was the only Classical-era composer influenced by Turkish military music.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
The largest section in a Classical-era orchestra is the brass section
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Franz Joseph Haydn wrote over 100 symphonies in his lifetime.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
The Classical-era symphony evolved out of the Baroque cantata.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
A minuet movement is typically a part of a symphony.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
Haydn achieves a “military” sound in his Symphony No. 100 through the use of the piccolo.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
The second movement of Hadyn’s Symphony No. 100 is in duple meter.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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