Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2021 » Chapter 22 Quiz

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Question #1
Music with no literary basis is referred to as:
A.   absolute music
B.   program music
C.   incidental music
Question #2
Which genre would NOT normally be in a multimovement cycle?
A.   symphony
B.   sonata
C.   song cycle
Question #3
The first movement of a string quartet is typically cast in:
A.   theme and variations form
B.   rondo form
C.   sonata-allegro form
Question #4
The ____ movement of a string quartet is often in minuet and trio form.
A.   last
B.   first
C.   third
Question #5
The first movement of a symphony is most likely in ________ form.
A.   theme and variations
B.   sonata-allegro
C.   scherzo
Question #6
Which is most likely the slow movement in the multimovement cycle?
A.   first
B.   last
C.   second
Question #7
Which dance replaced the minuet and trio in the 19th-century symphony?
A.   scherzo
B.   hornpipe
C.   bourée
Question #8
The multimovement cycle of the Classical masters can be found in their:
A.   concertos
B.   symphonies, concertos, and string quartets
C.   string quartets
D.   symphonies
Question #9
Use of folk elements is best associated with the chamber music of:
A.   Haydn
B.   Mozart
Question #10
Which composer worked for a good deal of his life under the patronage system?
A.   Haydn
B.   Beethoven
Question #11
How many string quartets did Haydn write?
A.   100
B.   68
C.   50
Question #12
When were Haydn's Opus 76 quartets written?
A.   mid-1770s
B.   mid-1790s
C.   mid-1780s
Question #13
Which tune does Haydn incorporate in his Opus 76 quartets?
A.   “God Save the King”
B.   “La Marseillaise”
C.   “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser”
Question #14
Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 2 is nicknamed Emperor because:
A.   it was based on a tune written by the Emperor
B.   the Emperor played viola in the first performance\
C.   the theme in the second movement is based on a hymn written for the Austrian emperor
Question #15
The second movement of Op. 76, No. 3 is composed in what form?
A.   sonata-allegro form
B.   rondo form
C.   theme and variations form
Question #16
Which of the following was Haydn’s own instrument?
A.   cello
B.   violin
C.   viola
Question #17
Which of the following represents a typical string quartet ensemble?
A.   two violins and two violas
B.   a violin, a viola, a cello, and a double bass
C.   two violins, a viola, and a cello
Question #18
Chamber music generally implies a large ensemble, with more than one player to a part.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
The favored chamber ensemble in the Classical era was the string quartet.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
Mozart worked under the patronage of the Esterházy court.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #21
The expansion of a melodic idea is known as thematic development.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #22
Improvisation is important in jazz music.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #23
The second movement in a sonata cycle is generally in a quick tempo.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #24
Multimovement instrumental works in the Classical era typically started with a slow movement.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #25
Theme and variations was a typical form for the second movement of a symphony.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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