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Question #1
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years
A.
1450-1600.
B.
1820-1900.
C.
1600-1750.
D.
1750-1820.
Question #2
The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
A.
strings with harpsichord continuo.
B.
woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings.
C.
strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani.
D.
a loose ensemble of available instruments.
Question #3
Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ___________ are considered his most important works.
A.
operas
B.
string quartets
C.
baryton trios
D.
serenades
Question #4
Mozart was born in
A.
Eisenach, Germany.
B.
Salzburg, Austria.
C.
Bonn, Germany.
D.
Rohrau, Austria.
Question #5
Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart
A.
went to Vienna to study with Haydn.
B.
was continually on tour in England and Europe.
C.
played in the archbishop's orchestra in Salzburg.
D.
received an excellent formal education in Salzburg.
Question #6
Mozart tried to find fame and fortune by moving to _________, at the age of twenty-five.
A.
Vienna
B.
Paris
C.
Salzburg
D.
London
Question #7
Mozart composed his Requiem
A.
to help his pupil Süssmayr.
B.
on commission from a stranger.
C.
for his own funeral.
D.
as an exercise for his composition teacher.
Question #8
Which of the following is not one of Mozart's three masterpieces of Italian opera?
A.
The Marriage of Figaro
B.
Orfeo
C.
Cos" fan tutte
D.
Don Giovanni
Question #9
Don Giovanni, in Mozart's opera of that name, is
A.
a despotic Italian nobleman.
B.
the servant to Leporello.
C.
Sir John Falstaff.
D.
the legendary Spanish lover.
Question #10
Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra?
A.
Timpani
B.
Trombones
C.
Horns
D.
Trumpets
Question #11
Beethoven
A.
was a brilliant pianist.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
began to feel the first symptoms of deafness in his twenty-ninth year.
D.
was self-educated and had read widely, but was weak in elementary arithmetic.
Question #12
Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include
A.
string quartets.
B.
Missa solemnis
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
the Ninth Symphony.
Question #13
What following technique did Beethoven use more extensively in his late works?
A.
Monophony
B.
Operatic form
C.
Fugal counterpoint
D.
Basso continuo
Question #14
Beethoven is often credited as being
A.
the first musician to incorporate folk tunes into serious compositions.
B.
the bridge between the classical and romantic periods.
C.
the pioneer of light classical music.
D.
the inventor of the symphony.
Question #15
Beethoven's only opera is entitled
A.
Madame Butterfly.
B.
Don Giovanni.
C.
Fidelio.
D.
The Magic Flute.
Question #16
A symphony is a
A.
sonata for orchestra.
B.
work for solo instrument.
C.
work for chorus and orchestra.
D.
work for piano solo.
Question #17
The opening motive of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 has a ____________ rhythm.
A.
short-short-long
B.
short-long-short
C.
long-long-short
D.
short-short-short-long
Question #18
Social mobility during the classical period was
A.
ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy.
B.
an important factor in the rise of the middle class.
C.
promoted and encouraged by the church.
D.
a limited sociological factor.
Question #19
Political and economic power shifted to the middle class from the aristocracy and the
A.
military.
B.
colonial powers.
C.
military-industrial complex.
D.
church.
Question #20
In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by
A.
heroic and mythological plots.
B.
folk and popular music.
C.
elaborately ornamented improvisational melodies.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #21
The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as
A.
music.
B.
theater.
C.
literature.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #22
Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life
A.
as a professional free-lance musician.
B.
as an independently wealthy composer.
C.
serving a wealthy aristocratic family.
D.
as a church musician and organist.
Question #23
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a freelance musician.
B.
a skilled servant.
C.
a visiting guest composer.
D.
an equal by his employer.
Question #24
Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active,
A.
was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
had a population of almost 250,000.
D.
was the fourth-largest city in Europe.
Question #25
Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by
A.
writing dance music for public balls.
B.
writing comic operas that sometimes ridiculed the aristocracy.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
flavoring their serious compositions with folk and popular music.
Question #26
Sonata form is used frequently as the form for the ________ movement of a multimovement work.
A.
slow
B.
first
C.
final fast
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #27
Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
A.
Exposition
B.
Development
C.
Rondo
D.
Recapitulation
Question #28
Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and
A.
transition.
B.
introduction.
C.
recapitulation.
D.
motives.
Question #29
In the exposition of a sonata-form movement
A.
a new meter enters with the second theme.
B.
the second theme is in a new key.
C.
a new theme is always presented in the bridge.
D.
the closing theme is in the tonic key.
Question #30
In the recapitulation of a sonata-form movement
A.
there is no second theme.
B.
a new theme is presented in the bridge.
C.
the second theme is in a new key.
D.
the closing section is in the tonic key.
Question #31
A modulation from the home key to a new key in the exposition of a sonata form movement takes place in the
A.
coda.
B.
bridge.
C.
motive.
D.
theme.
Question #32
A feeling of harmonic tension and forward motion is created in the exposition of a sonata form movement by
A.
retaining the same tonality for both themes.
B.
the introduction of a new theme in the bridge.
C.
the conflict of tonalities between the first and second themes.
D.
changing the meter of the second theme.
Question #33
Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called
A.
motives.
B.
melodies.
C.
codas.
D.
rides.
Question #34
Each successive variation in a theme with variations
A.
is usually in a new key.
B.
retains some elements of the theme.
C.
presents a new melodic idea.
D.
is usually in the same key.
Question #35
The minuet-and-trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in ____________ form.
A.
AA'A''A'''A''''
B.
ABACABA
C.
ABA
D.
AABB
Question #36
The character of the minuet is best described as
A.
quiet and relaxed.
B.
stately and dignified.
C.
heavy and ponderous.
D.
brisk and lively.
Question #37
A.
fugato
B.
ritornello
C.
presto
D.
scherzo
Question #38
When performers encounter the phrase, da capo, they
A.
return to the beginning of the piece and repeat the music.
B.
play the written part an octave higher.
C.
play extremely quietly.
D.
look at the conductor.
Question #39
The sonata-rondo
A.
combines rondo form with elements of sonata form.
B.
usually has a lively, pleasing, and simple to remember theme.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
may be outlined as ABA-development section-ABA.
Question #40
The main theme of the rondo
A.
seldom ends the movement.
B.
is usually slow and dignified.
C.
returns only once in the movement.
D.
is usually in the tonic key.
Question #41
The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast, and in _____ form.
A.
ABA
B.
rondo
C.
sonata
D.
minuet
Question #42
The slow movement of a classical symphony
A.
is usually in theme and variations form.
B.
is generally not in the tonic key.
C.
tends to be more heroic and triumphant in character.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #43
The last movement of a classical symphony
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
is usually fast, lively, and brilliant, but somewhat lighter in mood than the opening movement.
C.
is always in the tonic key of the symphony.
D.
is most often in sonata or sonata-rondo form.
Question #44
A classical concerto is a three-movement work for
A.
instrumental soloist and orchestra.
B.
instrumental soloist and piano.
C.
vocal soloist and orchestra.
D.
symphonic orchestra.
Question #45
The first movement of a classical concerto
A.
is in the same form as a classical symphony.
B.
has two expositions.
C.
does not have a development section.
D.
is usually a long cadenza.
Question #46
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
is the most important form in classical chamber music.
C.
is written for two violins, viola, and cello.
D.
usually consists of four movements.
Question #47
The classical string quartet is a musical composition for
A.
violin, guitar, viola, and cello.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
violin, viola, cello, and bass.
D.
two violins, viola, and cello.
Question #48
The piano trio is a musical composition for
A.
violin, piano, and continuo.
B.
violin, cello, and piano.
C.
piano and two violins.
D.
three pianos.
Question #49
Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable, relationship with the noble Hungarian family of
A.
Liszt.
B.
Esterházy.
C.
Stefanházy.
D.
Kadar.
Question #50
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a skilled servant.
B.
an equal by his employer.
C.
a visiting guest composer.
D.
a freelance musician.
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