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