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