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