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Question #1
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years
A.
1750-1820.
B.
1450-1600.
C.
1820-1900.
D.
1600-1750.
Question #2
The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
A.
strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani.
B.
strings with harpsichord continuo.
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.
operas
D.
serenades
Question #4
Mozart was born in
A.
Bonn, Germany.
B.
Salzburg, Austria.
C.
Rohrau, Austria.
D.
Eisenach, 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.
received an excellent formal education in Salzburg.
D.
went to Vienna to study with Haydn.
Question #6
Mozart tried to find fame and fortune by moving to _________, at the age of twenty-five.
A.
London
B.
Paris
C.
Salzburg
D.
Vienna
Question #7
Mozart composed his Requiem
A.
for his own funeral.
B.
on commission from a stranger.
C.
as an exercise for his composition teacher.
D.
to help his pupil Süssmayr.
Question #8
Which of the following is not one of Mozart's three masterpieces of Italian opera?
A.
Don Giovanni
B.
Orfeo
C.
Cos" fan tutte
D.
The Marriage of Figaro
Question #9
Don Giovanni, in Mozart's opera of that name, is
A.
the servant to Leporello.
B.
the legendary Spanish lover.
C.
Sir John Falstaff.
D.
a despotic Italian nobleman.
Question #10
Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra?
A.
Horns
B.
Trumpets
C.
Trombones
D.
Timpani
Question #11
Beethoven
A.
began to feel the first symptoms of deafness in his twenty-ninth year.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
was a brilliant pianist.
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.
the Ninth Symphony.
B.
Missa solemnis
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
string quartets.
Question #13
What following technique did Beethoven use more extensively in his late works?
A.
Fugal counterpoint
B.
Monophony
C.
Basso continuo
D.
Operatic form
Question #14
Beethoven is often credited as being
A.
the pioneer of light classical music.
B.
the inventor of the symphony.
C.
the bridge between the classical and romantic periods.
D.
the first musician to incorporate folk tunes into serious compositions.
Question #15
Beethoven's only opera is entitled
A.
The Magic Flute.
B.
Fidelio.
C.
Madame Butterfly.
D.
Don Giovanni.
Question #16
A symphony is a
A.
sonata for orchestra.
B.
work for piano solo.
C.
work for chorus and orchestra.
D.
work for solo instrument.
Question #17
The opening motive of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 has a ____________ rhythm.
A.
short-long-short
B.
long-long-short
C.
short-short-short-long
D.
short-short-long
Question #18
Social mobility during the classical period was
A.
ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy.
B.
promoted and encouraged by the church.
C.
an important factor in the rise of the middle class.
D.
a limited sociological factor.
Question #19
Political and economic power shifted to the middle class from the aristocracy and the
A.
military.
B.
church.
C.
colonial powers.
D.
military-industrial complex.
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 church musician and organist.
B.
serving a wealthy aristocratic family.
C.
as an independently wealthy composer.
D.
as a professional free-lance musician.
Question #23
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a visiting guest composer.
B.
a skilled servant.
C.
a freelance musician.
D.
an equal by his employer.
Question #24
Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active,
A.
was the fourth-largest city in Europe.
B.
was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
had a population of almost 250,000.
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.
All answers are correct.
D.
writing dance music for public balls.
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.
Recapitulation
B.
Development
C.
Exposition
D.
Rondo
Question #28
Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and
A.
recapitulation.
B.
introduction.
C.
motives.
D.
transition.
Question #29
In the exposition of a sonata-form movement
A.
a new theme is always presented in the bridge.
B.
the second theme is in a new key.
C.
the closing theme is in the tonic key.
D.
a new meter enters with the second theme.
Question #30
In the recapitulation of a sonata-form movement
A.
there is no second theme.
B.
the second theme is in a new key.
C.
a new theme is presented in the bridge.
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.
theme.
C.
bridge.
D.
motive.
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.
changing the meter of the second theme.
C.
retaining the same tonality for both themes.
D.
the conflict of tonalities between the first and second themes.
Question #33
Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called
A.
codas.
B.
motives.
C.
melodies.
D.
rides.
Question #34
Each successive variation in a theme with variations
A.
presents a new melodic idea.
B.
is usually in the same key.
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.
ABA
B.
AA'A''A'''A''''
C.
ABACABA
D.
AABB
Question #36
The character of the minuet is best described as
A.
heavy and ponderous.
B.
stately and dignified.
C.
brisk and lively.
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.
return to the beginning of the piece and repeat the music.
B.
play extremely quietly.
C.
look at the conductor.
D.
play the written part an octave higher.
Question #39
The sonata-rondo
A.
usually has a lively, pleasing, and simple to remember theme.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
combines rondo form with elements of sonata form.
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.
returns only once in the movement.
C.
seldom ends the movement.
D.
is usually slow and dignified.
Question #41
The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast, and in _____ form.
A.
sonata
B.
ABA
C.
rondo
D.
minuet
Question #42
The slow movement of a classical symphony
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
tends to be more heroic and triumphant in character.
C.
is generally not in the tonic key.
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.
All answers are correct.
D.
is usually fast, lively, and brilliant, but somewhat lighter in mood than the opening movement.
Question #44
A classical concerto is a three-movement work for
A.
vocal soloist and orchestra.
B.
symphonic orchestra.
C.
instrumental soloist and piano.
D.
instrumental soloist and orchestra.
Question #45
The first movement of a classical concerto
A.
is in the same form as a classical symphony.
B.
does not have a development section.
C.
has two expositions.
D.
is usually a long cadenza.
Question #46
A.
is the most important form in classical chamber music.
B.
is written for two violins, viola, and cello.
C.
All answers are correct.
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.
two violins, viola, and cello.
D.
violin, viola, cello, and bass.
Question #48
The piano trio is a musical composition for
A.
violin, cello, and piano.
B.
piano and two violins.
C.
violin, piano, and continuo.
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.
Kadar.
B.
Liszt.
C.
Stefanházy.
D.
Esterházy.
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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