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Question #1
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years
A.
1600-1750.
B.
1820-1900.
C.
1450-1600.
D.
1750-1820.
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.
woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings.
D.
strings with harpsichord continuo.
Question #3
Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ___________ are considered his most important works.
A.
serenades
B.
string quartets
C.
baryton trios
D.
operas
Question #4
Mozart was born in
A.
Rohrau, Austria.
B.
Eisenach, Germany.
C.
Bonn, Germany.
D.
Salzburg, 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.
was continually on tour in England and Europe.
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.
Paris
B.
Salzburg
C.
Vienna
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.
the servant to Leporello.
B.
the legendary Spanish lover.
C.
a despotic Italian nobleman.
D.
Sir John Falstaff.
Question #10
Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra?
A.
Horns
B.
Timpani
C.
Trumpets
D.
Trombones
Question #11
Beethoven
A.
was self-educated and had read widely, but was weak in elementary arithmetic.
B.
began to feel the first symptoms of deafness in his twenty-ninth year.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
was a brilliant pianist.
Question #12
Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include
A.
string quartets.
B.
the Ninth Symphony.
C.
Missa solemnis
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #13
What following technique did Beethoven use more extensively in his late works?
A.
Monophony
B.
Fugal counterpoint
C.
Operatic form
D.
Basso continuo
Question #14
Beethoven is often credited as being
A.
the bridge between the classical and romantic periods.
B.
the first musician to incorporate folk tunes into serious compositions.
C.
the pioneer of light classical music.
D.
the inventor of the symphony.
Question #15
Beethoven's only opera is entitled
A.
The Magic Flute.
B.
Don Giovanni.
C.
Fidelio.
D.
Madame Butterfly.
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.
long-long-short
C.
short-short-short-long
D.
short-long-short
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.
colonial powers.
B.
military-industrial complex.
C.
military.
D.
church.
Question #20
In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by
A.
elaborately ornamented improvisational melodies.
B.
heroic and mythological plots.
C.
folk and popular music.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #21
The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as
A.
music.
B.
literature.
C.
theater.
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 a professional free-lance musician.
D.
as an independently wealthy composer.
Question #23
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a visiting guest composer.
B.
a skilled servant.
C.
an equal by his employer.
D.
a freelance musician.
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.
writing comic operas that sometimes ridiculed the aristocracy.
B.
flavoring their serious compositions with folk and popular music.
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.
All answers are correct.
B.
first
C.
final fast
D.
slow
Question #27
Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
A.
Recapitulation
B.
Exposition
C.
Development
D.
Rondo
Question #28
Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and
A.
transition.
B.
recapitulation.
C.
motives.
D.
introduction.
Question #29
In the exposition of a sonata-form movement
A.
the second theme is in a new key.
B.
a new meter enters with the second theme.
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.
a new theme is presented in the bridge.
B.
the closing section is in the tonic key.
C.
there is no second theme.
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.
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.
the conflict of tonalities between the first and second themes.
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.
codas.
B.
melodies.
C.
rides.
D.
motives.
Question #34
Each successive variation in a theme with variations
A.
is usually in a new key.
B.
is usually in the same key.
C.
retains some elements of the theme.
D.
presents a new melodic idea.
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.
ABA
C.
ABACABA
D.
AABB
Question #36
The character of the minuet is best described as
A.
brisk and lively.
B.
stately and dignified.
C.
quiet and relaxed.
D.
heavy and ponderous.
Question #37
A.
presto
B.
scherzo
C.
ritornello
D.
fugato
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.
All answers are correct.
C.
may be outlined as ABA-development section-ABA.
D.
usually has a lively, pleasing, and simple to remember theme.
Question #40
The main theme of the rondo
A.
returns only once in the movement.
B.
is usually in the tonic key.
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.
minuet
B.
sonata
C.
rondo
D.
ABA
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 most often in sonata or sonata-rondo form.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
is usually fast, lively, and brilliant, but somewhat lighter in mood than the opening movement.
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.
symphonic orchestra.
C.
vocal soloist and orchestra.
D.
instrumental soloist and piano.
Question #45
The first movement of a classical concerto
A.
is in the same form as a classical symphony.
B.
has two expositions.
C.
is usually a long cadenza.
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.
violin, viola, cello, and bass.
C.
two violins, viola, and cello.
D.
violin, guitar, viola, and cello.
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.
Esterházy.
C.
Liszt.
D.
Stefanházy.
Question #50
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a skilled servant.
B.
a freelance musician.
C.
a visiting guest composer.
D.
an equal by his employer.
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