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Question #1
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years
A.
1450-1600.
B.
1820-1900.
C.
1750-1820.
D.
1600-1750.
Question #2
The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
A.
strings with harpsichord continuo.
B.
woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings.
C.
strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani.
D.
a loose ensemble of available instruments.
Question #3
Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ___________ are considered his most important works.
A.
baryton trios
B.
serenades
C.
operas
D.
string quartets
Question #4
Mozart was born in
A.
Eisenach, Germany.
B.
Salzburg, Austria.
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.
played in the archbishop's orchestra in Salzburg.
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.
Salzburg
B.
London
C.
Paris
D.
Vienna
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.
Orfeo
B.
Don Giovanni
C.
Cos" fan tutte
D.
The Marriage of Figaro
Question #9
Don Giovanni, in Mozart's opera of that name, is
A.
a despotic Italian nobleman.
B.
the legendary Spanish lover.
C.
Sir John Falstaff.
D.
the servant to Leporello.
Question #10
Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra?
A.
Trumpets
B.
Timpani
C.
Trombones
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.
was self-educated and had read widely, but was weak in elementary arithmetic.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #12
Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
Missa solemnis
C.
string quartets.
D.
the Ninth Symphony.
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 inventor of the symphony.
B.
the bridge between the classical and romantic periods.
C.
the pioneer of light classical music.
D.
the first musician to incorporate folk tunes into serious compositions.
Question #15
Beethoven's only opera is entitled
A.
Madame Butterfly.
B.
Fidelio.
C.
The Magic Flute.
D.
Don Giovanni.
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.
short-short-short-long
B.
long-long-short
C.
short-short-long
D.
short-long-short
Question #18
Social mobility during the classical period was
A.
ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy.
B.
a limited sociological factor.
C.
an important factor in the rise of the middle class.
D.
promoted and encouraged by the church.
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.
heroic and mythological plots.
B.
elaborately ornamented improvisational melodies.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
folk and popular music.
Question #21
The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as
A.
music.
B.
literature.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
theater.
Question #22
Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life
A.
as a church musician and organist.
B.
as a professional free-lance musician.
C.
serving a wealthy aristocratic family.
D.
as an independently wealthy composer.
Question #23
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a freelance musician.
B.
a visiting guest composer.
C.
an equal by his employer.
D.
a skilled servant.
Question #24
Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active,
A.
had a population of almost 250,000.
B.
was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire.
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.
All answers are correct.
B.
writing dance music for public balls.
C.
writing comic operas that sometimes ridiculed the aristocracy.
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.
slow
B.
final fast
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
first
Question #27
Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
A.
Development
B.
Rondo
C.
Recapitulation
D.
Exposition
Question #28
Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and
A.
transition.
B.
motives.
C.
introduction.
D.
recapitulation.
Question #29
In the exposition of a sonata-form movement
A.
the second theme is in a new key.
B.
a new theme is always presented in the bridge.
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.
a new theme is presented in the bridge.
C.
the second theme is in a new key.
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.
retaining the same tonality for both themes.
B.
changing the meter of the second theme.
C.
the conflict of tonalities between the first and second themes.
D.
the introduction of a new theme in the bridge.
Question #33
Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called
A.
motives.
B.
codas.
C.
rides.
D.
melodies.
Question #34
Each successive variation in a theme with variations
A.
presents a new melodic idea.
B.
is usually in a new key.
C.
retains some elements of the theme.
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.
ABACABA
B.
AA'A''A'''A''''
C.
ABA
D.
AABB
Question #36
The character of the minuet is best described as
A.
stately and dignified.
B.
quiet and relaxed.
C.
heavy and ponderous.
D.
brisk and lively.
Question #37
A.
presto
B.
ritornello
C.
scherzo
D.
fugato
Question #38
When performers encounter the phrase, da capo, they
A.
play extremely quietly.
B.
look at the conductor.
C.
play the written part an octave higher.
D.
return to the beginning of the piece and repeat the music.
Question #39
The sonata-rondo
A.
usually has a lively, pleasing, and simple to remember theme.
B.
may be outlined as ABA-development section-ABA.
C.
combines rondo form with elements of sonata form.
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.
sonata
B.
rondo
C.
minuet
D.
ABA
Question #42
The slow movement of a classical symphony
A.
tends to be more heroic and triumphant in character.
B.
is usually in theme and variations form.
C.
is generally not in the tonic key.
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.
vocal soloist and orchestra.
C.
instrumental soloist and piano.
D.
symphonic orchestra.
Question #45
The first movement of a classical concerto
A.
does not have a development section.
B.
is in the same form as a classical symphony.
C.
is usually a long cadenza.
D.
has two expositions.
Question #46
A.
is the most important form in classical chamber music.
B.
usually consists of four movements.
C.
is written for two violins, viola, and cello.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #47
The classical string quartet is a musical composition for
A.
two violins, viola, and cello.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
violin, viola, cello, and bass.
D.
violin, guitar, viola, and cello.
Question #48
The piano trio is a musical composition for
A.
violin, cello, and piano.
B.
violin, piano, and continuo.
C.
three pianos.
D.
piano and two violins.
Question #49
Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable, relationship with the noble Hungarian family of
A.
Stefanházy.
B.
Liszt.
C.
Esterházy.
D.
Kadar.
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 skilled servant.
D.
a freelance musician.
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