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Question #1
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years
A.
1450-1600.
B.
1600-1750.
C.
1820-1900.
D.
1750-1820.
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.
baryton trios
B.
serenades
C.
operas
D.
string quartets
Question #4
Mozart was born in
A.
Rohrau, Austria.
B.
Eisenach, Germany.
C.
Salzburg, Austria.
D.
Bonn, Germany.
Question #5
Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart
A.
received an excellent formal education in Salzburg.
B.
played in the archbishop's orchestra 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.
Vienna
B.
Paris
C.
London
D.
Salzburg
Question #7
Mozart composed his Requiem
A.
to help his pupil Süssmayr.
B.
for his own funeral.
C.
as an exercise for his composition teacher.
D.
on commission from a stranger.
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.
Sir John Falstaff.
B.
the legendary Spanish lover.
C.
the servant to Leporello.
D.
a despotic Italian nobleman.
Question #10
Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra?
A.
Trumpets
B.
Timpani
C.
Horns
D.
Trombones
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.
All answers are correct.
B.
the Ninth Symphony.
C.
string quartets.
D.
Missa solemnis
Question #13
What following technique did Beethoven use more extensively in his late works?
A.
Monophony
B.
Operatic form
C.
Basso continuo
D.
Fugal counterpoint
Question #14
Beethoven is often credited as being
A.
the bridge between the classical and romantic periods.
B.
the inventor of the symphony.
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.
The Magic Flute.
B.
Fidelio.
C.
Madame Butterfly.
D.
Don Giovanni.
Question #16
A symphony is a
A.
work for piano solo.
B.
work for solo instrument.
C.
sonata for orchestra.
D.
work for chorus and orchestra.
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-long-short
D.
short-short-long
Question #18
Social mobility during the classical period was
A.
a limited sociological factor.
B.
an important factor in the rise of the middle class.
C.
promoted and encouraged by the church.
D.
ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy.
Question #19
Political and economic power shifted to the middle class from the aristocracy and the
A.
military.
B.
church.
C.
military-industrial complex.
D.
colonial powers.
Question #20
In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
folk and popular music.
C.
heroic and mythological plots.
D.
elaborately ornamented improvisational melodies.
Question #21
The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as
A.
theater.
B.
literature.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
music.
Question #22
Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life
A.
as an independently wealthy composer.
B.
as a professional free-lance musician.
C.
serving a wealthy aristocratic family.
D.
as a church musician and organist.
Question #23
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a visiting guest composer.
B.
a freelance musician.
C.
a skilled servant.
D.
an equal by his employer.
Question #24
Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active,
A.
had a population of almost 250,000.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
was the fourth-largest city in Europe.
D.
was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire.
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.
final fast
B.
first
C.
slow
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #27
Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
A.
Development
B.
Recapitulation
C.
Exposition
D.
Rondo
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.
a new meter enters with the second theme.
B.
the closing theme is in the tonic key.
C.
the second theme is in a new 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.
the closing section is in the tonic key.
C.
there is no second theme.
D.
a new theme is presented in the bridge.
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.
bridge.
C.
motive.
D.
coda.
Question #32
A feeling of harmonic tension and forward motion is created in the exposition of a sonata form movement by
A.
changing the meter of the second theme.
B.
the introduction of a new theme in the bridge.
C.
the conflict of tonalities between the first and second themes.
D.
retaining the same tonality for both 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.
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.
ABA
B.
ABACABA
C.
AA'A''A'''A''''
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
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.
look at the conductor.
B.
play extremely quietly.
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.
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.
is usually in the tonic key.
B.
is usually slow and dignified.
C.
returns only once in the movement.
D.
seldom ends the movement.
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.
is usually in theme and variations form.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
is generally not in the tonic key.
D.
tends to be more heroic and triumphant in character.
Question #43
The last movement of a classical symphony
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
is always in the tonic key of the symphony.
C.
is most often in sonata or sonata-rondo form.
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 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.
does not have a development section.
C.
is usually a long cadenza.
D.
has two expositions.
Question #46
A.
is the most important form in classical chamber music.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
is written for two violins, viola, and cello.
D.
usually consists of four movements.
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.
piano and two violins.
C.
violin, piano, and continuo.
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.
Stefanházy.
B.
Kadar.
C.
Liszt.
D.
Esterházy.
Question #50
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
an equal by his employer.
B.
a skilled servant.
C.
a freelance musician.
D.
a visiting guest composer.
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