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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
B two opposing themes are “exposed”
C restatement of themes in the home key
D final cadence in the home key
Question #2
A alternating between fortissimo and piano
B pianissimo
C crescendo from piano to forte
D decrescendo from forte to piano
Question #3
A piccolos
B the brass section.
C the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
D piano and cello.
Question #4
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B saxophones
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Question #7
A The text is by Goethe.
B All statements are true.
C Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
D It is written in through-composed form.
Question #8
A “Big Mama” Thornton
B Judy Garland
C Billie Holiday
D Bessie Smith
Question #9
A True
B False
Question #10
A encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
B funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
C was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
D was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
Question #11
A False
B True
Question #13
A martial and grandiose
B somber and morose
C introspective and quiet
D playful and humorous
Question #14
A continually repeated rhythm.
B recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
C nineteenth-century stage illumination.
D Viking ship captain.
Question #15
A beauties of nature.
B universal brotherhood.
C power and greed.
D romantic love.
Question #16
A lyrical lines; aria
B elegant duet; aria
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #17
A A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
B The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
C The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
D The emperor played viola in the first performance.
Question #18
A was a new genre of the Classical era.
B is a work written for an orchestra.
C is a multimovement work.
D All answers are correct.
Question #19
A program music.
B thematic music.
C incidental music.
D absolute music.
Question #20
A cello.
B double bass.
C violin.
D harpsichord.
Question #21
A intentional music.
B absolute music.
C program music or “sound story”
D song.
Question #22
A short-short-short-long.
B “fate knocking at the door”.
C rhythmic.
D All answers are correct.
Question #23
A not stated.
B a classical song.
C an overture.
D a symphony.
Question #24
A the main tune rose in the brass.
B an increasingly polyphonic texture.
C a fast tempo.
D All possible answers.
Question #27
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was written specifically to demonstrate
A different timbres in the orchestra.
B different harmonies.
C different rhythms.
D different dynamic markings.
Question #28
A a blow-by-blow description
B a detailed list of the performers and instruments
C a comprehensive analysis
D a balance between descriptive and personal reactions
Question #29
A first-chair cellist.
B first-chair violist.
C first-chair violinist.
D conductor.
Question #30
A interprets the music.
B rehearses the ensemble.
C All answers are correct.
D beats time in metrical patterns.
Question #31
A Polyphony
B Meter
C Tonality
D Harmony
Question #32
A a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
B a reed section and a string section.
C only a brass section.
D only a reed section.
Question #33
A woodwinds, brass, and percussion
B strings, brass, and percussion
C strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
D voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass
Question #34
A rhythm.
B harmony.
C melody.
D range.
