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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A an oratorio.
B the Ordinary.
C a Requiem.
D the Mass Proper.
Question #3
A True
B False
Question #4
A piccolos
B the brass section.
C the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
D piano and cello.
Question #5
A elegant duet; aria
B patter-like syllabic singing; aria
C quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
D lyrical lines; aria
Question #6
A were not well received during his lifetime but are having a resurgence with modern audiences.
B focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
C still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
D drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
Question #7
A
B the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
C the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
D the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
Question #8
A All answers are correct.
B Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
C Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
D Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
Question #9
A Wellington
B Haydn
C Napoleon
D Mozart
Question #10
A beauties of nature.
B romantic love.
C universal brotherhood.
D power and greed.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B “fate knocking at the door”.
C short-short-short-long.
D rhythmic.
Question #12
A All answers are correct.
B example of cyclical form.
C short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
D unified by a recurring motive.
Question #13
A presto
B allegro
C adagio
D vivace
Question #14
A whimsical, delightful
B romantic, passionate
C dreamy, ethereal
D scherzo, dancelike
Question #15
A near the end
B during the slow introduction
C at the beginning
D during the development section
Question #16
A frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
B restatement of themes in the home key
C final cadence in the home key
D two opposing themes are “exposed”
Question #17
A crescendo from piano to forte
B decrescendo from forte to piano
C pianissimo
D alternating between fortissimo and piano
Question #18
A The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
B A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
C The emperor played viola in the first performance.
D The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
Question #19
A saxophones
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Question #20
A Sonata-allegro
B Minuet-and-trio
C Theme and variations
D Rondo
Question #21
A is a multimovement work.
B was a new genre of the Classical era.
C All answers are correct.
D is a work written for an orchestra.
Question #22
A thematic music.
B absolute music.
C incidental music.
D program music.
Question #23
A Halle, Germany.
B London, England.
C Venice, Italy.
D Salzburg, Austria.
Question #24
A Salieri
B Esterházys
C St. Stephen
D Weidinger
Question #25
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B one violin, one viola, two cellos
C two violins, two cellos
D two violins, one viola, one cello
Question #27
A fugue.
B toccata.
C prelude.
D da capo.
Question #28
A violin.
B cello.
C double bass.
D harpsichord.
Question #29
A intentional music.
B absolute music.
C song.
D program music or “sound story”
Question #30
A cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
B All answers are correct.
C emphasizing the institutional importance of music
D contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
Question #31
A was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
B was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
C grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
D was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
