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