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