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