Quiz 9 The Classical Period Part 2

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Question #1

Which of these statements does not apply to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?

A Beethoven is said to have described the motive as Fate knocking at the door

B it is the first symphony to employ motivic unity between all four movements

C the four movements convey a sense of psychological progression

D the initial motive dominates the first movement

E it is the first symphony to use theme and variations form as one of its movements

Question #2

Which symphony did Beethoven initially dedicate to Napoleon Bonaparte?

A Symphony No. 6, the “Pastoral”

B Symphony No. 5

C Symphony No. 2

D Symphony No. 9

E Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica”

Question #3

Where did Beethoven generally play his Piano Sonata, Op. 13, the Pathétique?

A he didn’t play the composition with any frequency

B all these places listed

C in the parlors of middle-class homes for a select group of his friends

D in the homes and palaces of the Viennese aristocracy

E on the concert stage of large auditoriums

Question #4

What personal adversity did Beethoven struggle to overcome during his adult life?

A alcoholism

B acid reflux disease

C drug addiction

D deafness

E blindness

Question #5

A scherzo typically appeared in the __________ movement of a symphony or string quartet.

A fifth

B first

C third

D fourth

E 0:second

Question #6

Match the description with its term. Beethoven’s lengthy confessional statement that, among other things, acknowledged his growing deafness

A “Pathétique” sonata

B “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

C Heiligenstadt Testament

Question #7

Match the description with its term. More than any other single orchestral work, this composition changed the historical direction of the symphony.

A “Pathétique” sonata

B Heiligenstadt Testament

C “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

Question #8

Match the description with its term. One of Beethoven’s most famous compositions for piano, he gave this work a title in order to suggest the passion and pathos he felt within it.

A “Pathétique” sonata

B “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

C Heiligenstadt Testament

Question #9

Match the description with its term. Beethoven’s third symphony, it was originally composed to honor Napoleon Bonaparte.

A Heiligenstadt Testament

B “Pathétique” sonata

C “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

Question #10

Which of these compositions was critical of the aristocracy?

A Symphony No. 3, the Eroica

B String Quartet, Opus 76, No. 3, the “Emperor”

C A Little Night Music

D Piano Sonata, Opus 13, the Pathétique

E Don Giovanni

Question #11

Who was Lorenzo da Ponte?

A the author of the play The Marriage of Figaro

B all of these

C a Venetian adventurer whose life provided the model for Leporello in Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni

D the archbishop of Salzburg who didn’t recognize Mozart’s genius and treated him like a hired servant

E Mozart’s principle librettist during the 1780s

Question #12

Which adjective best describes the diminished chord?

A painful

B all of these

C jovial

D energetic

E heroic

Question #13

What is the term for German comic opera?

A Zerlina

B Singspiel

C Sprechstimme

D Zauberflöte

E Scherzo

Question #14

Match the description with its term. Comic operas in the Classical period introduced this new element into the opera house

A vocal ensemble

B Singspiel

C diminished chord

Question #15

Match the description with its term. A chord consisting entirely of minor thirds

A diminished chord

B vocal ensemble

C Singspiel

Question #16

Match the description with its term. The German term for comic opera is:

A vocal ensemble

B diminished chord

C Singspiel

Question #17

Match the description with its term. A term may be used more than once. This operatic convention allows the plot to unfold more quickly

A Singspiel

B diminished chord

C vocal ensemble

Question #18

While this composition conveys an introspective mood of tragedy and despair, it is not related to a specific biographic event in the composer’s life. It was first performed in a casino, perhaps consoling those who had just lost a bundle of cash.

A Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

B Mozart’s Don Giovanni

C Haydn’s Symphony No. 94, the “Surprise”

D Mozart’s A Little Night Music

E Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

Question #19

Who is considered the “father of the string quartet”?

A Mozart

B Beethoven

C Haydn

Question #20

Which instrument is most closely associated with the genre of the sonata?

A harpsichord

B timpani

C flute

D piano

Question #21

Of the three major composers of the Classical period, who composed 41 symphonies?

A Mozart

B Beethoven

C Haydn

Question #22

Which composer’s works have a Köchel (K) number to assist in identification?

A Beethoven

B Haydn

C Mozart

Question #23

Of the following, which instrument was added to the orchestra during the Classical period?

A cello

B tuba

C clarinet

D saxophone

E English horn

Question #24

Of the following, which composition is based on a falling half-step motive, an interval used throughout the history of music to denote pain and suffering?

A Haydn’s Quartet Op. 73, No. 3, the “Emperor”

B Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

C Mozart’s Don Giovanni

D Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata

E Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica”

Question #25

How does the soloist signal the end of the cadenza?

A nods her head to the conductor

B stops playing

C syncopates the theme

D plays several cadences in a row

E plays a trill

Question #26

During the Classical period men usually played string instruments such as the violin or cello, but women generally played the:

A harp

B piano

C violin

D flute

E serpent

Question #27

Match the description with its term. In this form, the themes are first presented by the orchestra and then by the soloist’s version of the same material.

A string quartet

B Köchel number

C cadenza

D double exposition form

Question #28

Match the description with its term. This single-movement instrumental composition subdivides into three sections: fast, slow, fast.

A string quartet

B sinfonia

C Köchel number

D double exposition form

Question #29

Match the description with its term. Term for a type or class of music.

A sinfonia

B double exposition form

C string quartet

D genre

Question #30

Match the description with its term. The fantasy-like section of improvisation in a concerto, it concludes with a trill.

A genre

B double exposition form

C sinfonia

D cadenza

Question #31

Match the description with its term. An instrumental genre intended for performance in the home either by a small group of professional or amateur musicians (from the middle class or aristocracy); it was characteristically limited to one person per part.

A cadenza

B string quartet

C sinfonia

D genre

Question #32

Match the description with its term. The means by which we identify Mozart’s compositions

A Köchel number

B string quartet

C cadenza

D genre

Question #33

Match the description with its term. The first movement of a concerto is generally in this form.

A cadenza

B Köchel number

C string quartet

D double exposition form

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