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