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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A the Ordinary.
B a Requiem.
C the Mass Proper.
D an oratorio.
Question #3
A False
B True
Question #4
A the brass section.
B the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
C piccolos
D piano and cello.
Question #5
A elegant duet; aria
B patter-like syllabic singing; aria
C lyrical lines; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #6
A were not well received during his lifetime but are having a resurgence with modern audiences.
B focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
C still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
D drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
Question #7
A the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
B the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
C the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
D
Question #8
A Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
B All answers are correct.
C Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
D Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
Question #9
A Wellington
B Mozart
C Napoleon
D Haydn
Question #10
A beauties of nature.
B romantic love.
C universal brotherhood.
D power and greed.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B short-short-short-long.
C “fate knocking at the door”.
D rhythmic.
Question #12
A short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
B unified by a recurring motive.
C All answers are correct.
D example of cyclical form.
Question #13
A vivace
B adagio
C presto
D allegro
Question #14
A romantic, passionate
B dreamy, ethereal
C scherzo, dancelike
D whimsical, delightful
Question #15
A during the slow introduction
B at the beginning
C during the development section
D near the end
Question #16
A final cadence in the home key
B restatement of themes in the home key
C frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
D two opposing themes are “exposed”
Question #17
A alternating between fortissimo and piano
B pianissimo
C crescendo from piano to forte
D decrescendo from forte to piano
Question #18
A The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
B The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
C A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
D The emperor played viola in the first performance.
Question #19
A flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D saxophones
Question #20
A Rondo
B Minuet-and-trio
C Theme and variations
D Sonata-allegro
Question #21
A was a new genre of the Classical era.
B is a multimovement work.
C All answers are correct.
D is a work written for an orchestra.
Question #22
A thematic music.
B program music.
C incidental music.
D absolute music.
Question #23
A Halle, Germany.
B Salzburg, Austria.
C London, England.
D Venice, Italy.
Question #24
A Salieri
B St. Stephen
C Weidinger
D Esterházys
Question #25
A two violins, two cellos
B two violins, one viola, one cello
C violin, viola, cello, double bass
D one violin, one viola, two cellos
Question #27
A fugue.
B prelude.
C toccata.
D da capo.
Question #28
A double bass.
B harpsichord.
C cello.
D violin.
Question #29
A absolute music.
B intentional music.
C program music or “sound story”
D song.
Question #30
A cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
B contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
C All answers are correct.
D emphasizing the institutional importance of music
Question #31
A grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
B was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
C was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
D was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
