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