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