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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A restatement of themes in the home key
B final cadence 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 pianissimo
C alternating between fortissimo and piano
D decrescendo from forte to piano
Question #3
A piano and cello.
B the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
C the brass section.
D piccolos
Question #4
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B saxophones
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Question #7
A It is written in through-composed form.
B All statements are true.
C Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
D The text is by Goethe.
Question #8
A “Big Mama” Thornton
B Billie Holiday
C Judy Garland
D Bessie Smith
Question #9
A False
B True
Question #10
A was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
B was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
C encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
D funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
Question #11
A False
B True
Question #13
A martial and grandiose
B somber and morose
C playful and humorous
D introspective and quiet
Question #14
A nineteenth-century stage illumination.
B Viking ship captain.
C continually repeated rhythm.
D recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
Question #15
A power and greed.
B universal brotherhood.
C romantic love.
D beauties of nature.
Question #16
A lyrical lines; aria
B patter-like syllabic singing; aria
C quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
D elegant duet; aria
Question #17
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 #18
A was a new genre of the Classical era.
B All answers are correct.
C is a multimovement work.
D is a work written for an orchestra.
Question #19
A absolute music.
B thematic music.
C incidental music.
D program music.
Question #20
A cello.
B violin.
C harpsichord.
D double bass.
Question #21
A absolute music.
B intentional music.
C program music or “sound story”
D song.
Question #22
A short-short-short-long.
B All answers are correct.
C rhythmic.
D “fate knocking at the door”.
Question #23
A a classical song.
B an overture.
C a symphony.
D not stated.
Question #24
A a fast tempo.
B the main tune rose in the brass.
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 harmonies.
B different rhythms.
C different dynamic markings.
D different timbres in the orchestra.
Question #28
A a comprehensive analysis
B a detailed list of the performers and instruments
C a blow-by-blow description
D a balance between descriptive and personal reactions
Question #29
A first-chair cellist.
B first-chair violist.
C conductor.
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 Meter
B Tonality
C Harmony
D Polyphony
Question #32
A a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
B only a reed section.
C only a brass section.
D a reed section and a string section.
Question #33
A strings, brass, and percussion
B woodwinds, brass, and percussion
C strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
D voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass
Question #34
A melody.
B harmony.
C rhythm.
D range.
