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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A an oratorio.
B the Mass Proper.
C the Ordinary.
D a Requiem.
Question #3
A True
B False
Question #4
A piccolos
B piano and cello.
C the brass section.
D the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
Question #5
A patter-like syllabic singing; aria
B elegant duet; aria
C lyrical lines; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #6
A still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
B focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
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 the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
B
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 All answers are correct.
C Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
D Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
Question #9
A Napoleon
B Mozart
C Haydn
D Wellington
Question #10
A universal brotherhood.
B romantic love.
C power and greed.
D beauties of nature.
Question #11
A rhythmic.
B short-short-short-long.
C “fate knocking at the door”.
D All answers are correct.
Question #12
A All answers are correct.
B unified by a recurring motive.
C short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
D example of cyclical form.
Question #13
A allegro
B adagio
C presto
D vivace
Question #14
A scherzo, dancelike
B whimsical, delightful
C dreamy, ethereal
D romantic, passionate
Question #15
A during the development section
B near the end
C at the beginning
D during the slow introduction
Question #16
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 #17
A crescendo from piano to forte
B decrescendo from forte to piano
C pianissimo
D alternating between fortissimo and 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 The emperor played viola in the first performance.
D A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
Question #19
A flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
B saxophones
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D violin, viola, cello, double bass
Question #20
A Sonata-allegro
B Minuet-and-trio
C Rondo
D Theme and variations
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 absolute music.
B thematic music.
C program music.
D incidental music.
Question #23
A London, England.
B Venice, Italy.
C Halle, Germany.
D Salzburg, Austria.
Question #24
A Esterházys
B Salieri
C Weidinger
D St. Stephen
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 violin.
B double bass.
C cello.
D harpsichord.
Question #29
A absolute music.
B program music or “sound story”
C song.
D intentional music.
Question #30
A All answers are correct.
B emphasizing the institutional importance of music
C cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
D contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
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.
