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