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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A the Ordinary.
B a Requiem.
C an oratorio.
D the Mass Proper.
Question #3
A False
B True
Question #4
A piano and cello.
B the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
C the brass section.
D piccolos
Question #5
A lyrical lines; aria
B elegant duet; aria
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
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 drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
D still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
Question #7
A the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
B the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
C
D the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
Question #8
A Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
B Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
C Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
D All answers are correct.
Question #9
A Mozart
B Haydn
C Napoleon
D Wellington
Question #10
A universal brotherhood.
B power and greed.
C beauties of nature.
D romantic love.
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 example of cyclical form.
D short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
Question #13
A vivace
B presto
C adagio
D allegro
Question #14
A whimsical, delightful
B scherzo, dancelike
C romantic, passionate
D dreamy, ethereal
Question #15
A during the development section
B near the end
C during the slow introduction
D at the beginning
Question #16
A frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
B restatement of themes in the home key
C final cadence in the home key
D two opposing themes are “exposed”
Question #17
A decrescendo from forte to piano
B crescendo from piano to forte
C alternating between fortissimo and piano
D pianissimo
Question #18
A A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
B The emperor played viola in the first performance.
C The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
D The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
Question #19
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B saxophones
C flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
D two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
Question #20
A Rondo
B Minuet-and-trio
C Theme and variations
D Sonata-allegro
Question #21
A All answers are correct.
B is a multimovement work.
C is a work written for an orchestra.
D was a new genre of the Classical era.
Question #22
A incidental music.
B absolute music.
C program music.
D thematic music.
Question #23
A Halle, Germany.
B Venice, Italy.
C London, England.
D Salzburg, Austria.
Question #24
A St. Stephen
B Esterházys
C Salieri
D Weidinger
Question #25
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B one violin, one viola, two cellos
C two violins, two cellos
D two violins, one viola, one cello
Question #27
A fugue.
B toccata.
C prelude.
D da capo.
Question #28
A cello.
B violin.
C double bass.
D harpsichord.
Question #29
A intentional music.
B program music or “sound story”
C song.
D absolute music.
Question #30
A All answers are correct.
B contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
C cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
D emphasizing the institutional importance of music
Question #31
A was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
B was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
C was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
D grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
