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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 the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
C the brass section.
D piano and cello.
Question #5
A elegant duet; aria
B quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D lyrical lines; 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 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 boy, sung by a young tenor
B
C the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
D the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
Question #8
A Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
B Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
C All answers are correct.
D Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
Question #9
A Mozart
B Napoleon
C Wellington
D Haydn
Question #10
A universal brotherhood.
B power and greed.
C romantic love.
D beauties of nature.
Question #11
A rhythmic.
B “fate knocking at the door”.
C short-short-short-long.
D All answers are correct.
Question #12
A example of cyclical form.
B All answers are correct.
C unified by a recurring motive.
D short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
Question #13
A presto
B allegro
C adagio
D vivace
Question #14
A scherzo, dancelike
B dreamy, ethereal
C romantic, passionate
D whimsical, delightful
Question #15
A during the slow introduction
B near the end
C at the beginning
D during the development section
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 alternating between fortissimo and piano
B decrescendo from forte to piano
C crescendo from piano to forte
D pianissimo
Question #18
A The emperor played viola in the first performance.
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 theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
Question #19
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D saxophones
Question #20
A Rondo
B Minuet-and-trio
C Sonata-allegro
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 incidental music.
B thematic music.
C program music.
D absolute music.
Question #23
A Venice, Italy.
B London, England.
C Halle, Germany.
D Salzburg, Austria.
Question #24
A Esterházys
B Weidinger
C Salieri
D St. Stephen
Question #25
A one violin, one viola, two cellos
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C two violins, two cellos
D two violins, one viola, one cello
Question #27
A prelude.
B da capo.
C toccata.
D fugue.
Question #28
A violin.
B harpsichord.
C cello.
D double bass.
Question #29
A absolute music.
B song.
C program music or “sound story”
D intentional music.
Question #30
A emphasizing the institutional importance of music
B contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
C cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
D All answers are correct.
Question #31
A was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
B grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
C was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
D was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
