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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 the Mass Proper.
D an oratorio.
Question #3
A True
B False
Question #4
A the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
B the brass section.
C piccolos
D piano and cello.
Question #5
A elegant duet; aria
B quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
C lyrical lines; aria
D patter-like syllabic singing; aria
Question #6
A focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
B still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
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 the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
C the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
D
Question #8
A Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
B Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
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 Wellington
C Napoleon
D Haydn
Question #10
A romantic love.
B universal brotherhood.
C power and greed.
D beauties of nature.
Question #11
A rhythmic.
B short-short-short-long.
C All answers are correct.
D “fate knocking at the door”.
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 presto
B allegro
C adagio
D vivace
Question #14
A dreamy, ethereal
B whimsical, delightful
C romantic, passionate
D scherzo, dancelike
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 two opposing themes are “exposed”
C frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
D final cadence in the home key
Question #17
A pianissimo
B alternating between fortissimo and piano
C decrescendo from forte to piano
D crescendo from piano to forte
Question #18
A The emperor played viola in the first performance.
B A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
C The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
D The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
Question #19
A two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
B flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
C saxophones
D violin, viola, cello, double bass
Question #20
A Sonata-allegro
B Minuet-and-trio
C Theme and variations
D Rondo
Question #21
A is a multimovement work.
B All answers are correct.
C was a new genre of the Classical era.
D is a work written for an orchestra.
Question #22
A absolute music.
B thematic music.
C program music.
D incidental 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 two violins, one viola, one cello
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C one violin, one viola, two cellos
D two violins, two cellos
Question #27
A toccata.
B fugue.
C prelude.
D da capo.
Question #28
A cello.
B double bass.
C violin.
D harpsichord.
Question #29
A absolute music.
B program music or “sound story”
C song.
D intentional music.
Question #30
A emphasizing the institutional importance of music
B All answers are correct.
C cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
D contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
Question #31
A grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
B was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
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.
