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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A a Requiem.
B an oratorio.
C the Ordinary.
D the Mass Proper.
Question #3
A False
B True
Question #4
A the brass section.
B piccolos
C piano and cello.
D the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
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 still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
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 focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
Question #7
A the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
B the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
C the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
D
Question #8
A Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
B All answers are correct.
C Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
D Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
Question #9
A Haydn
B Wellington
C Mozart
D Napoleon
Question #10
A romantic love.
B power and greed.
C universal brotherhood.
D beauties of nature.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B rhythmic.
C “fate knocking at the door”.
D short-short-short-long.
Question #12
A example of cyclical form.
B short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
C unified by a recurring motive.
D All answers are correct.
Question #13
A presto
B vivace
C allegro
D adagio
Question #14
A whimsical, delightful
B scherzo, dancelike
C dreamy, ethereal
D romantic, passionate
Question #15
A during the development section
B during the slow introduction
C near the end
D at the beginning
Question #16
A final cadence in the home key
B restatement of themes in the home key
C two opposing themes are “exposed”
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 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 A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
D The emperor played viola in the first performance.
Question #19
A flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C saxophones
D two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
Question #20
A Minuet-and-trio
B Rondo
C Theme and variations
D Sonata-allegro
Question #21
A is a multimovement work.
B is a work written for an orchestra.
C All answers are correct.
D was a new genre of the Classical era.
Question #22
A absolute music.
B incidental music.
C thematic music.
D program music.
Question #23
A Halle, Germany.
B Salzburg, Austria.
C Venice, Italy.
D London, England.
Question #24
A Esterházys
B Salieri
C Weidinger
D St. Stephen
Question #25
A two violins, two cellos
B one violin, one viola, two cellos
C two violins, one viola, one cello
D violin, viola, cello, double bass
Question #27
A toccata.
B da capo.
C prelude.
D fugue.
Question #28
A harpsichord.
B double bass.
C cello.
D violin.
Question #29
A absolute music.
B program music or “sound story”
C intentional music.
D song.
Question #30
A emphasizing the institutional importance of music
B cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
C All answers are correct.
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.
