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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A an oratorio.
B a Requiem.
C the Ordinary.
D the Mass Proper.
Question #3
A True
B False
Question #4
A piano and cello.
B the brass section.
C the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
D piccolos
Question #5
A elegant duet; aria
B patter-like syllabic singing; aria
C lyrical lines; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #6
A drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
B still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
C were not well received during his lifetime but are having a resurgence with modern audiences.
D focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
Question #7
A the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
B the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
C the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
D
Question #8
A All answers are correct.
B Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
C Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
D Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
Question #9
A Napoleon
B Mozart
C Wellington
D Haydn
Question #10
A universal brotherhood.
B beauties of nature.
C power and greed.
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 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 adagio
B vivace
C presto
D allegro
Question #14
A romantic, passionate
B scherzo, dancelike
C whimsical, delightful
D dreamy, ethereal
Question #15
A near the end
B during the development section
C during the slow introduction
D at the beginning
Question #16
A two opposing themes are “exposed”
B frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
C restatement of themes in the home key
D final cadence in the home key
Question #17
A alternating between fortissimo and piano
B crescendo from piano to forte
C decrescendo from forte to piano
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 The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
D A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
Question #19
A saxophones
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Question #20
A Sonata-allegro
B Minuet-and-trio
C Rondo
D Theme and variations
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 program music.
B thematic music.
C absolute music.
D incidental music.
Question #23
A Halle, Germany.
B Salzburg, Austria.
C Venice, Italy.
D London, England.
Question #24
A Esterházys
B St. Stephen
C Salieri
D Weidinger
Question #25
A two violins, one viola, one cello
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C two violins, two cellos
D one violin, one viola, two cellos
Question #27
A prelude.
B toccata.
C fugue.
D da capo.
Question #28
A cello.
B double bass.
C violin.
D harpsichord.
Question #29
A program music or “sound story”
B song.
C intentional music.
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 grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
C was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
D was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
