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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A restatement of themes in the home key
B frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
C two opposing themes are “exposed”
D final cadence in the home key
Question #2
A crescendo from piano to forte
B pianissimo
C decrescendo from forte to piano
D alternating between fortissimo and piano
Question #3
A the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
B piano and cello.
C the brass section.
D piccolos
Question #4
A flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C saxophones
D two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
Question #7
A All statements are true.
B The text is by Goethe.
C It is written in through-composed form.
D Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
Question #8
A Bessie Smith
B Judy Garland
C Billie Holiday
D “Big Mama” Thornton
Question #9
A False
B True
Question #10
A encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
B funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
C was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
D was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
Question #11
A True
B False
Question #13
A introspective and quiet
B somber and morose
C playful and humorous
D martial and grandiose
Question #14
A Viking ship captain.
B nineteenth-century stage illumination.
C continually repeated rhythm.
D recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
Question #15
A romantic love.
B power and greed.
C beauties of nature.
D universal brotherhood.
Question #16
A lyrical lines; aria
B elegant duet; aria
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #17
A The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
B The emperor played viola in the first performance.
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 #18
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 #19
A program music.
B absolute music.
C thematic music.
D incidental music.
Question #20
A double bass.
B harpsichord.
C cello.
D violin.
Question #21
A program music or “sound story”
B intentional music.
C song.
D absolute music.
Question #22
A rhythmic.
B All answers are correct.
C short-short-short-long.
D “fate knocking at the door”.
Question #23
A a symphony.
B an overture.
C not stated.
D a classical song.
Question #24
A an increasingly polyphonic texture.
B the main tune rose in the brass.
C a fast tempo.
D All possible answers.
Question #27
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was written specifically to demonstrate
A different dynamic markings.
B different harmonies.
C different rhythms.
D different timbres in the orchestra.
Question #28
A a balance between descriptive and personal reactions
B a detailed list of the performers and instruments
C a blow-by-blow description
D a comprehensive analysis
Question #29
A first-chair cellist.
B conductor.
C first-chair violist.
D first-chair violinist.
Question #30
A All answers are correct.
B interprets the music.
C beats time in metrical patterns.
D rehearses the ensemble.
Question #31
A Polyphony
B Harmony
C Tonality
D Meter
Question #32
A a reed section and a string section.
B only a reed section.
C only a brass section.
D a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
Question #33
A strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
B voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass
C woodwinds, brass, and percussion
D strings, brass, and percussion
Question #34
A range.
B melody.
C rhythm.
D harmony.
