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