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