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