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