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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 restatement of themes in the home key
C final cadence in the home key
D frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
Question #2
A crescendo from piano to forte
B alternating between fortissimo and piano
C pianissimo
D decrescendo from forte to piano
Question #3
A piccolos
B the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
C piano and cello.
D the brass section.
Question #4
A saxophones
B flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
C two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
D violin, viola, cello, double bass
Question #7
A It is written in through-composed form.
B Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
C All statements are true.
D The text is by Goethe.
Question #8
A “Big Mama” Thornton
B Billie Holiday
C Judy Garland
D Bessie Smith
Question #9
A True
B False
Question #10
A was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
B was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
C encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
D funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
Question #11
A True
B False
Question #13
A somber and morose
B martial and grandiose
C introspective and quiet
D playful and humorous
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 romantic love.
B power and greed.
C universal brotherhood.
D beauties of nature.
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 emperor played viola in the first performance.
B The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
C A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
D The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
Question #18
A is a work written for an orchestra.
B was a new genre of the Classical era.
C is a multimovement work.
D All answers are correct.
Question #19
A absolute music.
B incidental music.
C thematic music.
D program music.
Question #20
A double bass.
B cello.
C harpsichord.
D violin.
Question #21
A intentional music.
B absolute music.
C program music or “sound story”
D song.
Question #22
A All answers are correct.
B rhythmic.
C “fate knocking at the door”.
D short-short-short-long.
Question #23
A an overture.
B a symphony.
C a classical song.
D not stated.
Question #24
A All possible answers.
B a fast tempo.
C the main tune rose in the brass.
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 dynamic markings.
B different rhythms.
C different harmonies.
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 violist.
C first-chair cellist.
D conductor.
Question #30
A rehearses the ensemble.
B beats time in metrical patterns.
C interprets the music.
D All answers are correct.
Question #31
A Meter
B Harmony
C Tonality
D Polyphony
Question #32
A only a reed section.
B a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
C a reed section and a string 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 range.
B melody.
C harmony.
D rhythm.
